Short Learning Programmes
Workshop in Waste Management (77205)
Workshop in Waste Management (77205)
Duration: 3 days
Language medium: English
Tuition method: Presentation
Target group:
Municipal and town officials, Councilors, Managers, and Any individual who is involved in waste management.
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
Workshop will only be presented if a minimum of 15 students are registered
Course leader details:
Prof Tonderayi Matambo
PhD
Biotechnology
matamts@unisa.ac.za; 011670 9049
Calabash Building, UNISA Science Campus, Florida
Assistant course leader details:
Ms Tsakani Tshimbana
MSc
Environmental Sciences
tshimtp@unisa.ac.za; 011 471 2410
Calabash Building, UNISA Science Campus, Florida
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
Train municipal and town officials on proper waste management systems in order to manage and handle landfills properly. This will be done over 3 days with the last day involving a walk -about at current operating landfills to identify problems.
Modules:
WSWMA01 - Waste Management
Content:
Introduction to waste management
Waste management
Landfill sites
Role of waste pickers in the environment
Recyclables
Non-recyclables
Safety precautions
Solid waste financial management
Empowerment of waste pickers
Integration or incorporation in local government
Challenges