Within every year, EKCÖLAB organizes training courses for both her team members and the general public involving local environmental and water committee leaders, university students, government public health officers and Non Governmental Organizations. The first EKCÖLAB training was organized in June 2021 were we shared knowledge and best practice to fight against water contamination, water borne diseases, investigating and analyzing route causes for environment and water pollution. We also empower the trainees with cutting edge techniques for monitoring and tracking Community risks and vulnerability. Over the past 5 years, we have empowered more than 2500 people across over 35 countries and +60 local communities through direct training initiatives and our global ambassadors/leaders network. Our materials and modules are being applied across different communities in Africa and Asia.

We introduced a certification called EWSI (Environmental and Water Sanitary Inspector) Professional Certification in 2021, running just once a year. Starting from 2026, we will offer this certification program year-round in three cohorts. The time for the cohorts is as follows: first (1st, March- 1st, May), second (1st July-1st, Sept), and third (15th, October-15th, December). There are 2 types of certification that we offer individuals after completing our certification training.

1. Certified Advanced EWSI Professional: This is for individuals who have gone through all the courses, completed fieldwork, and then written a project report (research report) of their findings and defended it to a world-class panel in the sector.
2. Certified EWSI Professional: This is for individuals who did not write a research report or defend a project, but must complete all courses and fieldwork.

In addition, we provide digital badges sharable on LinkedIn, Facebook and X to all certified students who completed the course with excellent results.

Have a look at some of the courses we are offering for now. Subsequent courses related to our area of interests and mission will be updated here in due time. So keep checking from time to time. Our courses involve Artificial Intelligence (AI) learning environment and assistant; helping you to answer questions, prepare you for fieldwork, exam and more.

Who is this training for?

1. University Students
2. Local community members and advocates for clean water and environmental problems
3. Local community leaders (water and environmental committees)
4. Public health personnel
5. NGO workers (WASH and environmental field coordinators/engineers)
6. Government institutions workers (Ministry of health, water and environment)
7. Consultants (Agencies) working in water, health and environment
8. Environmental and water instructors (researchers)

Water Quality, WHO Guidelines and Country Standards

This course gives you background knowledge to know what water quality means and factors that affects the quality of water.

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Environmental Field Techniques and Analyses of Water

This course opens a wide understanding and practical skills on the primary steps in solving water quality problem in the field.

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Advanced Water Treatment System and Technology

This course introduces participants into the various types of water treatment methods (in home, local community, urban area)

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Musiimenta Daphine (Uganda)

Graduate 2025 (Kampala International University)

I am thrilled that I was part of the training, and my eyes were opened to solving real-world problems. It was a game changer and equipped me to tackle problems of health and water quality in communities in Africa.

Julius John (Malawi)

Graduate 2026 (Wastewater manager Capital Oil)

This training delivered hands-on skills in EKCOLAB Analytics, fieldwork, and wastewater monitoring which I now apply at Capital Oil’s ETP to improve compliance and reduce risks. Cohort 5 Award boosted my confidence and now aiming for STP operations abroad.

Desmond Osaguona (Nigeria)

Graduate 2023 (University of Lagos)

This training was comprehensive, practical, and easy to follow. The self-paced online format made it incredibly convenient, and the instructors were always responsive and supportive.

Munang Othniel B. (Cameroon)

Graduate 2022 (Environmental Coordinator RADA)

Being part of the water sanitation inspection training with EKCÖLAB was actually one of the best training I received in 2022. It was so enriching and theory was matched with practical.

Michael Acquah (Ghana)

Graduate 2025 (Co-Founder The WASH Network)

The EWSI training was a useful and well-organized learning experience for me. This training strengthened my understanding and built my confidence in applying practical WASH solutions.

​​In general, every participant is required to take all courses and complete fieldwork before he or she can be certified. The certification is structured in a hybrid format (online and/or on-site) depending on the region or country where the participants are living. It is also important to note that before a person is awarded the EKCÖLAB certificate “Environmental and Water Sanitary Inspector (EWSI),” he/she must register for all the courses, do fieldwork and sit for an exam, for which they must pass with an overall score of 70/100.  All our courses are free. Any training materials needed during fieldwork are suppose to be handled by the participants themselves and not the organization.

​General objectives of the courses

Every trainee is expected to know the following after completing 1 or all of the courses;

1. Importance of community engagement in solving environmental problems
2. Environmental Pollution control
3. Digital tools (EKCOLAB Analytics) and Artificial Intelligence for community monitoring
4. Environmental norms and standards for safe communities
5. Water catchment protection
6. Water sample collection  for Physio-chemical and Microbiological analysis and techniques
7. Evaluation of risk of contamination and scoring for community water sources
8. Water Quality and the different types of water borne diseases
9. Public and community health analysis
10. Climate change-water impacts on livelihood
11. Disease control and mapping

If you are interested in getting trained and certified, click on the register now button on any of the course above.

Water Data Analysis Using Excel (graphs and charts)

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Water Quality Testing in the laboratory

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Fundamentals of Research Methodology

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