HYDROAID 2010 – DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME ON SANITATION is enriched with the course on “Urban Waste Recycling ”

The didactic material will be provided in English, Spanish and Portoguese while the didactic management on the e-moodle platform will be in English, due to the expected large participation from all over the world’s developing and emerging countries.

Completely free of charge, this distance course can be attended on-line using your PC and connecting to Internet.

The course deals with urban waste recycling and its contents are developed in order to provide theoretical and practical tools for the management of the waste recycling processes.

The E-learning distance course will be delivered in the period: October the 4th through December the 17th, 2010.

Applications will be opened starting from July the 1st through July the 20th , 2010.

Starting from July the 1st, at our website: www.hydroaid.it/Elearning/Elearning.cfm you can find the Call for Application and the Application Form to apply for the distance programme. Please read it carefully and fulfill in all sections.

The selection will be based on the application forms filled by the candidates and the required documents. The 80 outstations are for the professionals of the developing countries and the emerging economics of Latin America, Africa, Asia, Balkans and the Middle East.

The participation of the young high rank technicians employed in the waste local utilities and in the Governmental/Public environmental departments, is favored. Women’s applications are taken in due consideration.

Former students to the Hydroaid’s course in Turin; to the distance learning “Technical Course on wastewater treatment and urban waste disposal” editions 2009 and 2010; to the distance learning “Gestao Integrada em Saneamento: Experiencia Italiana” edition 2009 are recommended to participate only if their job duties deal with the waste issue. This distance learning is in fact an in-depth course.

Technical university degree is recommended to participate this course.

More info can be find in the call for application, including the didactic programme.

At least 5 among the best participants from Sub Saharian Countries will be invited to attend 10 days of stage in Italy next November.