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COURSE CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOME
PE 400

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Professional Practice
  • Waste Management Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct.
PSC300A

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  • Biological treatment technology (PSC300A/BTT/00)
  • Wastewater Engineering, (PSC300A/WWT/1&2) and
  • Landfill Technology (PSC300A/LDT 1&2) OR
  • Land Remediation (PSC300A/LRT 1&2)
  • Understand the principles of bio-treatment and its application in solid, liquid and gaseous waste treatment.
  • Have the skill to apply the principles in facility/plant designs,& operation
  • Problem identification & control  skills for Bio-treatment facility
  • Knowledge of contaminant fate, Land remediation planning, technology and operation
PSC300B

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  • Thermal Treatment technology (PSC300B/TTT/01&2)
  • Air Pollution Control technology (PSC300B/APC/01&2), and
  • Material Recovery Technology (PSC300B/MRT/01&2)
  • Understand the principles of thermal-treatment and its application in solid, liquid and gaseous waste treatment.
  • Have the skill to apply the principles in facility/plant designs,& operation
  • Understand associated problems of thermal treatment and its management skills..
  • Understand separation principles and technology, and its application in material recovery.
  • Exposed to management skill set for MRF..
PCC201

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  • Waste & Environmental Management.(PCC/202/WEM/00)
  • Waste Business Management (PCC202/WBM/01&2)
  • Nigerian & International Waste Law (PCC201/WAL/01&2);
  • Understand the relationship between waste and the environment
  • Develop the skill to identify waste impact on environmental quality.
  • Knowledge of use of economic instrument in waste management.
  • Skill of designing funding & cost recovery system for waste management
  • Understanding of contract law, and various forms of applicable types of Contracts in Waste Management.
  • Knowledge of Waste law, skill to develop, monitor and report compliance.
  • Skill to provide Expert Witness service in Waste Management sector.
PCC202

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  • Waste Strategy & Plan (PCC202/WSP/1&2);
  • Waste Collection & Documentation (PCC202/WCD/1/&02)
  • Occupational Health &Safety Management.(PCC202/OHS/00)
  • Have skills for development of waste strategy and plans including fieldwork.
  • Have knowledge to identify and resolve technical, socioeconomic and legal problems in waste management planning.
  • Developed skill for collection planning and operation
  • Skill for waste documentation including Transboundary waste movement.
  • Have knowledge to identify & manage health and safety challenges in Waste management operation.
CSC100- T

Certified Facility Supervisor Course

  • Facility Process Flow.
  • Facility Operation monitoring parameters.
  • Operation monitoring systems and control items.
  • Operation Reporting.
  • Facility Emergency Management
  • Understanding of critical Facility component and their function.
  • Knowledge of the process flow and critical factors to be monitored
  • Facility Troubleshooting skill, basic maintenance requirements, and emergency management.
  • Reporting knowledge
  • Basic Equipment Maintenance skills
CSC100-M
Certified Facility Supervisor Course
  • Personnel, Community & Media Management
  • Waste Acceptance Criteria & Acceptance Procedure
  • Facility Maintenance Planning
  • Stakeholder identification, communication and collaboration skills
  • Knowledge of Media and waste.
  • Skill on waste acceptance (what to look out for, documents to crosscheck, weight and  generators etc)
  • Waste classification and identification skills.
  • Knowledge of Maintenance planning
FDC100-M
Foundation Course
  • Waste definition and History of Waste Management
  • Waste, Society & Economy;
  • Principles and Objectives of Waste Management
  • Waste Management system,
  • Knowledge of waste from different perspectives.
  • Knowledge of the basic objectives of managing waste.
  • Knowledge of the Society as the generator of waste, and Waste and the economy.
  • Critical principles of waste management and various component of waste management system
FDC 100-T
Foundation Course
  • Waste Characterization & Classification;
  • Waste Handling,
  • Facility Type, Monitoring & Reporting;
  • Environmental Monitoring & Compliance Reporting
  • Waste profiling skills
  • Importance of good waste characterization to waste management.
  • Knowledge of waste handling technology and hazards
  • Knowledge of various waste treatment technology
  • Operation monitoring and reporting skills.
  • Environmental and compliance monitoring & reporting skills

About Us

The Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) is non-governmental professional organization incorporated (CAC/IT/No. 18515) in 2005.

