General Information
Introduction
This course is an open course version of the Online Course on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) run by UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education as an independent online course or as part of the Graduate Professional Diploma Programme (GPDP).
In order to qualify for a certificate or 5 ECTS credit points upon the
successful completion of the FSM online course, you would need to enrol
for the complete version which includes additional resources,
assessments and ongoing support from UNESCO-IHE experts on the subject.
This open version does not lead to any qualifications but is a source of
very useful information on FSM issues.
Course Rationale: The
sanitation needs of 2.7 billion people worldwide are served by onsite
sanitation technologies. Even though it is often believed that onsite
sanitation technologies mostly fulfil sanitation needs of the rural
population, a significant number of around one billion urban dwellers
globally are also served by onsite sanitation systems. Despite the stark
reality of the scale of dependency on onsite sanitation technologies in
low and middle income countries, there are usually no management
measures in place to deal with the resulting faecal sludge (FS) from
these onsite sanitation technologies. This online course, is therefore
designed with an objective to impart knowledge on the important aspects
of faecal sludge management which include technical, management and
planning issues.
For Whom?
The FSM online course is
designed for professionals who deal with planning, promoting, designing,
operating or managing faecal sludge for residents in urban, peri-urban,
slum or rural areas in low and middle income countries and beyond.
Background in chemistry and physics is essential to follow the course
and some understanding of wastewater and its (biologica) treatment will
strongly support the understanding of the course.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the module, participants will be able to..
- State the treatment, management and planning aspects related to FSM and how they interact;
- Recognise the importance of proper sludge characterisation for optimal collection, transport, treatment and reuse;
- Apply engineering fundamentals to design systems for management and treatment of faecal sludge;
- Select ways of effectively valorising faecal sludge in different contexts;
- Place FSM in an urban waste management context for sustainable and feasible planning of FSM systems.
This online course covers a
number of topics divided into 6 sub-courses. Each sub-course has its own
units and learning objectives.
Acknowledgements
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lecturers. For full lectures and support from lecturers, kindly register
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