Category Archives: Short courses

Regional Upscaling Platform for Vocational Excellence (PoVE) – Southern Africa

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST Namibia), in collaboration with Stellenbosch University, hosted a Regional Upscaling Platform for Vocational Excellence (PoVE) workshop under the ACEWATER III initiative.

The engagement brought together stakeholders from academia, industry, water utilities, and the renewable energy sector to strengthen coordination on skills development and align training with evolving labour market needs.

Through the ACEWATER III Project, NUST is contributing to the establishment of a Centre of Vocational Excellence, positioning vocational education as a strategic and future-focused career pathway within the water and energy sectors.

This marks an important step towards building a coordinated, industry-responsive ecosystem for skills development in Namibia and the region.

The research and capacity development activities are undertaken within the framework of the ACEWATER III project, which is funded by the European Commission.

Short course training on IWRM offered by NUST Zimbabwe, 3-6 November 2025

The National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe offered a training on Integrated Water Resources Management from 3-6 November. Collaborative teaching took place with the Zimbabwe National Water Authority, presenting on water governance issues, while Stellenbosch University Unit for Environmental Ethics presented on transboundary water ethics. The course was attended by 40 participants.

Upcoming training at the University of Kwazulu-Natal: Earth Observation for Hydrological Analysis and IWRM, 24-28 November 2025

In partnership with WRC (Water Research Commission) and SA Hydrological Society, the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa will offer this exciting training opportunity. For enquiries, please contact Ms Tinisha Chetty : chettyk@ukzn.ac.za

Kwame Nkrumah University for Sciences and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, partners with the Nigeria National Water Resources Institute (NWRI), to strengthen water resource management in the region.

Prior to the shortcourse that is scheduled to start on 27 October 2025, the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre Kumasi (RWESCK) on Monday 20 October 2025, received a three member delegation from the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) Kaduna for a working visit.

The team comprised of Engr. Sylvester Gojim Sara, Dr. Vivien Chigoke Ameso and Engr. Zubair Anuhi Usman. As part of their engagements, they paid a courtesy call on the local ACEWATER III PI, Prof Geophrey Anornu to discuss strategies to strengthen the collaboration between RWESCK and the NWRI. They also toured some of the facilities at the RWESCK, including the water quality labs, hydraulic labs and water resources engineering labs.

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Exploring TVET and Industry Collaboration in the Water Sector in Botswana

On 4 September 2025, a collaborative workshop between two European Union-funded projects took place at the University of Botswana in Gaborone. Team members from the projects, ACEWATER III (implemented through the AUDA-NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence and the Platform of Vocational Excellence Water, met with staff members of the University of Botswana as well as TVET Colleges in the region.

The objectives of the workshop were to:

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