Water Industry Training Institute (WITI)
Delivered in partnership with the Learning Collaborative RTO 32350
AWA, with joint venture partner Opus International Consultants, is pleased to announce the arrival of AWA Opus Water Industry Training Institute (WITI). WITI can now deliver nationally recognised water industry training in partnership with The Learning Collaborative RTO National ID 32350
The Learning Collaborative was established in 2002 to offer nationally recognised training and has recently added Certificate II and Certificate III in Water Operations to its training scope. AWA has a large membership base in the water industry interested in building Australia’s water capabilities. Opus is the owner of the Environmental Training Centre (ETC), the dominant provider of water industry training in New Zealand and has over 60 years of experience of delivering water training. The combined strength of all three parties makes this collaboration ideal.
WITI provides high quality accredited training through its robust delivery model involving travelling to metropolitan and regional areas to maximise the face-to-face time between students and highly skilled industry connected trainers.
COURSE DELIVERY
WITI, in partnership with The Learning Collaborative, can deliver NWP20107 Certificate II in Water Operations and NWP30107 Certificate III in Water Operations.
As with all qualifications in the Water Industry Training Package, qualifications can be customised to suit workplace needs. Examples include Certificate III in Water Operations with specialisations that cover:
1. Water Treatment
2. Wastewater Treatment
3. Distribution/reticulation- operations and maintenance
4. Water in Mining
Upon application, short courses and qualifications focusing on the following specialisations will also be available:
1. Short courses based on clusters of units from NWP30107 & NWP20107
2. Distribution/reticulation- construction
3. Dam and catchment management
4. Supply and quality (Inspection and Monitoring)
5. Pump Station Operations
The WITI model
WITI’s delivery model includes:
- Up to 12 days of face-to-face training with experienced industry connected trainers spread over a 12 to 18 month period.
- The delivery of face to face training anywhere in Australia.
- The training will be presented in a modular format of three to four blocks over three days of face-to-face training.
COURSE DEVELOPMENT
WITI courses are developed as follows:
- WITI consults closely with individual employers to identify the skill needs of the enterprise.
- WITI develops a proposal for a customised training program that can deliver the required skills. Items incorporated into the proposal may include unit descriptions, information about the trainers, delivery schedule, costs and funding opportunities.
- Clients have the opportunity to discuss the proposal with WITI trainers to achieve an outcome appropriate for all parties. Further course refinement may occur.
- WITI delivers the training course that best suits the needs of the enterprise.
- Post Training Evaluation:
| Six months after the completion of the training program a WITI representative will revisit your workplace to measure the effectiveness of the training program. Outcomes of this process may be used to improve the learning experience of subsequent cohorts and/or identify targeted skill gaps that could be addressed via additional short courses. |
Costs
WITI will discuss with employers, on a case-by-case basis, a program that best suite the training needs of your workforce.
FUNDING SOURCES AND TRAINEESHIP FUNDING
- There are many sources of Federal and State funding available for training. To check out available funding sources click here.
- For more information regarding eligibility of employees for traineeship funding, please contact WITI’s preferred Australian Apprenticeship Centre, MEGT.
Contact
For further information about the courses, contact: