The sessions contained in the manual can be grouped under five basic subject areas. What follows is a listing of the sessions under their respective subject area, including the hours for each session and total hours for the area.
SESSIONS |
HOURS |
Community Development: Total hours - 11½ | |
Session 1 Water and Sanitation Issues in Third World Countries |
2 |
Session 4 Community Mobilization |
2 |
Session 11 Community Water Supply Case Study |
2 |
Session 13 Community Needs and Resource Assessment |
2 |
Session 21 Women and Water |
1½ |
Session 42 Constructing Projects in a Community |
2 |
Project Management: Total hours - 8 | |
Session 3 Facilitation Skills |
2 |
Session 7 Project Documentation |
1½ |
Session 12 Project Planning and Management |
2 |
Session 43 Proposal Writing |
2 |
General Construction: Total hours - 10 | |
Session 6 Concrete and Reinforcement |
2 |
Session 8 Field Demonstration: Form work and Pouring Concrete |
2 |
Session 17 Basic Drawing and Blueprint Reading |
2 |
Session 18 Field Demonstration: Block Laying |
2 |
Session 26 Field Demonstration: Pipework and Plumbing |
2 |
Environmental Sanitation: Total hours - 50 | |
Session 9 Introduction to Environmental Sanitation |
2 |
Session 10 Non-Formal Health Education |
2 |
Session 14 Communicable Diseases and Control |
2 |
Session 15 Excreta Disposal Systems |
2 |
Session 16 Health Education Presentations |
2 |
Session 19 Project Planning: Latrine Construction |
2 |
Session 20 Latrine Construction |
38 |
Water Resource Development: Total hours - 136 | |
Session 22 Hydrology |
2 |
Session 23 Water Supply Improvements |
3 |
Session 24 Pumps: Installations, Operations, and Maintenance |
2 |
Session 25 Field Demonstration: Pump Assembly and Disassembly |
2 |
Session 27 Principles of Hand-dug Shallow Wells |
2 |
Session 28 Well Site Inspection and Feasibility Survey |
2 |
Session 29 Project Planning: Well Rehabilitation |
2 |
Session 30 Shallow Well Rehabilitation |
32 |
Session 31 Gravity Water Systems- Part I |
3 |
Session 34 Gravity Water Systems - Part II |
4 |
Session 32 Survey and Measurement |
2 |
Session 33 Field Demonstration: Surveying |
2 |
Session 35 Principles of Spring Development |
2 |
Session 36 Spring Site Feasibility Survey |
2 |
Session 37 Project Planning: Spring Development |
2 |
Session 38 Spring Development Construction |
32 |
Session 39 Ferrocement Technology and Construction |
2 |
Session 40 Project Planning: Ferrocement Water Tank |
2 |
Session 41 Ferrocement Water Tank Construction |
36 |
Others: Total hours - 6½ | |
Session 2 Introduction to the Training Program |
2 |
Session 5 Math Review |
1½ |
Session 44 Training Review and Assessment |
3 |