Training Imparted to Public
METROWATER TRAINING CENTRE:
Metrowater, as a part of capacity building exercise, has established its Staff Training Centre as early as 1979. The Training Centre headed by a Superintending Engineer is functioning from the Training Centre Campus at Ayanavaram (adjoining the Kilpauk Water Treatment Plant Campus) under the control of Engineering Director.
The Training Centre has been offering training programmes for several years mainly on operational activities, designed long time back. As the training provided to the staff should be need based and relevant to the changing situations, a Special Officer was appointed in 1999 to review and re-orient the training programmes. Seventy course titles existing then were reviewed. Keeping in view the need to focus on managerial skills and the paradigm shift that has already taken place from breakdown maintenance to preventive maintenance, about 23 course titles have been proposed, which were being offered at the Training Centre from 2000-2001. These courses are grouped under the following areas
(i) Operation and Maintenance
(ii) Leakage Control & Water Conservation
(iii) Water Quality
(iv) Water Distribution
(v) Sewage disposal
(vi) Human Resource Development
(vii) Project Management
(viii) Financial management.
The above training courses are offered to A.E.E.’s, A.E’s, J.E’s, , A.O.’s, J.A.O.’s , Assistants, Junior Assistants, Electrical Operators , Water Analysts and Labour categories. Four courses are conducted exclusively for Labour categories. (as per calendar enclosed )
2. CPHEEO COURSES
Besides conducting training programmes for the staff, five CPHEEO sponsored training programmes are conducted every year for which trainees are sponsored by Govt. of India, CPHEEO.
3. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
Certain infrastructure improvements such as air-conditioning the class rooms, improvements to hostels, procurement of LCD projectors, Digital camera, DVD players , Amplifier, new classroom furniture , Xerox Machine , Purchase of three new computers as replacements etc. were carried out from the year 2000 to March 2006 at a cost of about Rs.25 lakhs.
4. SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Special public awareness programme on Rainwater Harvesting was conducted during the year 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 during pre-monsoon period. This free training programme attracted a large number of participants.
A five day training programme (Orientation workshop) for Municipal Engineers, sponsored by the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project II was designed and organised by the Resource Centre during 2000 - 02. 14 batches of training were conducted and 249 Municipal Engineers were trained.
A special course on Noting & Drafting in Tamil was also organised with the assistance of the Directorate of Tamil Development.
A special training on conduct of departmental enquiry and handling of disciplinary cases for 48 senior officials has been conducted during May 2006
On the job training for science students of city colleges are conducted every year in the topic 'WATER AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT AND ANALYSIS' during vacation of the colleges, on request from the colleges.
On an average of 800 staffs including labour are imparted training in the In-house Training programmes conducted at the Training centre every year. Nearly 75 officers of different levels are deputed by Metrowater to various CPHEEO sponsored courses every year to other organizations all over India. Besides, the senior level officers are deputed to various seminars/workshops conducted by other Government organizations and private organizations to understand the latest technologies being adopted in the country and world.
5. TNUDP - III TRAINING PROGRAMMES
TNUDP Training programmes for Municipal Engineers on the following nine technical topics are planned for 2006 – 07 for which consultancy bids were sent to CMA and the work order is awaited .
1. Water Works Supervisors
2. Water Supply System Management
3. Filter Operation, Care & Use of Chlorinators
4. Water and Waste water Treatment Analysis
5. Sewage Works Supervisors
6. Sewer Maintenance and Cleaning
7. Positive and Preventive Maintenance of Water supply and Sewerage System
8. Comprehensive Training in Urban Engineering & Management
9. Skill Development for the Staff in Engineering Dept at ULB’s
6. FUTURE PROPOSALS
Special courses such as Reverse Osmosis , Yoga and stress management are also proposed to be added during the current year
7. GOVERNING COUNCIL:
The policies relating to the functioning of the Training Centre are approved by a Governing Council consisting of the following members : -
1. Managing Director - Chairman
2. Executive Director - Vice Chairman
3. Finance Director - Member
4. Engineering Director - Member
5. Director (Resource Centre) - Vacant
6. Superintending Engineer (T &DC) - Convenor
8 .FACILITIES:
a) Library:
There is a library at the Training Centre. There is a collection of about 2750 books covering Engineering, Technology, Management, Training, Finance disciplines, Computers as well as operational manuals, specifications and ISI codes. About 5 journals are subscribed. For the purchase of books and journals a provision of Rs.35000/- is allocated annually.
b) The following equipments and other facilities are available at the Training Centre
1. LCD Projectors
2. Over Head Projectors
3. VCR/VCP/TV
4. DVD Player
5. Video Cassettes
6. Digital Camera
7. Compact Discs
8. Air conditioned Class room (3 Nos.)
9. Library
10. Hostel (11 rooms)
11. Training Laboratory
12. Training Workshop
c) The following Major and special equipments are available at the Laboratory at the Training Centre .
1. B.O.D. Incuator - 1 No.
2. Flame Photometer - 1 No.
3. Spectro Photo meter Elico - 1 No.
4. Hot air oven - 1 No.
5. Muffle Furnace - 1 No.
6. Auto Clave - 1 No.
7. Magnetic Stirrer - 1 No.
8. Bacteriological incubator - 1 No.
9. Magnifying apparatus - 1 No.
10. Microscope (Binocular type) - 3 Nos.
11. Electronic Digital Analytical Balance - 1 No.
12. PH Meters - Elico - 1 No.
13. Turbidity Meter - Elico - 1 No.
14. Conductivity Meter - Elico - 1 No.
15. Nitrogen Digesting apparatus - 2 Nos.
16. Distilling apparatus - 1 No.
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE IN THE DEMONSTRATION LABORATORY OF TRAINING CENTRE
13. Conductivity Meter - Elico - 1 No.
14. Nitrogen Digesting apparatus - 2 Nos
15. Distilling apparatus - 1 No
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS IN TRAINING CENTRE.
1. LCD Projectors
2. Over Head Projectors
3. VCR/VCP/TV
4. DVD Player
5. Video Cassettes
6. Digital Camera
7. Compact Discs
FACILITIES AT THE TRAINING CENTRE
1. Air conditioned Class Rooms (3 nos)
2. Library
3. Hostel (11 rooms)
4. Training Laboratory
5. Training Workshops