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01What it is
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02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Understanding analytical methods and techniques as applied to water sector operations Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll understand and apply analytical methods and techniques used in water sector operations to monitor water quality and process performance. The unit includes selecting appropriate methods, interpreting data, and providing solutions to operational problems.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how analytical methods, techniques, and solutions are applied in the water industry to monitor water quality and process performance.
- Use a range of analytical methods and techniques that are appropriate for specific operational situations in the water industry.
- Interpret information obtained from analytical methods and techniques to provide solutions to typical operational problems encountered in the water industry.
- Understand the limitations of different analytical methods and techniques used in water sector operations.
Understanding contract management in the water industry Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit covers the personal and communication skills essential for effective contract delivery in the water industry, including teamwork, problem-solving, and decision-making. You'll also understand the principles of financial control in contract management.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the personal skills required to contribute effectively to contract delivery in the water industry.
- Know and understand the communication skills required to contribute effectively to contract delivery in the water industry.
- Understand how to implement effective financial control measures for contracts in the water industry.
Understanding customer service in the water sector Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit covers customer service principles within the water sector, including effective communication with customers. You'll understand the importance of customer service, regulatory frameworks, and how to apply service principles in various situations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of customer service within a water sector context.
- Understand how to apply customer service principles in the water sector.
- Understand effective methods for communicating with customers in the water sector.
Understanding employment rights and responsibilities in the energy and utility sector Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll understand employment rights and responsibilities within the energy and utility sector, including those of employers and employees. The unit covers organisational procedures, employment contracts, and factors affecting the organisation and occupation.
What you'll be able to do
- Know employer and employee rights, responsibilities and own organisational procedures, including employment contracts, health and safety regulations, and grievance procedures.
- Know the factors that affect their own organisation and occupation, including economic conditions, technological advancements, and environmental regulations.
Understanding health and safety legislation for water industry operations Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll study key UK health and safety legislation applicable to the water industry, including the Health and Safety at Work Act and the role of the Health and Safety Executive. The unit also addresses the management of health and safety risks within water operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key aspects of health and safety legislation in the UK
- Understand how health and safety law is applied in the water industry
- Understand the processes involved in health and safety risk management in the water industry
Understanding how to analyse and address operational issues within a water industry organisation Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll learn to analyse operational problems within a water industry organisation, evaluate options, and select appropriate solutions. The unit includes providing information to support recommendations and presenting operational improvements effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to analyse an operational problem or situation within the organisation, considering all relevant factors.
- Understand how to evaluate different options for addressing an operational problem or situation within the organisation.
- Understand how to select the most appropriate solution to an operational problem or situation within the organisation, justifying the choice.
- Provide clear and concise information to support the presentation and recommendations regarding the operational problem and proposed solution.
- Present the identified operational problem or situation, clearly outlining its impact and significance.
- Recommend a specific solution to the operational problem or situation, providing a rationale for its selection.
Understanding raw water quality, public health and hygienic working practices Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll understand UK water quality regulations and standards, raw water processing stages, and methods for controlling water quality. The unit also covers hygienic working practices essential for maintaining public health within the water industry.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the relevant water quality regulations and standards that apply to the water industry.
- Understand how raw water is processed prior to distribution to ensure it meets required quality standards.
- Know and understand the methods and technologies used to control water quality throughout the treatment and distribution process.
- Understand hygienic working practices that must be followed in the water industry to prevent contamination and ensure public health.
- Understand the importance of maintaining a safe and healthy working environment in the water industry.
Understanding reservoir engineering, construction and management Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of reservoir legislation and its practical application within organisations. The unit covers dam design, construction, monitoring, reservoir inspection processes, and the recording and interpretation of inspection data.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the background to reservoir legislation.
- Know and understand how reservoir legislation is translated into practise within organisations.
- Understand the design, construction and monitoring of dams.
- Know and understand the reservoir inspection process.
- Know and understand how to record and interpret data and information about reservoir inspections.
Understanding sewage sludge treatment, handling, disposal and de-watering processes Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll understand sewage sludge treatment, handling, disposal, and de-watering processes. The unit covers operational parametres, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and relevant regulations and guidelines governing sewage sludge management.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the fundamental principles of sewage sludge treatment.
- Know and understand the operation of sewage sludge treatment processes.
- Know and understand the maintenance requirements of sewage sludge treatment processes.
- Understand how to diagnose faults within sludge treatment processes.
- Identify appropriate corrective actions for faults identified in sludge treatment processes.
Understanding sewerage network construction design techniques and processes Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll gain knowledge of capital investment requirements and decision factors for sewerage network construction projects. The unit also covers analytical methods in hydraulic design and the principles of designing and constructing wastewater systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the capital investment required for construction projects related to sewerage networks.
