Some of the courses are self-paced, which means that you can take them whenever you wish to and complete them at your own pace. Other courses are instructor-led, which means that a course facilitator guides the group of participants through all the phases of the course. Instructor-led courses are run on a specific schedule and there are due dates for assignments and other activities. 

GWOPA and IHE are now releasing the first two pilot online courses: 

• How to WOP – Part 1. A self-paced course of an approximate duration of 2,5 hours. Participants will learn the characteristics of a WOP and the principles that shall be followed, including the 6 preparatory steps for engaging in a WOP. This course is open to anyone.  

• Drinking water safety planning. An instructor-led course running for 4 weeks. The workload is approximately 4 hours during the first week, 13 hours in both week 2 and week 3, and 8 hours in the last week. Participants will learn the steps of a water safety plan (WSP), distinguish between urban WSP and WSP for small systems, and actively work on the first draft of a Water Safety Plan for a system of choice. The content of the course is based on revised guidance material produced by the World Health Organization. The course is facilitated by IHE Delft (Dr. Akosua Boakye-Ansah, a.boakye-ansah(at)un-ihe.org) and GWOPA (Dr. Giuliana Ferrero, giuliana.ferrero@un.org). The first run of this course will take place on 24 October – 18 November. It is open to the partners of the EU-WOP programme and limited to a maximum of 20 course participants.

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