ISO 46001:2019 Water Efficiency Management Systems Lead Implementer Training and Certification Program

Programme Summary

Practise leading a structured water efficiency management implementation project against ISO 46001:2019. Working through an industrial facility water use case, participants translate water use reviews, consumption measures and efficiency control decisions into accountable controls, resources and measurable milestones. The programme develops an implementation portfolio, tests operational feasibility and prepares management review evidence to support reliable water efficiency improvement within end user operations.

Training Objectives

1 Structure water efficiency management implementation leadership; 2 Translate requirements into workable controls; 3 Coordinate ownership resources and project milestones; 4 Establish meaningful measures and review evidence; 5 Prepare implementation priorities for management approval.

Learning Outcomes

1 Build a water efficiency management implementation roadmap; 2 Specify controls for unmeasured significant water use; 3 Design water use review records; 4 Assign accountable owners and measurable milestones; 5 Present a justified management review proposal.

Target Audience

Water Efficiency Managers; Utilities Managers; Facilities Managers; Implementation Project Managers; Management System Consultants.

Target Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing; Industrial Manufacturing; Hotels and Resorts; Healthcare Facilities; Commercial Property.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Implementation Leadership and Project Mandate: Business case scope and intended benefits; Sponsor responsibilities and implementation team roles; Constraints resources and governance decisions.
• Module 2 Diagnostic Review and Implementation Priorities: Requirements mapping and baseline evidence; Risk based gaps and priority decisions; Implementation milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Module 3 Water Efficiency Context and Scope: End user water activities and boundaries; Interested parties and applicable water obligations; Water efficiency policy and climate relevance.
• Module 4 Water Use Review and Baselines: Sources uses discharges and system mapping; Significant water uses and influencing factors; Consumption evidence and water use baselines.
• Module 5 Water Measurement and Data Quality: Meter selection location and information needs; Water balances and loss identification; Data accuracy completeness and monitoring frequency.
• Module 6 Efficiency Objectives and Improvement Opportunities: Reduce replace and reuse options; Objectives targets and prioritised action plans; Feasibility responsibilities and resource allocation.
• Module 7 Water Efficient Operational Controls: Operating criteria and maintenance controls; Leak identification and corrective response; People competence and use behaviour.
• Module 8 Design Procurement and Water Substitution: Efficiency in equipment and process design; Water performance specifications in procurement; Water quality and safe substitution interfaces.
• Module 9 Performance Evaluation and Action Verification: Indicators and comparison of water performance; Checking action results and unintended effects; Documented reporting and operational review.
• Module 10 Water Efficiency Assurance and Improvement: Internal audit and management review; Corrective actions and changing water uses; Sustaining savings and further improvement planning.
• Module 11 Designing the Implementation Architecture: Process interactions and accountable control owners; Integration with existing management arrangements; Proportionate documentation and practical control design.
• Module 12 Operational Control Design Workshop: Preventing unmeasured significant water use; Addressing undetected distribution losses; Responding to unsafe water substitution assumptions.
• Module 13 Building the Required Evidence Portfolio: Water use review records; Metering and water balance records; Water efficiency action plans.
• Module 14 Competence Communication and Organisational Adoption: Role based competence and learning needs; Operational communication and stakeholder engagement; Resistance escalation and management support.
• Module 15 Resources Suppliers and Implementation Scheduling: Resource estimates and implementation dependencies; External support and supplier accountability; Controlled milestones and progress reporting.
• Module 16 Piloting Controls and Managing Changes: Pilot objectives and realistic acceptance checks; Operational feedback and control adjustments; Approval communication and controlled change records.
• Module 17 Monitoring Performance and Demonstrating Effectiveness: Measurable indicators and reliable data sources; Control performance and exception reporting; Evidence based decisions and corrective action.
• Module 18 Internal Assurance and Management Review: Internal audit planning and independence; Review inputs decisions and resource commitments; Readiness gaps and continuing improvement priorities.
• Module 19 Maintaining the Management System: Ownership handover and ongoing monitoring; Changing risks obligations and operating conditions; Learning mechanisms and improvement programme.
• Module 20 Implementation Portfolio and Leadership Simulation: Present controls responsibilities and milestones; Defend priorities using supplied evidence; Respond to management challenge and feedback.

Assessment

• 100 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 150 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Clean standard text and supplied case documents permitted; internet, messaging and external AI tools prohibited.
• Individual applied assessment (90 minutes): Using an industrial facility water use case, develop a water efficiency implementation roadmap and measurement plan, assign resources and milestones, demonstrate one control and defend implementation priorities in a brief panel review.
• Assessment criteria: Workable design of controls for unmeasured significant water use; Relevant evidence portfolio including water use review records; Feasible sequencing ownership and measurable implementation acceptance criteria.
• Pass each component separately: 75/100 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• All mandatory criteria must pass: Do not fabricate evidence or knowingly present unsupported conformity conclusions.
• Individual results and feedback are provided. One reassessment may follow coaching under the published enrolment terms.

Certification

• Successful learners receive a TQCSI Arabia digital Certificate of Successful Completion.
• The certificate records the learner name, exact programme title, teaching hours, completion date and unique verification reference.
• Verified identity, full attendance and separate written and applied passes are required; all mandatory critical criteria must be met.
• Proposed issue target: within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees.
• Records assessed implementation planning skills in water efficiency management; it does not confer independent personnel certification or guarantee organisational certification.
• Attendance confirmation may record completed hours for unsuccessful learners; it does not certify successful completion.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

555

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.

Delegates allowedDelegates allowedDelegates allowed

Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.

Training prerequisitesTraining prerequisitesTraining prerequisites

Working knowledge of ISO 46001:2019, relevant water efficiency management experience and familiarity with project planning are required. Participants should understand process ownership and operational controls.Working knowledge of ISO 46001:2019, relevant water efficiency management experience and familiarity with project planning are required. Participants should understand process ownership and operational controls.Working knowledge of ISO 46001:2019, relevant water efficiency management experience and familiarity with project planning are required. Participants should understand process ownership and operational controls.

Pre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessment

Complete a 45-minute gap diagnostic using supplied water use review records; identify priorities, process owners and implementation constraints.Complete a 45-minute gap diagnostic using supplied water use review records; identify priorities, process owners and implementation constraints.Complete a 45-minute gap diagnostic using supplied water use review records; identify priorities, process owners and implementation constraints.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).

Passing criteriaPassing criteriaPassing criteria

75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.