- Understand analytical methods and techniques in the hydraulic design of sewerage systems, including flow modelling and capacity planning.
- Understand the principles of designing and constructing waste water systems, including pipe sizing, material selection and structural considerations.
Understanding sewerage network construction, legislation and contracts Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit covers the design and planning processes for sewerage network construction, including factors influencing design and types of sewerage systems. You'll also understand relevant legislation, key construction documents, and current health and safety requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the design processes involved in the construction of a sewerage network
- Understand the planning processes involved in the construction of a sewerage network
- Know the relevant legislation that governs the wastewater industry
- Know the relevant regulations that govern the wastewater industry
- Understand the purpose of key documents used in construction in the wastewater industry
- Understand the importance of key documents used in construction in the wastewater industry
- Explain the current Health and Safety legislation affecting the wastewater industry
- Understand the systems used for the control of sewers
- Understand the systems used for the management of sewers
Understanding sewerage network plant operations and maintenance Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit focuses on acquiring and utilising information to plan sewerage network plant operations and maintenance. You'll understand relevant legislation, maintenance methods, and the environmental and compliance impacts of sewerage network activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand how information is acquired and used to plan sewerage network plant operations and maintenance.
- Know the legislation affecting sewerage network operations, including environmental regulations and health and safety requirements.
- Know and understand methods used to maintain sewers and related installations, including cleaning, repair and rehabilitation techniques.
- Understand the environmental impact and companies' responsibility relating to coastal sewerage, sewage flooding and overflows and how common issues can be resolved.
- Understand incident investigation and enquiry procedures for sewage control, including reporting and documentation.
- Understand the form of term contract used in sewerage network maintenance.
Understanding techniques for measuring network performance and locating water leakage Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit introduces techniques for detecting water leakage and analysing network performance, such as acoustic logging and pressure monitoring. You'll prepare for and undertake leak location activities while recognising associated hazards.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand techniques used in leakage location and network performance analysis.
- Prepare for leak location activities, including risk assessments and method statements.
- Undertake leak location activities using appropriate techniques and equipment.
Understanding the chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit provides knowledge of chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater, including SI units for measurement. You'll understand key parametres such as pH, alkalinity, hardness, BOD, COD, and microbiological factors affecting water quality.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the System International (SI) units of measurement commonly used in the analysis of water and wastewater.
- Know and understand the key chemical characteristics of water, including pH, alkalinity, and hardness.
- Know and understand the key chemical characteristics of wastewater, including BOD, COD, and nutrient levels.
- Understand the biological characteristics of water, including the presence of microorganisms and algae.
- Understand the microbiological characteristics of water and wastewater, including the identification of pathogens.
- Understand the parameters used to measure the quality of water, including turbidity, colour, and taste.
- Understand the parameters used to measure the quality of wastewater, including suspended solids and dissolved oxygen.
- Understand the parameters used to measure the quality of trade effluent, including specific pollutants and their concentrations.
Understanding the enforcement of Water Fittings Regulations Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit covers the components and functions of hot and cold water systems alongside regulatory requirements for fittings and materials. You'll understand how to prevent backflow and contamination and how to provide advice regarding water fittings regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the components and functions of hot and cold water systems
- Understand the components and functions of hot and cold water systems
- Know the requirements for fittings used in water systems to comply with regulations
- Understand the requirements for fittings used in water systems to comply with regulations
- Know the requirements for materials used in water systems to comply with regulations
- Understand the requirements for materials used in water systems to comply with regulations
- Understand how backflow can occur in water systems
- Understand how contamination can occur in water systems
- Understand methods to prevent backflow in water systems
- Understand methods to prevent contamination in water systems
- Understand how to provide information regarding the water regulations to relevant parties
- Understand how to provide advice regarding the water regulations to relevant parties
- Identify the system to be inspected for compliance with water regulations
- Identify the key components of the system to be inspected
- Identify the method of operation of the system to be inspected
- Inspect systems for compliance with the water regulations, identifying any non-compliance
- Follow up inspections to secure compliance with the water regulations
- Follow up inspections to confirm compliance with the water regulations
Understanding the principles and operation of activated sludge biological treatment Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit provides a thorough understanding of activated sludge biological treatment principles and operation. You'll study system performance factors, operational procedures, fault diagnosis, and corrective actions to maintain effective treatment processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the fundamental principles underpinning activated sludge treatment processes.
- Know and understand the operational procedures for maintaining the activated sludge process effectively.
- Understand how to diagnose common faults within the activated sludge system and identify appropriate corrective actions to resolve them.
