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"Waste in Action" was a project funded by the Interreg IVa program that aimed to improve waste management practices among local authorities.
The University of Brighton in partnership with CNFPT, East Sussex County Council, SMEDAR and Improvement Efficiency South East ran an Interreg IVa funded cross-border training course for local authority waste managers.
This ambitious project aimed to:
> Increase local authority officers' knowledge of waste management
> create an opportunity to share ideas and develop links with fellow professionals either side of the channel
> give officers an opportunity to work on an applied project with fellow officers that could assist their local authority
The 2009 class included 24 waste managers from the Interreg IVa region attended a week of training in Rouen and a week in Brighton and worked on cross border projects which they presented in Paris in September. Both training week included a a series of seminars, site visits and guest talks and the initative presents an excellent opportunity for officers to increase their knowledge and develop new skills. Examples of projects included comparing the management of food waste in England and France, developing good practice guidelines for local authorities to develop websites and innovation in communication campaigns.
Further courses were run in 2010 and 2011 - participants again worked on group projects which they were then invited to present in Paris.
The course was accredited by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and provides ten days towards the Institution’s Graduate Structured Learning & Development Programme, or 70 hours of Continuing Professional Development.
The University of Brighton in partnership with CNFPT, East Sussex County Council, SMEDAR and Improvement Efficiency South East ran an Interreg IVa funded cross-border training course for local authority waste managers.
This ambitious project aimed to:
> Increase local authority officers' knowledge of waste management
> create an opportunity to share ideas and develop links with fellow professionals either side of the channel
> give officers an opportunity to work on an applied project with fellow officers that could assist their local authority
The 2009 class included 24 waste managers from the Interreg IVa region attended a week of training in Rouen and a week in Brighton and worked on cross border projects which they presented in Paris in September. Both training week included a a series of seminars, site visits and guest talks and the initative presents an excellent opportunity for officers to increase their knowledge and develop new skills. Examples of projects included comparing the management of food waste in England and France, developing good practice guidelines for local authorities to develop websites and innovation in communication campaigns.
Further courses were run in 2010 and 2011 - participants again worked on group projects which they were then invited to present in Paris.
The course was accredited by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and provides ten days towards the Institution’s Graduate Structured Learning & Development Programme, or 70 hours of Continuing Professional Development.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/12/08 → 30/11/11 |
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