Tier 4: Train the Trainers
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Train the Trainers: Implementing Positive Water Impact (PWI) |
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Online Training Course | CEO Water Mandate & Water Resilience Coalition |
About This Course
Positive Water Impact (PWI) is the leading technical framework for companies committed to achieving measurable, basin-level water stewardship outcomes. Developed by the CEO Water Mandate and the Water Resilience Coalition, PWI provides a structured, science-based pathway for organisations to go beyond operational efficiency by addressing water availability, quality, and WASH accessibility across direct operations and, increasingly value chains. This Train the Trainers course equips water stewardship consultants, technical advisors, and sector experts with the knowledge to deliver PWI training to corporate clients by supporting companies in embedding the framework across operational sites and supply chains as part of a credible, long-term water resilience strategy.
The course fee is per person.
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for professionals who advise, guide, or build capacity within corporate water stewardship programmes, including:
- Water stewardship and sustainability consultants
- Technical advisors supporting corporate ESG and water resilience commitments
- Sector specialists working with companies on basin-level risk and collective action
- Representatives of industry associations and standard-setting bodies facilitating PWI adoption at scale
Participants are expected to have a working familiarity with corporate water stewardship concepts and an interest in supporting companies through the full PWI implementation journey — from site-level assessment to collective basin action.
Course Content
The course follows the five-step PWI implementation framework as set out in the Implementing Positive Water Impact: Technical Guidance (Version 2, 2026). Participants will also gain practical fluency in the PWI implementation steps, the Internal Tracking Framework (ITF), and the alignment of PWI with complementary standards including AWS, CSRD, SBTN, TNFD, and CDP.
Format & Duration
Duration: 1 week (online)
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Meeting 1 |
Introduction |
Live session with instructors: orientation, platform walkthrough, high-level overview of PWI and alignment to other frameworks |
Week 1 (Tuesday) |
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Meeting 2 |
Main Course |
Live session with instructors: Complete PWI Steps 1-5, closing with briefing on the case study |
Week 1 (Thursday) |
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Online |
Self-Learning |
Self-paced study, with the discussion forum, FAQ and resource library open throughout |
Ongoing (entire duration) |
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Meeting 3 |
Case Study Application |
Instructor facilitated, learner-centered group work to apply the framework on a case study |
Week 2 Tuesday |
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Assessment |
Online multiple-choice test |
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Closing Session |
Live session: ways forward, further learning |
Certification & Record Keeping
Participants who fulfil all course requirements receive a certificate of attendance issued by the CEO Water Mandate. We also maintain a continuously updated database of participants who have completed the course, which allows organisations and clients to verify training credentials across current and previous cohorts. Inclusion in this database is optional: you will only be listed if you ask to be, and you can ask to be removed at any time.
Benefits for Practitioners
- Authoritative grounding in the PWI technical framework and its practical application
- Recognised certification within the CEO Water Mandate and Water Resilience Coalition community
- Readiness to guide corporate clients through the full PWI implementation cycle
- Access to a growing global network of trained PWI practitioners and direct contribution to the WRC’s dual commitment across 100 priority basins
Your Instructors
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| Klaudia Schachtschneider, PhD Interim Technical Lead CEO Water Mandate kschachtschneider@pacinst.org | Ashok Chapagain, PhD Senior Technical Specialist CEO Water Mandate akchapagain@pacinst.org |
Course content is based on the PWI Technical Guidance (Version 2, 2026), published by the CEO Water Mandate and the Water Resilience Coalition.
Please purchase this course to access the content.