Understanding the principles of biological filtration in wastewater treatment plant operations Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll explore the principles of biological filtration in wastewater treatment, including the role of microorganisms and types of biological filters. The unit also covers plant operation, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and corrective actions.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the principles of biological filtration treatment in wastewater treatment plant operations
- Understand the principles of biological filtration treatment in wastewater treatment plant operations
- Know the operation of plant used in biological filtration treatment
- Understand the operation of plant used in biological filtration treatment
- Know the maintenance requirements of plant used in biological filtration treatment
- Understand the maintenance requirements of plant used in biological filtration treatment
- Understand how to diagnose faults in biological filtration systems
- Understand how to identify appropriate corrective actions for faults in biological filtration systems
Understanding the principles of preliminary and primary wastewater treatment Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit provides knowledge of preliminary and primary wastewater treatment principles, including screening, grit removal, and sedimentation. You'll understand plant operation, maintenance, fault investigation, and corrective actions to ensure effective treatment.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles underlying preliminary and primary treatment of wastewater.
- Understand the operational procedures and maintenance requirements for plant and equipment used in preliminary and primary wastewater treatment.
- Understand how to investigate faults, identify their causes, and take appropriate corrective action in preliminary and primary wastewater treatment processes.
Understanding water industry leakage management Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll gain understanding of leakage management in the water industry, including environmental and economic impacts. The unit covers operational principles such as pressure management and the roles of key stakeholders in reducing and controlling water leakage.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the importance of effective leakage management in the water industry.
- Know and understand the operational principles underpinning water industry leakage management strategies.
Understanding water network systems, distribution, operation and maintenance Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll gain comprehensive knowledge of water network systems, including hydraulics, pressure management, and water quality maintenance. The unit covers the use of service reservoirs, pressure tanks, relevant legislation, and components such as pipes, valves, pumps, and metres.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the fundamental principles governing the operation of water network systems.
- Understand the purpose and effective utilisation of service reservoirs and pressure tanks within water networks.
- Know the relevant legislation affecting the operation and maintenance of water networks.
- Understand the application and functionality of water pipes, valves, pumps, and meters in water distribution.
- Undertake calculations related to water network systems, including flow rates and pressure.
- Understand how to implement and manage changes to water networks, considering potential impacts.
Understanding water resources and catchment management Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll develop skills in calculating flow rates, pressures, and storage volumes related to water supply systems. The unit also covers legislation on reservoirs and dams, environmental considerations, and the design and construction features of water retaining structures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to carry out calculations associated with the supply of water, including flow rates, pressure and volume.
- Know and understand legislation relating to reservoirs and dams, including safety regulations and environmental considerations.
- Know and understand the design and construction features of dams and water retaining structures.
- Understand water abstraction from various sources, including rivers, boreholes and reservoirs.
- Know the materials used in the construction and repair of aqueducts and trunk mains, and their properties.
- Understand catchment management principles and practices.
Understanding water sector construction and operational processes related to compliance and the environment Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit covers regulatory requirements and environmental considerations for construction and operational processes in the water industry. You'll explore stakeholder roles, permit requirements, and compliance with environmental impact assessments.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the regulatory requirements for construction activities within the water industry, including permits and environmental impact assessments.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders during construction projects in the water industry, including contractors, engineers, and regulators.
- Understand the importance of regulatory compliance in water industry operations, including monitoring, reporting, and enforcement.
- Understand the environmental regulations that apply to water industry operations, including discharge limits and waste management.
Understanding water sector organisational structures and how they interact Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll explore the organisational structures within the water sector, focusing on roles and responsibilities across water treatment, distribution, and wastewater treatment. The unit also covers the regulatory framework, performance measures, and quality assurance systems relevant to the industry.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of different personnel within the water industry.
- Understand the water industry regulatory framework, performance measures and quality assurance systems.
- Know common water sector operations and their associated processes.
Understanding water sector plant identification, engineering maintenance and operation Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit covers the function, operation, and maintenance of mechanical and electrical plant in the water industry. You'll understand pumps, compressors, blowers, valves, screening equipment, and apply engineering principles for safe and efficient plant operation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the function and operation of a range of mechanical plant commonly found in the water industry.
- Understand the different types of pumps used in the water industry, their characteristics, and applications.
- Understand the use and maintenance requirements of compressors and blowers within water treatment facilities.
- Understand the safe use of power supply and distribution systems in the context of water industry plant.
- Apply mechanical engineering and electrical principles to the operation and maintenance of plant and equipment used in the water industry.
Understanding water treatment processes: coagulation and flocculation, clarification, filtration and sludge treatment Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
You'll study the principles, operations, and applications of coagulation, flocculation, clarification, filtration, disinfection, and sludge treatment in water treatment processes. The unit explains how these processes contribute to effective water purification.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the principles, operations, and applications of coagulation and flocculation processes in water treatment.
