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TRAINING ACTIVITIES

INFORMATION TO BE HOSTED IN TWAD WEBSITE RELATED TO TRAINING CENTRES OF TWAD BOARD

 Introduction:

The training wing of TWAD Board is vested with the responsibilities of Planning, Organizing and conducting training courses on the Water Supply and Drainage sector for TWAD Board staff. A separate training wing has been established in TWAD Board in 1983 to train the Board staff.

The main Training Centre is situated at Chennai, Head Office and other 3 Training Sub Centres are situated at Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy . The aim of the Training Centres is to provide In-house Training to all staff members working (inclusive of technical and non-technical) in TWAD Board.

In addition, National Refresher Courses sponsored and funded by the CPHEEO, Ministry of Urban Development, GOI is being conducted every year, from 1990 onwards for the Senior and middle level officers deputed from Water supply and Sanitation Departments all over India. Every year 150 to 200 Engineers, Water Analysts, Hydro Geologists of TWAD Board are deputed to the National Refresher Courses Conducted all over India. In addition, UNICEF Sponsored training Programmes are conducted by TWAD Board.

 Governing Council:

The Annual Training Plan for each Training centre and the Budget proposals are placed before the Governing Council every year and approved by the Governing Council Consisting of the following Members
 Managing Director, TWAD Board - Chairman
 Engineering Director, TWAD Board - Member
 Finance Director, TWAD Board - Member
 Joint Chief Engineer, PDC in Charge of Training - Member
 Deputy Chief Engineer – Training - Member Secretary

 Training Methodology:

Depending on the requirements of the programme, the participants are provided a combination of theoretical and practical inputs.

The following methodologies are used for training:

     Class room lectures

     Audio-Visual presentation

     Case studies

     Field visits

     Group discussions

 Training-Infrastructure:

The Training Centres of TWAD are equipped with

        Air conditioned Lecture halls with a seating capacity of 40 participants

        Computers with internet connection,

        LCD Projector & Over Head projector.

 Resource persons:

Experience and qualified resource persons are drafted from other organisation apart from utilizing the services of the TWAD Board personnel, for imparting training.

     CMWSS Board,

     PWD,

     Anna University, Chennai

     Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T), Chennai

     Madras University, Chennai

     Central Leather Research Institute(CLRI), Chennai

     Structural Engineering Research Institute,, Chennai

     GCT, Coimbatore,

     CIT, Coimbatore

     Thiyagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai

     Regional Engineering College, Trichy

     Anna Institute of Management, State Resource Centre,

     Gandhigram Rural Institute, SIRD etc.,

Retired Engineers from TWAD, CMWSS Board, PWD and other Engineers engaged in Private consultancy service are also invited to deliver lectures.

 Library:

A Library is functioning at IV th floor of TWAD House, attached to the training centre and about 2300 Technical, Management, Computer, Law and ISI books. Technical Journals, Course material of various training programmes conducted by TWAD Board, Workshop proceedings etc., are available in the Library for reference.

 Achievements from 2005-10:
Sl.No Year Programmes Conducted Personnel Trained
1 2005-06 135 3437
2 2006-07 126 2920
3 2007-08 95 2920
4 2008-09 113 3886
5 2009-10 134 3439
6 2010-11 98 2344

 Training Programmes Conducted from TWAD Funds for the Year 2010-11

Sl.No Name of Programme No of Batches Personnel Trained
1 Technology Development in Water Treatment 5 125
2 Collection, Treatment, Recycle and Reuse of Waste Water 7 175
3 Pre Retirement Counseling 8 200
4 Commissioning of Water Supply Schemes and Waste Reduction 4 100
5 Stress Management 8 200
6 Preventive measures for Disciplinary Proceedings and Vigilance Cases 4 100
7 Settlement of Audit 4 100
8 Accounts Management 4 100
9 Tender Transparency Act and E-Tendering 4 100
10 Motivation and behaviour aspects 4 100
11 Traffic Rules & Motivation 4 100
12 Computerized Design and Analysis in Civil Engineering 4 100
13 Quality Control aspects and Selection of pipes in Water Supply and sewerage Works 5 125
14 Office Procedures and Maintenance of Records 4 100
15 Water and Waste Water Analysis 1 10
16 Orientation Training to New Entrant Engineers 2 56
17 Audit and Accounting Procedures 1 42
Total 73 1833

 Training Programmes conducted from NRDWP/MIS funds for the year 2010-2011

Sl.No Name of Programme No of Batches Personnel Trained
1 Training Programme on Online Pension Information System 1 17
2 Training Programme to TWAD Board employees to update the IMIS data in GOI Web site 4 120
3 Training Programme on Financial Accounting Module-Phase II 4 28
4 Training Programme on Online Project Monitoring System 2 70
5 Training Programme on Remote Sensing Techniques and GIS 1 20
6 Training Program on Online DCB System 2 20
7 Training Program on "Online E-Submission" 3 23
Total 17 298

 National Refresher Courses –NRC Conducted for the year 2010-2011

   From CPHEEO/GOI funds

Sl.No Name of Programme No of Batches Personnel Trained
1 NRC on Water Supply System Management 1 28
2 NRC on Preventive Maintenance and Leak Detection in Water Distribution System 1 21
3 NRC on Public Health Engineering Structures 1 28
4 NRC on Maintenance and Management Related to Municipal Water Works 1 26
Total 4 93

 Training Programmes conducted from UNICEF funds for the year 2010-2011

Sl.No Name of Programme No of Batches Personnel Trained
1 "Emergency Preparedness" for the staff of Public Health Department 4 120
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