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13 practitioner-trainers presented the “Drinking Water” course: NUWA is preparing a new wave of instructors for water utilities

19–21 October 2026, Warsaw

The final session of the Train-the-Trainers programme in the “Drinking Water” track took place in Warsaw. Thirteen specialists from Ukrainian water utilities presented the training modules they had developed, demonstrating both teaching skill and depth of professional expertise.

The course was assessed by experienced instructors of the World Water Academy (the Netherlands) against six criteria: alignment of content with learning objectives, logical structure, interactivity, trainer actions and instructions, time allocation, and quality of training materials. Fellow participants added their own feedback — one strength and one suggestion for improvement. Combining expert and peer assessment made it possible to strengthen every module. Once finalised, the “Drinking Water” course will be delivered to engineers and specialists of related utility departments.

Course modules and their authors:

• “From sampling to decision-making” — laboratory control specialists: the head of the central chemical and bacteriological laboratory from Odesa and a drinking-water control laboratory engineer from Ternopil Vodokanal.

• “Water sources and treatment technologies” — the head of the sanitary and hygiene laboratory of Zhytomyr Vodokanal, the chief technologist of Kyiv Vodokanal, and the head of the production service of Kherson Vodokanal, who keeps the utility running in frontline conditions.

• “Non-revenue water” — network engineers and managers: the deputy chief engineer for network operations of Lviv Vodokanal, the head of the water-use control inspectorate of Poltava Vodokanal, deputy directors of Zhytomyr Vodokanal and Hostomel Water and Heat Supply, and the deputy chief engineer of Chernivtsi Vodokanal.

• “Uninterrupted water supply in emergencies” — the head of the Dnipro-Kirovohrad regional utility, the chief power engineer of Kramatorsk Vodokanal and the chief engineer of Varash Heat and Water Supply — specialists who keep systems resilient under wartime conditions every day.

Laboratory specialists, technologists, network engineers, power engineers and utility managers — together their expertise covers the whole path of water, from source to consumer’s tap. This diversity is the driving force behind the systematic knowledge-sharing NUWA is building for the entire sector. After supervision, the trainers will teach as NUWA in-house trainers.

We thank our international partners — the WaterWorX programme, implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands — for their consistent support of human capital development in Ukraine’s water sector.

Would you like to run the “Drinking Water” course for your utility’s specialists? Submit a request on the Contacts page. The NUWA team will get in touch to agree on the format, timing and composition of the group.

40 specialists from 38 hromadas complete the IMPACT training programme

23 October 2026, Lviv

The three-month IMPACT training programme (Integrated Municipal Projects: Activation, Capacity & Transformation) has come to an end. It brought together 40 representatives of local self-government bodies and municipal utilities from 38 hromadas in 16 oblasts of Ukraine — specialists directly involved in preparing, financing and implementing investment projects. The final session took place in Lviv on 23 October.

Over 10 modules, participants covered the full cycle of working with financial instruments: from the project idea and preparation for financing to procurement, implementation management and the long-term sustainability of results. Key topics included:

• preparing bankable projects and the requirements of international financial institutions;

• working with the DREAM digital system;

• project financing and cooperation with the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine;

• project management, procurement and contracts;

• energy management and operational efficiency of municipal utilities;

• integrity, gender equality and inclusion.

The knowledge and tools gained will help hromadas and water utilities take part in the Ukraine Water Recovery (UWR) programme: preparing investment projects, meeting the requirements of international financial institutions and managing implementation.

“Reforms never happen on paper or by order from above. They move forward only when a critical mass of competent, progressive and motivated people emerges in the sector,” said Dmytro Novytskyi, President of the Association “Ukrvodokanalekologia”.

The programme was organised by the National Ukrainian Water Academy, the Association “Ukrvodokanalekologia” and FELICITY II (GIZ). FELICITY II is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the European Investment Bank on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety under the International Climate Initiative (IKI).

Danish Water Days at Lviv Eco Forum 2026

17–18 September 2026, Lviv

The National Ukrainian Water Academy took part in Danish Water Days at Lviv Eco Forum 2026, a two-day programme of applied learning and professional exchange between Ukrainian water utilities, communities and Danish experts.

NUWA was a partner and moderator of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) workshop on wastewater sludge reuse. Topics included groundwater protection, non-revenue water reduction, the IWA water balance, smart metering, nature-based wastewater treatment and green-transition finance.

Danish Water Days were organised by the Association “Ukrvodokanalekologia” and the Danish Water Forum within the Ukrainian–Danish Strategic Sector Cooperation on Water and Environment.

Training for water utility specialists at the Dnipro Water Forum

13–15 July 2026, Cherkasy

Within the Dnipro Water Forum, NUWA delivered a three-day training on technical and managerial capacity for water utility specialists, with the support of the Association “Ukrvodokanalekologia” and the municipal utility Cherkasyvodokanal.

Participants included water and wastewater treatment operators and engineers, laboratory, technical and development engineers, and middle and senior managers. The programme covered EU drinking water standards, risk assessment and water safety plans, coagulation and disinfection, wastewater and sludge treatment, energy efficiency of treatment plants, asset management, tariff justification, investment prioritisation, the IWA water balance and practical tools to reduce non-revenue water.

The training was delivered by UNICEF national trainers.

The Forum also included training on modern solutions for water network installation and repair, pumping station and pressure management in water supply systems, water metering technologies and the digitalisation of water utilities.