Training Resources

Welcome to the H2infO Training Page! The resources found within this page have been collected from across the U.S. Water Partnership with the goal of aiding in the education and preparation of H2infO users all over the world working to address unique water challenges.

Training Resources

Delivering Effective WASH Training

Published: 
December 19, 2016
This workshop gives you the knowledge and skills you need to effectively facilitate and adapt lessons on WASH. During this workshop you build core skills in the areas of communication, instruction and facilitation. You are also exposed to basic concepts in lesson design. After completing the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS)

Published: 
April 27, 2017
This workshop offers an introduction to types of water sources and contamination, the water treatment process and household water treatment and safe storage options. It also addresses which criteria to consider when looking at different options within HWTS. You will have the opportunity to practice...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Drinking Water Quality Testing

Published: 
April 29, 2017
This workshop includes theory, demonstrations, discussion, case studies and hands-on practice to asses: how to use portable test kits; different DWQT methods; how to test physical, chemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water; topics including health, safety, sanitary inspections,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

USAID Ghana WASH Project: Winrock International's Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Strategy for the Ghana WASH Project

U.S. Agency for International Development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are powerful drivers of human development, as they affect quality of life through improved health and rising wealth. Behavior change interventions are crucial to not only improving hygienic health, but also generating multiplier social impacts. Awareness is...Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Arizona Conserve Water Educators' Guide

National Water Research Institute
Arizona Conserve Water is a publication dedicated to the premise that it is never too early to learn to conserve water. The K-12 educators' guide is a tool to help Arizona teachers develop among their students a knowledge and respect for water in their semi-arid home state.Read more

Oro Valley Landscape Water Plan Code

The National Institutes for Water Resources
This landscape water plan ensures irrigation efficiency and water conservation goals are being accomplished and maximum amount of water applied on an annual basis shall be established for any irrigated landscape.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

City of San Diego Rainwater Harvesting Guide

The National Institutes for Water Resources
Rainwater harvesting is a technique dating back to the Greek and Roman empires, where sophisticated collection and storage systems were used to capture rainwater for a variety of domestic and agricultural uses. As civilization became more urbanized and the demand for quantities of purified water...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Staff Training for Water Supply Projects in the West Indies

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
An ongoing staff training program and a comprehensive maintenance management system are evolving as a result of recently constructed water treatment plants on the island of Trinidad. With approximately 130 trained technical staff needed to operate the treatment systems, an accelerated four-phase...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

A Workshop Design for Latrine Construction

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this training workshop is to provide participants with the needed skills and knowledge for assisting rural communities to organize and implement sanitary waste disposal projects and maintain sanitation facilities. This workshop is for participants who work with rural communities to...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

A Workshop Design for Rainwater Roof Catchment Systems

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The following training guide provides systematic skill development for training local project promoters in the steps and techniques necessary for a project in rainwater roof catchment systems. It provides training in setting up systems intended for either dry or wet areas. The guide is a response...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America