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SkillBridge Institute
Professional Certificate in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Course Level

Professional Beginner to Advanced Level

Course Duration

8 Weeks

Total Modules

8 Comprehensive Modules

Learning Format

WhatsApp Learning Support
PDF Notes
Video Tutorials
Practical Activities
Field Simulations

Course Introduction

The Professional Certificate in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is a practical and professionally structured course designed to prepare learners for real-world community, public health, NGO, humanitarian, and development work.

Course Objectives

  • Apply professional WASH principles in communities
  • Promote hygiene behavior change
  • Identify water and sanitation risks
  • Conduct community WASH assessments
  • Support emergency WASH responses
  • Apply sanitation improvement strategies
  • Monitor and report WASH conditions
  • Participate in NGO and community WASH projects
  • Develop practical WASH solutions for communities

Target Audience

  • NGO workers
  • Community volunteers
  • Public health students
  • Teachers
  • Disaster response teams
  • Environmental officers
  • Youth leaders
  • Water project assistants
  • Community development workers
  • Beginners interested in WASH careers

Lesson 1.1

  • Meaning and importance of WASH
  • History and development of WASH programs
  • Relationship between WASH and public health

Lesson 1.2

  • Humanitarian WASH principles
  • SDG 6
  • Community-centered WASH approaches

Lesson 1.3

  • Cholera
  • Typhoid
  • Dysentery
  • Diarrhea
  • Bilharzia

Lesson 1.4

  • Roles of WASH workers
  • NGO WASH teams
  • Community facilitators
  • Sources of Water
  • Water Contamination
  • Household Water Treatment
  • Safe Water Storage
  • Water Safety Standards
  • Community Water Assessments
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Critical Handwashing
  • Behavior Change Communication
  • Food Hygiene
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Introduction to Sanitation
  • Types of Sanitation Facilities
  • Open Defecation Risks
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Drainage and Wastewater Management
  • Community-Led Total Sanitation
  • Community Mobilization
  • Hygiene Promotion
  • ODF Monitoring
  • Community Action Planning
  • WASH in Schools
  • WASH in Health Facilities
  • Emergency WASH Response
  • Humanitarian Standards
  • Cholera Outbreak Management
  • Climate Change and Water Resources
  • Climate-Resilient WASH Systems
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Digital WASH Tools
  • Low-Cost Innovations
  • WASH Assessments
  • Reporting and Documentation
  • Project Management
  • Proposal Writing
  • Professional Ethics

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