WASH

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE (WASH)

WASH stands for water, sanitation and hygiene. Universal, affordable and sustainable access to WASH is a key public health issue within international development and is the focus of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6).

SDG 6 aims at equitable and accessible water and sanitation for all, with Target 6.2 specifically mentioning women and girls.

Program Pattern

• This is a course duration of 2 years.
• The course is also offered as Certification in WASH.

Eligibility

• The minimum eligibility of the course is Bachelor’s Degree from an UGC approved Institute.
• The candidate should have minimum 55% in its final exam to pursue this course.

Entrance Exams

• State Eligibility Test (SET)
• Private Institute Exams

Institute/Universities

• Tata Institute of Social Science, Tuljapur, TISS
• Wash Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

 

Course Outline

The course modules include the following:

 

Introduction to Cleanliness	Hygiene Concepts
Sanitation Education	Public Health
Solid and Liquid Waste Management	Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance
Water and Sanitation related Diseases	Hydrology and Geology
Ecological and Environmental Protection	Project Work and research

 

Future Scope

• Hygiene and Sanitation officers
• Water Treatment Officer