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130 Obafemi Awolowo Way,
Balogun Bus Stop Opposite Lagoon Hospital Ikeja,
Lagos, Nigeria.

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PE 400
COURSE COURSE CONTENT
Professional Ethics & Code of Conduct
PE 400
  • Sustainable Development (Development and Natural systems , Sustainable development principles, Professional practice & Sustainable Development
  • Principles of professionalism (Integrity: moral responsibility principle, Consistency: Standard  principle, Competence : Technical principle)
  • Professional responsibility and negligence (Education of juniors, Disclosure of capacity, commitments and informed consent, Acceptance of liability and indemnity)
  • Maintenance of Competence (Professional association & networking, Internship and certification, CPD and competence)
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PSC 300A
COURSE COURSE CONTENT
Biological treatment technology PSC300A/BTT/00
  • Basic Microbiology (Physiology, Metabolism, Microbial Classification &Microbial Kinetics)
  • Microbiological Waste Science (Organic Waste; Microbial activities in Waste)
  • Aerobic and Anaerobic System (process, design and technology)
Wastewater Engineering PSC300A/WWE/01&2
  • Water Quality (Water Quality, Principles of pollution, Sources of Water contamination, Contaminated Water Treatment Principles )
  • Wastewater Treatment Technology (design of physical, biological and chemical systems)
  • Management of Wastewater treatment sludge (drying and secondary treatment of residue)
Landfill Technology PSC300A/LDT/01&2
  • Landfill Science & Technology (Waste properties, Reactions in Landfill, Topography & Hydrology, Geology & Hydrogeology, Technology  & Typology, Site suitability analysis, Introduction to Landfill Facility design)
  • Landfill Gas (LFG) Management (Gas Characteristics & Generation, LFG Collection System Design, LFG Treatment & Utilisation)
  • Leachate management (Characteristics, Water Balance & Hydraulic Barrier, Leachate Collection system, Storm water management, & Leachate Treatment)
  • Closure, Restoration & Aftercare (Closure Plan, Settlement & Land Surface Mgt, Final capping & Surface water Mgt, and  Site Utilization)
Land Remediation PSC300A/LDR/O1&2 Pollution Management Survey (Soil Structure & Contaminant Transport; Pollution Modelling; Land & Groundwater Pollution Investigation Techniques.
Remediation (Remediation Principles & Planning; Land Remediation (On-site) Technology; Land Remediation (Off-site) Technology; Surface & Ground-Water Remediation.
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PSC300B
COURSE COURSE CONTENT
Thermal Treatment Technology PSC300B/TTT/01&2
  • Thermal Waste Science (Energy Science principles; Thermal properties of waste, Society, Environment & Thermal treatment)
  • Thermal Treatment Technology (Typology & Application, and Thermal System Design principles)
  • Flue gas Management (Air pollution Control, Flue gas Generation, Types of Flue gas, Control and Treatment)
  • Residue Management.(Characteristics of Residues and treatment)
  • Energy Recovery (Waste as energy repository, energy from Thermal system)
Air Pollution Control technology PSC300B/APC/1&2
  • Air Pollution sources and effects (Major air pollutants, Anthropogenic emissions , Local and global effects)
  • Air quality Standards, Monitoring & Management (Air quality Standards, Meteorology, Material substitution, Process change & Equipment adaptation, &Emission Trading
  • Air pollution control engineering (Air pollution Control principles, Particulates & dust control equipment design, VOC & Odour control equipment design, & Acid gases control equipment design
  • Waste Management and Air Pollution (Waste management and climate change, Dumpsite and Landfill facility, Composting Material Recovery facilities, Thermal facility)
Material Recovery Technology PSC300B/MRT/1&2
