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The UNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre was founded in 2015 to provide global capacity development in water quality monitoring and assessment. The importance of good quality freshwater for health and development have recently been highlighted by the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the associated Sustainable Development Goals. The Centre is working on a programme of activities that will support this Agenda.
The short, on-line courses are aimed at individuals involved in all aspects of freshwater quality management, staff in higher education and research, and industry staff responsible for water use, wastewater treatment and discharge. The courses, offered by the UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre, in conjunction with University College Cork (UCC), are particularly suitable for professionals looking to expand their knowledge in specific areas relevant to their work.
The courses are accredited by UCC and delivered online in conjunction with the UCC Centre for Continuous Professional Development.
Each course is twelve weeks in duration with one new lesson per week.
The assessment for each course comprises online Multiple Choice Question tests.
All courses run twice a year commencing in January and September each year. Applications can be made at any time but no later than six weeks prior to the start of the course.
The courses are stand-alone, credit-bearing courses at postgraduate level and may be used as credits in other appropriate degree and diploma programmes.
Postgraduate Diploma in Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment
Ambient water quality monitoring for the Sustainable Development Goal for Water, Indicator 6.3.2
Water quality monitoring programme design and operation
Field and laboratory monitoring techniques in rivers, lakes and groundwater
Quality assurance for water quality monitoring programmes
