Certified Water Steward Training Programme

Irish Water is running a water stewardship training programme in partnership with the Lean & Green Skillnet and Central Solutions. The programme supports business customers with training on how to lower water consumption and reduce operating costs while also protecting the environment.

Qualification: Accredited by the European Water Stewardship (EWS) Standard
Duration: 6-8 weeks of self-paced learning (approximately)
Delivery: Online with Live Tutor and Webinars

Please note: The programme​’s structure has been revised in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis to enable participants complete the training via online learning modules and live webinars.

Thank you for registering your interest, a member of the team will be in touch very soon.





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Programme Outline

Online Learning

  • Module 1 – Introduction to Water Stewardship
  • Module 2 – Water Mapping of your Business
  • Module 3 – Water Conservation & Quick Wins at your site
  • Module 4 – Developing a Strategy & Action Plan

Workshop Webinars – Online mentoring and support workshops for the development of your water charter as well as providing peer to peer learning opportunities

Develop a Water Charter for your site –all participants will prepare a Water Charter for their facility. The charter will capture the business case for action, the site’s water map, water saving opportunities and an agreed action plan.  To achieve certification, participants will be expected to present this charter to senior management and get approval for implementation.

Programme Benefits

Water Savings

The programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills to identify and deliver verified water and related resource efficiency savings for your company.

Funded Programme

It is co-funded by Irish Water and the Lean and Green Skillnet allowing companies to nominate one member of staff to be trained as a Certified Water Steward.

Increased Efficiencies

Learn the key principles of water stewardship and what actions are required to improve environmental performance.

Reputation

Having a certified water steward and an approved action plan will help sustainability commitments including for Origin Green and other reporting requirements.

Next Steps

If you are interested in participating in the Irish Water Certified Water Steward Workshop, please complete the form below.
Please note: places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis, subject to availability criteria.