  • Material Flow Cycle (Law of Conservation, Dynamics of Recovery, Material-Flow-Cycle & Circular Economy)
  • Separation Principles &Technology (material property and separation, Physical, Chemical, Thermal & Biological Separation)
  • MRF Design (MRF Processes, Key Components of MRF, Design Factors & Facility Targets)
  • MRF Operation (Secondary material Quality, Environment, Health & Safety)
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PCC201
COURSE COURSE CONTENT
Waste & Environmental Management. PCC/202/WEM/00
  • Environmental Risk Assessment (toxicity & risk characterisation)
  • Waste impact on environment (Resource depletion & Capital degradation)
  • Waste Management Climate Change
Air Pollution Control technology PSC300B/APC/1&2
  • Waste Management and the Media (Media as public opinion builder, Role of the Public in waste management, Public participation)
  • Pollution Control Economics (Concept of Externalities, Cost Benefit Analysis
  • & Public Goods, Pollution Load and Economics of Impact, & Costing Recovery
  • Personnel and Client Management (Personnel engagement and development, Personnel evaluation, reward and disengagement, Client Communication and Feedback management, & Services Promotion & Billing Methods
  • Waste Management Contract, Financing and Insurance (Contract typology and administration, Waste Management financing, & Cost recovery, Waste industry risk structure & Insurance cover
  • Project Management (Feasibility and Viability studies, Project planning, Project monitoring & Reporting)
Material Recovery Technology PSC300B/MRT/1&2
  • Introduction to Waste Law: Waste Regulatory system; Common law & Waste Management;
  • Nigerian Waste Law: (Principles, Institutions, NESREA Act (2007) & Regulations, Harmful Waste Act, & Oil in Navigable Waters, Public health Act; Factory Act; & EIA Act)
  • Nigerian Mining Waste Law & Regulation (Petroleum & Gas
  • Solid Mineral)
  • International Waste law: (MARPOL 73/78;  Basel,  Rotterdam, Minamata, & Stockholm)
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PCC202
COURSE COURSE CONTENT
Waste Strategy & Plan PCC202/WSP/1&2
  • Planning Fundamentals (Policy, Strategy & Plan, Planning Framework, Stakeholder Analysis, Gap analysis & Option Development)
  • Option Evaluation (Technology, Economic & Suitability, Evaluation method)
  • Waste mgt plan (Organisation of Planning, Desktop Analysis, Fieldwork, Plan Content, Action plan & Implementation strategies)
  • Plan Presentation (Executive summary, Planning framework, Situation profile, Plan & Recommendation schedule, & Appendix)
Waste Collection & Documentation PCC202/WCD/1&2
  • Waste Documentation (Purpose and type of documentations, Transboundary Documentation, Waste Storage, Packaging and labelling)
  • Waste Collection Principles (Collection Principles, Collection Planning, Collection System and Service, & Street Cleaning and Litter Mgt,)
  • Handling & Collection Technology (Sorting technology, Shredding, Baling, etc technology, Packaging technology, Collection Infrastructure , Waste haulage equipment, & Street Cleaning equipment)
Occupational Health &Safety Management. PCC202/OHS/00
  • OHS Management System (Policy & Organisation, Planning & Implementation, Documentation, Auditing and improvement)
  • Waste Industry OSH fundamentals (OHS Factors & Stakeholder, Industry Risk & Hazards, Industry Accident typology, Industry Disease typology)
  • Safety Technology (PPE and Safety Apparatus, Mechanical Safety, Electrical Safety, Chemical Safety, & Fire Safety)
  • OHS Prevention Strategy (Risk Assessment, Health Surveillance, Personal hygiene and Vaccination , Training and Supervision, Equipment Safety audit, Operational/Job Safety Analysis, Site planning & Standard house-keeping, Use of adequate Work Procedures system)
  • OHS Management Strategy (First-Aids, Hospitalization, Holidays and quarantine, Insurance and Compensation, & Administrative System)
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