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Hydroaid training program on planning and management of water resources

HYDROAID – the Water for Development Management Institute – organizes every year a scholarship training program on planning and management of water resources intended for engineers and managers from the developing countries. This program is held at the campus of the International Training Center of the International Labor Organization (ITC-ILO) in Turin every year since 2002.



The courses are funded by:
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate General for Development Cooperation
  • The Regional Council of Piedmont
  • The Provincial Council of Turin
  • The Municipality of Turin
  • Compagnia di San Paolo
  • Fondazione CRT
  • Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Turin
  • ATO3 Torinese - (Turin water district agency)
  • SMAT S.p.a - (Turin metropolitan area water company)
  • CSI Piemonte
  • ENAS - (Ente acque della Sardegna)
With the permanent technical and scientific cooperation of:
  • University of Turin
  • Politecnico di Torino
  • SMAT S.p.a. - (Turin Metropolitan Area Water Company)
  • ENAS - (Ente acque della Sardegna)
  • CSI Piemonte
  • ITC-ILO
  • ACDA Cuneo (Cuneo area Water Company)
  • AQP S.p.A - (Acquedotto Pugliese)
  • ATO3 Torinese - (Turin water district agency)
  • The Regional Council of Piedmont
  • LVIA - (Lay Volunteers International Association)
  • Pompe Vergani
  • Consorzio Est Sesia
  • University of Napoli - (Federico II)
  • University of Nuoro
  • University of Sassari


The overall curriculum consists of three courses of theoretical study and field training:
  • Management and governance of the integrated water service cycle
  • Management of water resources for soil conservation and agricultural development
  • Supply systems for drinking water, irrigation and sanitation

Every year, HYDROAID hosts from 30 up to 40 students working in water resources management agencies in their countries of origin. Over 25% of the course participants are women.
Women participation is more than welcome.

The duration of the Courses is approximately from 7 to 9 weeks and the activities are held in the fall season.

The call for application is released every year during the springtime and its publication may vary depending on the bureaucratic procedures.

The on-line application is strictly recommended though paper documents have to be sent also to the relevant Italian Embassy or Consulate.(MANDATORY).

The participants to the previous issues of HYDROAID’s training program have come from several different countries, including:

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad
  • China
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Cuba
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • The Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Grenada
  • Honduras
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Macedonia, FYR of
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro, Republic of
  • Morocco
  • Morocco (Western Sahara)
  • Mozambique
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Authority
  • Paraguay
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Timor Leste (East Timor)
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Vietnam