Drinking Water Digital Badges

The Drinking Water 101 - Digital Badge is a fully online course designed to provide you with a basic understanding of the path to safe drinking water and all the people and processes involved in its production, prior to it reaching your tap.

By the end of this course you will:

• have a basic understanding of drinking water in New Zealand
• understand the history of drinking water
• understand what happens beyond the tap
• have an understanding of what Water Treatment Plants do
• get an overview of some of the roles at the drinking water plants

The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities which should take 4 - 6 hours for you to complete and you can spread those hours over a 4 week period, as and when it suits your schedule.

Once you've completed all the sections, including the quiz and feedback questions at the end, you will be awarded your digital badge.

COST Member: $175+GST Non-Member: $190+GST

The Drinking Water 201 - Digital Badge is the continuation of Drinking Water 101 and dives deeper into the processes of drinking water.

By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of:

• Te Mana o Te Wai
• the six principles of drinking water
• water safety planning
• water sources
• treatment
• distribution

The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities which should take 4 - 6 hours for you to complete and you can spread those hours over a 4 week period, as and when it suits your schedule.

Once you have completed all the sections, including the quiz and feedback questions at the end, you will be awarded your digital badge.

COST Member: $175+GST Non-Member: $190+GST

The Small Water Supplies 101 - Digital Badge is a fully online course designed to provide you with a basic understanding of how to safely provide small water supplies.

By the end of this course, you will have a basic understanding of:

• the governance and regulatory requirements
• the various treatment options that are available
• the 7 basic rules
• best practice
• health and safety

The course has been structured into a combination of reading, videos, resources and activities that should only take 4 - 6 hours to complete and you can spread those hours over a 4 week period, as and when it suits your schedule.

Once you've completed all the sections including the quiz and feedback questions at the end, you will be awarded your digital badge.

COST: Member: $50+GST Non-Member: $75+GST

The Backflow 101 - Digital Badge is a fully online course designed to assist you to:

• have a basic understanding of what backflow is
• understand the history of and backflow incidents
• understand the regulations and best practice
• have an understanding of how to prevent backflow
• get an overview of people and responsibilities in backflow