CABWI
Level 3
QN: 600/2051/9
Curriculum Active
CABWI Level 3 Diploma In Water Engineering
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CABWI. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1430 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
CABWI
Syllabus Units
27 Units
Guided Hours
1430 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Understanding analytical methods and techniques as applied to water sector operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how analytical methods, techniques and solutions are applied in the water industry
- Use a range of analytical methods and techniques that are appropriate for operational situations
- Interpret information to provide solutions to typical operational problems
2
Understanding contract management in the water industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand personal and communication skills required to contribute to contract delivery
- Understand effective financial control of contracts
3
Understanding customer service in the water sector
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand customer service in a water sector context
- Understand how to communicate with customers
4
Understanding employment rights and responsibilities in the energy and utility sector
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know employer and employee rights, responsibilities and own organisational procedures
- Know the factors that affect their own organisation and occupation
5
Understanding health and safety legislation for water industry operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know health and safety legislation in the UK
- Understand how health and safety law is acted upon in the water industry
- Understand how health and safety risk is managed in the water industry
6
Understanding how to analyse and address operational issues within a water industry organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to analyse an operational problem or situation within the organisation
- Understand how to evaluate options and select a solution to an operational problem or situationwithin the organisation, Provide information to support the presentation and recommendations, Present the operational problem or situation and recommend a solution
7
Understanding raw water quality, public health and hygienic working practices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand water quality reglations
- Understand how raw water is processed prior to distribution
- Know and understand how water quality is controlled
- Understand hygienic working practices in the water industry
8
Understanding reservoir engineering, construction and management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the background to reservoir legislation.
- Know and understand how reservoir legislation is translated into practise in 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
9
Understanding sewage sludge treatment, handling, disposal and de-watering processes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the principles of sludge treatment
- Know and understand the operation and maintenance of sludge treatment processes
- Understand how to diagnose faults and identify corrective actions.
10
Understanding sewerage network construction design techniques and processes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the capital investment required for construction projects
- Understand analytical methods and techniques in the hydraulic design of sewerage systems
- Understand the principles of designing and constructing waste water systems
11
Understanding sewerage network construction, legislation and contracts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the design and planning processes for construction of a sewerage net
- Know the legislation and regulations that govern the wastewater industry
- Understand the purpose and 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 and management of sewers
12
Understanding sewerage network plant operations and maintenance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand how information is acquired and used to plan sewerage net
- work plant operations and maintenance
- Know the legislation affecting sewerage net
- work operations
- Know and understand methods used to maintain sewers and related installations
- 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
- Understand the form of term contract
13
Understanding techniques for measuring network performance and locating water leakage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand techniques used in leakage location and net
- work performance analysis
- Prepare and undertake leak location activities
14
Understanding the chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the System International (SI) unit of measurement used in water and wastewater
- Know and understand the chemical characteristics of water and wastewater
- Understand the biological and microbiological characteristics of water and wastewater
- Understand parameters used to measure quality of water, wastewater and trade effluent.
15
Understanding the enforcement of Water Fittings Regulations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand hot and cold water systems
- Know and understand the requirements for fittings and materials used in water systems
- Understand how backflow and contamination can occur and how they can be prevented
- Understand how to provide information and advice regarding the water regulations
- Identify the system to be inspected, its key components and method of operation, Inspect systems for compliance with the water regulations
- Follow up inspections to secure or confirm compliance of the water regulations
16
Understanding the principles and operation of activated sludge biological treatment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the principles of activated sludge treatment
- Know and understand the operation and maintenance of the activated sludge process
- Understand how to diagnose faults and identify corrective actions
17
Understanding the principles of biological filtration in wastewater treatment plant operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the principles of biological filtration treatment.
- Know and understand the operation and maintenance of plant used in biological filtration treatment.
- Understand how to diagnose faults and identify corrective actions.
18
Understanding the principles of preliminary and primary wastewater treatment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of preliminary and primary treatment of wastewater.
- Understand the operation and maintenance of the plant and equipment used in preliminary and primary treatment.
- Understand how to investigate faults and take corrective action for preliminary and primary treatment.
19
Understanding water industry leakage management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the importance of leakage management
- Know and understand operational principles of leakage management
20
Understanding water network systems, distribution, operation and maintenance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the principles of operation of water net
- work systems
- Understand the use of service reservoirs and pressure tanks
- Know legislation affecting net
- work operations and maintenance
- Understand the use of water pipes, valves, pumps and meters
- Know how to undertake calculations on water net
- Understand how to apply changes to water networks
21
Understanding water resources and catchment management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to carry out calculations associated with the supply of water
- Know and understand legislation relating to reservoirs and dams
- Know and understand the design and construction features of dams and water retaining structures.
- Understand water abstraction from various sources
- Know the materials used in the construction and repair of aqueducts and trunk mains
- Understand catchment management
22
Understanding water sector construction and operational processes related to compliance and the environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the regulatory requirements for construction in the water industry
- Understand roles and responsibilities during construction projects
- Understand regulatory compliance in water industry operations
23
Understanding water sector organisational structures and how they interact
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the water industry
- Understand water industry regulatory frame
- work, performance measures and quality assurance systems
- Know common water sector operations
24
Understanding water sector plant identification, engineering maintenance and operation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand a range of mechanical plant in the water industry
- Understand the use and characteristics of different types of pumps
- Understand the use and maintenance of compressors and blowers
- Understand the safe use of power supply and distribution
- Apply mechanical engineering and electrical principles to water industry plant
25
Understanding water treatment processes: coagulation and flocculation, clarification, filtration and sludge treatment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know and understand the principles, operations and applications of coagulation and flocculation
- Know and understand the principles, operations and applications of clarification
- Know and understand the principles, operations and applications of filtration
- Know and understand the principles, operations and applications of disinfection
- Know and understand the principles, operations and applications of sludge treatment
- Understand the inter-relationships and compatibility between the water treatment processes
- Understand how to diagnose faults and identify corrective actions
26
Understanding water treatment processes: final water conditioning, storage and distribution, security of supply, chemicals and incident management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how water is conditioned for distribution
- Understand treated water storage
- Know and understand the procedures for delivery, storage and effective monitoring of chemical stocks
- Understand incident management as a process within water treatment
27
Understanding water treatment processes: process control, optimisation and commissioning of new plant
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand water treatment process control and appropriate corrective actions
- Know and understand techniques for optimisation
- Know and understand company processes involved in the commissioning of new plant and equipment
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/2051/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- CABWI
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2011