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Institute of Advanced Technological and Commercial Studies

Sectors

Water, sanitation and urban environment

Producing, distributing and treating water involves technical works, continuous health monitoring and close management with users.

The field, in plain terms

Producing, distributing and treating water involves technical works, continuous health monitoring and close management with users.

  • Operating production and treatment facilities
  • Maintaining networks and pumping equipment
  • Quality control and health monitoring
  • Customer management, meter reading and billing
  • User awareness and prevention work

The areas that answer it

This field draws on 178 catalogue modules across 3 areas. The volumes below come from the repository and are recounted at every publication.

Industry & HSE
140 (79 %)
Humanities
6 (3 %)
Entrepreneurship
32 (18 %)
Total: 178 modules
AreaModulesOf which open from the start
Industry & HSE1406
Humanities60
Entrepreneurship3211

Who works there, and on what

Pumping equipment maintenance and sanitary control are the two most sought-after skills, in towns and rural areas alike.

Each corresponds to a professional qualification in the filed catalogue.

named roles
4
activities listed
5
linked programmes
3
  • Industrial maintenance technician
  • Health, safety and environment officer
  • Industrial electrical technician
  • Administrative assistant

How to enter the sector

Every row is read from the official catalogue: duration, taught hours and the amount in Guinean francs are those that bind you, and they change here the day they change there. The total credits represented by these programmes is 420.

ProgrammeDurationTaught hoursFees
Health, Industrial Safety and Environment2 years1 200 h5 400 000 GNF per year
Industrial Maintenance and Energy2 years1 200 h5 400 000 GNF per year
Business Management programme — Bac+3 level3 years1 800 h4 800 000 GNF per year

What you want to know

Does the sector employ outside major cities?

Widely: local networks, boreholes and communal water points need technicians on site, in every prefecture.

Do I need chemistry knowledge?

The notions useful for treatment and control are taught in the track. Comfort with measurement and arithmetic is enough to start.

Can I create a business in this sector?

Yes: installation, borehole servicing, services to local authorities. The business management track sets the economic framework.

Water, sanitation and urban environment — Sectors | IHETC — IHETC