Start-Up Training Programme 2012
cewas Training Agenda 2012
Download the full 2012 cewas agenda here
Face-to Face Training Modules in Willisau (details below)
- Training Module 1: Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management
10.4.2012 – 20.4.2012 - Training Module 2: Business Development in Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management
7.5.2012 – 16.5.2012
- Training Module 3: Business Development Coaching I
4.6.2012 – 8.6.2012 - Training Module 4: Operating and Managing a Business
25.6.2012 – 6.7.2012 - Training Module 5: Business Development Coaching II
20.8.2012 – 24.8.2012 - Training Module 6: Individual Coaching Support
individual dates until March 2013 according to needs
For tailor-made course packages, please feel free to contact us!
Training Module 1:
Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management
Date: 10.4.2012 – 20.4.2012
Venue: cewas Willisau
Organised/conducted by: cewas partner organisations & seecon gmbh
Content:
- cewas as organisation and the cewas Start-Up Programme
- Challenges and opportunities in the water & sanitation sector
- Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM)
- SSWM and business opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Detailed content will be adapted and provided according to participants needs.
Training Module 2:
Business Development in Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management
Date: 7.5.2012 – 16.5.2012
Venue: cewas Willisau
Organised/conducted by: Swiss Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIFE), Kursawe consulting and seecon gmbh
Content:
- Presentation of business cases
- Market Analysis and assessment of new products and services in Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM)
- Development of business models and business plans
- Setting up a business – practical and legal aspects
- Financing / funding options and strategies
- Environmental analysis framework (economic, cultural, political, demographic factors, local stakeholder issues)
Detailed content will be adapted and provided according to participants needs.
Training Module 3:
Business Development Coaching I
Dates: 4.6.2012 – 8.6.2012
Venue: cewas Willisau
Organised/conducted by: Swiss Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIFE), Kursawe consulting and seecon gmbh
Content:
- Reality check / feedback on developed business models & business plans
- Individual coaching sessions for Start-Ups by Water & Sanitation experts and cewas Think Tank members and business development experts
- Adaptation / improvement of business models & business plans
- Improving Start-Up presentation and marketing competences
Training Module 4:
Operating and Managing a Business
Date: 25.6.2012 – 6.7.2012
Venue: cewas Willisau
Organised/conducted by: seecon gmbh and international experts
Content:
- Business ethics and integrity in water and sanitation
- Start-Up marketing
- Presenting, networking & communication
- cewas Start-up road show
- Team building & leadership
- Project management, change management & stakeholder management
- Controlling & financial management of Start-Ups
- Legal bodies for Start-Ups
Training Module 5:
Business Development Coaching II
Dates: 20.8.2012 – 24.8.2012
Venue: cewas Willisau
Organised/conducted by: Swiss Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIFE), Kursawe consulting and seecon gmbh
Content:
- Reality check / feedback on developed business models & business plans
- Individual coaching sessions for Start-Ups by Water & Sanitation experts and cewas Think Tank members and business development experts
- Adaptation / improvement of business models & business plans
- Improving Start-Up presentation and marketing competences
Detailed content will be adapted and provided according to participants needs.
Training Module 6:
Individual Coaching Support
Dates: individual dates until March 2013 according to needs
Venue: cewas Willisau or as agreed with Start-Up teams
Organised/conducted by: cewas Think Thank members & seecon gmbh
Ongoing support with:
- Product development
- Buisiness model and business plan fine tuning
- Aquisition & customer meetings support
- Founding a company: legal and administrative processes
- Back-office support
Hot Topics
"Involving the private sector to curb water corruption": cewas, together with GIZ and the Water Integrity Network (WIN), organised a side event in order to promote water integrity and curb corruption at the 6th World Water Forum, 16th of March 2012. Read more...
The "Willisauer Bote" published an article about the start of the 2nd Start-Up Programme. It highlights the new possibility of gaining credit points (ECTS) which can be credited for the tertiary education. Download the article here.
The first cewas Forum on Business Development for Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management has been a great success. Download the conference presentations here.
The new cewas agenda for 2012 is out now. Download it here and reserve the dates.
The new cewas flyer is out now. Download it here and share it with your network.
BPD Blog: Why sanitation should be envious of funeral parlours – the challenge of the ‘missing middle’. Read more...
What will the international Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector look like in 10 years from now? The IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has launched a new report scanning the 2020 horizon: An analysis of trends and scenarios in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.
WSSCC’s new advocacy campaign “GDP for GDP” is focusing on the economic benefits of investing in sanitation.
Find out more on www.wsscc.org.
cewas signs Memorandum of Understanding with ICLEI Africa (Local Governments for Sustainability).
Read the international press release.
Francois Münger, Head of the Water Initiatives Division at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) talks about cewas in a article on "the potential of clean technologies for the water sector".
Have a look at the article of Elina Hiltunen, a forsight expert on "No business like the water business"
