Water Reticulation Systems Cleaning and Disinfection Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of water reticulation systems and their components.
• Apply cleaning and disinfection procedures to water reticulation systems.
• Analyze water quality test results to ensure compliance with health standards.
• Implement safety measures during cleaning and disinfection operations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of disinfection methods and adjust as required.

Target Audience

This course is intended for water treatment plant operators, maintenance technicians, and environmental health practitioners responsible for the cleaning and disinfection of water reticulation systems in municipal, industrial, or commercial settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions allow learners to apply cleaning and disinfection techniques in a controlled environment, reinforcing theoretical knowledge. Learners will practice sampling, chlorine dosing, pipeline flushing, and reservoir cleaning under supervision.

Practical Activities

• Water Sampling and Quality Testing — Learners collect water samples from various points, perform physical and chemical tests (turbidity, pH, chlorine residual), and interpret results. (8h)
• Pipeline Cleaning and Flushing — Learners set up and execute hydraulic flushing and swabbing on a test pipeline, including isolation, waste management, and effectiveness assessment. (8h)
• Chlorination and Disinfection Dosing — Learners calculate chlorine dosage, prepare chlorine solutions, and dose a reservoir or pipeline, monitoring residual over contact time. (8h)
• Reservoir Cleaning and Disinfection — Learners simulate cleaning and disinfection of a storage tank, including confined space entry procedures (dry run), surface disinfection, and post-cleaning sampling. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.