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Qualification Design and Sanitation for Pure Drinkable Water: A Project Study
Fehiman Çiner (Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey), Neslihan Doğan-Sağlamtimur (Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey), Altan Dizdar (ORKON International Engineering Training Consulting Co. Inc., Turkey), Gamze Yücel Işıldar (Gazi University, Turkey), Seniha Alev Söylemez (Gazi University, Turkey), Hakan Naim Ardor (Gazi University, Turkey), Mustafa Necat Coşkun (Gazi University, Turkey), Ertuğrul Dizdar (ORKON International Engineering Training Consulting Co. Inc., Turkey), Çağan Dizdar (ORKON International Engineering Training Consulting Co. Inc., Turkey), Anna Kujumdzieva (Biointech Ltd., Bulgaria), and Christian M. Stracke (Open University of The Netherlands (OUNL), The Netherlands)
Copyright: © 2018
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5757-9.ch013
Abstract
Drinking water quality management has been a key element of primary prevention and control of waterborne diseases for a long time. This chapter is based on the EU Project “Implementation of ECVET for Qualification Design in Drinking Water Treatment Plants and Sanitation for Pure Drinkable Water-PUREH2O” that contributes to the recognition and transparency of qualifications at the EU level and provides an innovative model for competencies for the potable water sector. The main dilemma that PURE-H2O intends to tackle is the lack of mutual recognition of qualification that is often impaired by national restrictions by applying EUROPASS, European/National Qualification Framework (EQF/NQF), and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) instruments. The aim of the project is to enhance the quality and performance of VET system improving education in drinking water supply and development. This project could also be achieved through promoting creativity, innovation, and transfer of EQF/NQF principles in education of the main target group in the sector.