- Know and understand the principles, operations, and applications of clarification processes in water treatment.
- Know and understand the principles, operations, and applications of filtration processes in water treatment.
- Know and understand the principles, operations, and applications of disinfection processes in water treatment.
- Know and understand the principles, operations, and applications of sludge treatment processes in water treatment.
- Understand the inter-relationships and compatibility between the various water treatment processes.
- Understand how to diagnose faults within the water treatment processes and identify appropriate corrective actions.
Understanding water treatment processes: final water conditioning, storage and distribution, security of supply, chemicals and incident management Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit provides an understanding of water conditioning processes for distribution, including monitoring and maintaining water quality standards. You'll also explore treated water storage principles, chemical stock management, and incident management procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how water is conditioned for distribution to ensure it meets required standards
- Understand the principles of treated water storage and its importance
- Know the procedures for the safe and secure delivery of chemical stocks used in water treatment
- Know the procedures for the safe and secure storage of chemical stocks used in water treatment
- Understand the importance of effective monitoring of chemical stocks used in water treatment
- Understand incident management as a process within water treatment, including reporting and escalation
Understanding water treatment processes: process control, optimisation and commissioning of new plant Real unit · CABWI Awarding Body
This unit provides knowledge of water treatment process control, optimisation techniques, and commissioning of new plant and equipment. You'll explore process control methods, corrective actions, key performance indicators, and company commissioning procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand water treatment process control methods.
- Understand appropriate corrective actions to take in response to deviations in water treatment processes.
- Know and understand techniques used for the optimisation of water treatment processes.
- Know and understand the company processes involved in the commissioning of new water treatment plant and equipment.
03The standards
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Analyse data to identify potential leakage
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Assess the configuration of metered areas
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Educate and Increase Stakeholders’ Knowledge of Water Fittings Compliance Requirements
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Inspect Premises for Compliance with Water Fittings Regulations and Byelaws Legacy
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Oversee an approved contractors’ scheme
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Plan and schedule inspections of water fittings and premises
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Plan and schedule inspections of water fittings and premises Legacy
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Present oral evidence in court about water fittings contravention
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Resolve escalated water fittings enforcement cases
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Standardise Practice in Water Fittings Inspections and Non-Compliance
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Trace the route of water pipes and locate surface fittings and street furniture
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Use leakage detection techniques to identify the location of water loss
04Where it leads
The jobs these credits are mapped to
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Where this can lead
Senior Global Water Management Specialist
This role can lead to managing wider water programmes, or into director-level environmental stewardship roles.
See the whole journey05The credits
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by CABWI Awarding Body rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Understanding analytical methods and techniques as applied to water sector operationsUnderstanding contract management in the water industryUnderstanding customer service in the water sectorUnderstanding employment rights and responsibilities in the energy and utility sectorUnderstanding health and safety legislation for water industry operationsUnderstanding how to analyse and address operational issues within a water industry organisationUnderstanding raw water quality, public health and hygienic working practicesUnderstanding reservoir engineering, construction and management
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration The Navigator Your plan for “Understanding sewerage network plant operations and maintenance” assumes the same two people are free in March. What have you seen that makes you slightly uneasy about that?
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The Navigator That is the thread worth pulling. Let us build the version where it happens a third time and find the move that works either way.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Understanding sewerage network plant operations and maintenance” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Understanding how to analyse and address operational issues within a water industry organisation” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
- Lead it Apply
“Understanding contract management in the water industry” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
CABWI Level 3 Diploma In Water Engineering
- Analyse data to identify potential leakage
- Assess the configuration of metered areas
- Educate and Increase Stakeholders’ Knowledge of Water Fittings Compliance Requirements
- Inspect Premises for Compliance with Water Fittings Regulations and Byelaws Legacy
- Oversee an approved contractors’ scheme
- Plan and schedule inspections of water fittings and premises
- Plan and schedule inspections of water fittings and premises Legacy
- Present oral evidence in court about water fittings contravention
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Understanding analytical methods and techniques as applied to water sector operations, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
Learners will understand and apply analytical methods and techniques used in water sector operations to monitor water quality and process performance. The unit includes selecting appropriate methods, interpreting data, and providing solutions to operational problems.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for CABWI Level 3 Diploma In Water Engineering
27 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by CABWI Awarding Body.
- Understanding analytical methods and techniques as applied to water sector operations
- Understanding contract management in the water industry
- Understanding customer service in the water sector
- Understanding employment rights and responsibilities in the energy and utility sector
- Understanding health and safety legislation for water industry operations
- Understanding how to analyse and address operational issues within a water industry organisation
and 21 more in the full unit list below.
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