Concluding a training course on water network leak detection for field crews, funded by the German Development Bank KfW.
Funded by the German Development Bank
CMWU Concludes a Training Course for Workers in the Water and Sanitation Sector.
Gaza - CMWU concluded a training course specifically for training field crews on using leak detection devices in networks, with this training course coming as part of the partnership and cooperation with the German Development Bank KfW, with the course including several applied and practical aspects and a number of field visits to water facilities and desalination plants affiliated with CMWU.
The course aimed to raise the efficiency of workers in the water and sanitation sector, particularly technicians working in operating and maintaining drinking water distribution systems, with the course continuing for four intensive days, including multiple theoretical and applied aspects and field visits to a number of water networks in various areas of the Gaza Strip's governorates, with the field training for the crews including how to use leak detection devices, which in turn detect any leaks occurring in water networks, as well as measuring and recording network pressures, with these devices also measuring and recording the degree of water flow within the network, in addition to detecting any adjacent installations to the water network, such as electrical cables that might be adjacent to the water network's installations.
CMWU's Director-General Eng. Monther Shoblaq affirmed, in his closing speech for the training course, the great importance of this qualitative course in raising the efficiency and capabilities of workers in the water and sanitation sector, and increasing their experience and sharpening their skills in the technical and professional aspects, affirming that the network leak detection devices trained on are among the latest devices used internationally, and would help the technical crews during their work tasks, saving a lot of time and effort, and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the networks in which any leak will be easily and readily detected through these modern devices.
Shoblaq also praised the role of the institutions and partner bodies in this training course, and praised the great interest shown by the German Development Bank KfW in supporting the water and sanitation sector and continuously supporting qualitative projects, and also thanked Eng. Ahmed Shaker, the course's trainer, for his distinguished role and great contribution during the training course, and thanked the participants from the Gaza Strip's municipalities, affirming that the attendance and participation prove the municipalities' keenness on upgrading their cadres in a way that benefits the quality of the service provided to residents, wishing the trainees to pass on the experience and skills they gained to their colleagues and peers at the municipalities.
It is worth noting that CMWU recently launched several training programs specific to raising the efficiency of workers in the water and sanitation sector, in cooperation with the Palestinian Water Service Providers Union, with dozens of trainees from the Gaza Strip's various municipalities participating, covering several important administrative and technical topics.
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