Diploma in Water Sanitation and Hygiene

Course Overview

Promoting good hygiene in your community and educating people in ways to protect themselves and their families from ill health is one of the most important aspects of WASH Practitioners.

WASH technicians and other employees of service providers and local bureaus need to have a good understanding of social, cultural, financial and institutional issues at the local level. They also have responsibility to ensure that the service users are aware of their rights and responsibilities, such as how users may influence decision makers, and ensure the service providers are accountable to their customers.

This Diploma course will also consider the challenges for WASH provision in areas of high-density population where lack of space is a problem. It sets out the options for water supply in an urban situation and considers opportunities for improvement and innovation in service delivery and management.

Course Objectives
  • The participants of this diploma in WASH will be able to:-
  • Describe the significance of environmental health at community level
  • List the environmental risk factors involved in the transmission of communicable diseases
  • Explain the basic components and purpose of environmental health planning.
  • Describe the main categories of environmental health hazards.
  • Explain the basic principles of pollution management.
  • Describe the criteria that are used for evaluating the effectiveness of personal hygiene application
  • Describe the technologies available to provide safe drinking water in urban settings and the main challenges associated with them.
  • Describe how water emergencies can be managed, including the treatment, storage and handling of drinking water in the home.

Module 1

  1. Introduction to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
  2. Water and Sustainable Development 
  3. Introduction to the Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health 
  4. Environmental Health Hazards 
  5. Personal Hygiene 
  6. Healthful Housing 
  7. Institutional Hygiene and Sanitation 
  8. Important Vectors in Public Health 
  9. Introduction to the Principles of Food Hygiene and Safety 
  10. Food Contamination and Spoilage 
  11. Foodborne Diseases and the Investigation of Disease Outbreaks 
  12. Food Protection and Preservation Methods 
  13. Hygienic Requirements of Foods and Drink Service Establishments 
  14. Hygienic and Safety Requirements for Food of Animal Origin

Module 2

  1. Introduction  to Water Supply   
  2. Water and Public Health
  3. Water Sources and their Characteristics
  4. Water Pollution
  5. Water Treatment Technologies for Large-scale Water Supply
  6. Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment and Supply Systems
  7. Distribution, Leakage and Illegal Connections
  8. Water Safety Plans
  9. Duties and Responsibilities of Water Utilities
  10. Household Water Collection, Treatment, Storage and Handling
  11. Efficient Use of Water
  12. Monitoring Water Quality
  13. Financing Urban Water Services
  14. Water Emergencies and Emergency Water Supply

 Module 3

  1. Characteristics of Urban Communities
  2. Environmental Pollution and Health
  3. Existing WASH Service Provision
  4. Stakeholders in Urban WASH
  5. Social Accountability and Social Responsibility
  6. Community Engagement
  7. Role of Frontline WASH workers
  8. Assessing Behaviour
  9. Influencing Behaviour
  10. Promoting Improved Hygiene and Sanitation
  11. Mobilisation of Urban Communities
  12. Advocacy and Networks
  13. Sustainability of WASH Services
  14. Emergency WASH Behaviour Communication
  15. Monitoring and Evaluation

Module 4

  1. Introduction to Sanitation and Waste Management
  2. The Effects of Poor Sanitation and Waste Management
  3. Rapid Assessment of Urban Sanitation and Waste Management
  4. Liquid Wastes: Sources, Types and Characteristics
  5. Latrine Technology Options for Urban Areas
  6. Liquid Waste Management and Treatment
  7. Solid Waste: Sources, Composition and On-site Storage
  8. Solid Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
  9. Storage, Collection, Transfer and Transport of Solid Waste
  10. Disposal of Solid Wastes
  11. Integrated Solid Waste Management
  12. Institutional Sanitation and Waste Management
  13. Commercial Opportunities in Urban Sanitation and Waste Management
  14. Emergency Sanitation and Waste Management 

Date: 1st of every Month

Cost: Kshs 40,000 USD 400

Mode of Delivery: Online

Have a good and stable internet connection

Have Basic IT skills

Duration: 6 Months

For more information on the programme,  

email us info@horizontraininginstitute.org