From the very inception of CWRDM, education, extension and training activities were given importance, and these assignments were carried out by the Education and Extension  Division, which was later renamed as Training, Education and Extension Division.

CWRDM was given the additional responsibility to serve as one of the Water and Land Management Institutes of India, specially for Kerala, in the late 1980s.  Thus, the training of the officials of the Irrigation and other user departments/agencies on water resources management became the additional mandate of CWRDM.  The proposal of CWRDM was approved by the CWC and the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India and financial assistance was provided by USAID till 1995.  Later, this programme was renamed as Water Resources Management Training Programme (WRMTP).  Presently, the State Government provides financial assistance to run the training programmes.  National Courses on relevant topics are also sponsored by the CWC every year.

The staff of CWRDM, belonging to different disciplines, serve as the core faculty for the training programmes, and resource persons are also invited from other reputed organisations. Both induction courses and in-service courses are conducted for the officials in addition to specialised courses on specific topics. Around 4000 officials and 10000 farmers, Representatives of People, NGOs, SHGs, etc have been trained as a part of this programme. Action Research, Adaptive trials, Seminars, Workshops, etc are also conducted as part of the WRMTP. The training facilities in the campus include: lecture halls, auditorium, trainees hostel, guest house, library, etc.

In addition to the WRMTP, training programmes were also conducted for EC, Swiss Intercorporation, World Bank assisted projects, CWC, NABARD, KSEB, Department of Water Resources, Agriculture and Forestry of Kerala Government .

CWRDM has been identified by various IITs and Universities as an Institute for research leading to graduate and doctoral programmes.

 

WRMTP 2023-24

Sl. No. Topic Date
1 Introduction to QGIS and QSWAT 19-22 July 2023

 

 

 

WRMTP Trainings -2015

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Topic

Dates

1

One month Induction Training Course on ‘Irrigation Water Management’

5 January - 5 February 

2

Training Programme on ‘Wetland Conservation and Management’

22 – 24 January 

3

Environment Management Training-Water Quality and Sanitation

13-15 July

4

‘Safe water and Human Health’

11-13 August

5

‘Application of Isotope Tracer Techniques for Water Resources Development and Management’

17-19 August 

6

Planning of Water Supply and Sanitation projects’

21  August  

7

“Environmental Impact Assessment Process”

15 -17 September

8

“Strategies for Groundwater Development and Management”,

6-8 October

WRMTP Trainings- 2014

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Topic

Dates

1. 

Introduction to Coastal Erosion Problems and Protection Measures in Kerala

06-09 January

2. 

Management of Organizational Change

07-09 January

3. 

Planning of water Supply and Sanitation Projects

22 July

4. 

Introduction to Coastal Erosion Problems and Protection Measures in Kerala

04-07Auust

5. 

Integrated Water Resources Management –Orienataion programme

18 August 

6. 

Safe Water and Human Health

19-20 August

7. 

Introduction to Coastal Erosion Problems and Protection Measures in Kerala conducted

22-25 September 

8. 

Integrated Watershed Management - Monitoring & Evaluation at Thrissur

24-26 September 

9. 

Bench Marking of Irrigation Projects

07 – 10 October

10. 

Water Supply and Sanitation, for the Officers from LSGD, KWA, Jalanidhi, Municipalities/ Corporations

07 - 09 October 

11. 

Integrated Water Resources Management with Special

Reference to Pamba River Basin

14 – 16, October

12. 

Advanced  Techniques  in  Groundwater  Development and Management,

14-16 October 

13. 

Introduction  to  Advanced  Mapping  Techniques  for

Water Resources Management-

23-25 October

14. 

Irrigation Management under

4-6November

15. 

Management of Organisational Change at Ernakulam

5-7 November 

16. 

Groundwater Recharge and Management Strategies,

11-13 November 

17. 

Environmental Impact Assessment Process, for the Engineers of Irrigation and Agriculture Departments,

18– 20 November

18. 

Management  Skills  for  Officers  in  the  Government

Departments  at Palakkad

26 -28 November

 

19. 

Application of Decision Support System in Irrigated Agriculture

9-11 December

20. 

Techniquesfor estimation of water potential of river basins at Eranakulam

9-11  December

WRMTP Trainings - 2013

Sl. No

                                 Topic

Dates

1

Management of Organizational Change 

3-4 January

2

Irrigation Management

09-11 January

3

Soft Computing Techniques in Hydrology

15-17 January

4

Introduction to application of RS and GIS in Water Resources Management’

22- 23 January

5

Water Supply and Sanitation’

05-07 February

6

Techniques for estimation of water potential of river basins

03-05 September

7

Integrated Watershed Management: Monitoring and Evaluation

09-11 September

24-26 September 

8

Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Resources Projects

08-09 October 

9

Sensitization Workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management

22-23 October

20-21 November

10

Strategies for Groundwater Development and Management

22-24 October 

11

Integrated Water Resources Management with Special Reference to Pamba River Basin

23-25 October

12

Irrigation Water Management (Induction Course)

28 October –

28 November 

13

Irrigation Management in Precision Farming

30-31 October

14

Techniques for Estimation of Water Potential of River Basins

04-06 November 

15

Irrigation Management

06-08 November 

16

Aquifer Recharge (AR) & Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

11-13 November 

17

Water Quality Monitoring Techniques

19-23 November

18

Introduction to Advanced Mapping Techniques for Water Resources Management

26-28 November

19

Wetland Conservation and Management

04-06 December

20

Workshop on Interstate Rivers and Interbasin Transfers

05 December 

21

Application of Decision Support System in Irrigated Agriculture

11-13 December

22

Introduction to Application of RS&GIS in Water Resources Management

17-20 November 

WRMTP Trainings - 2012

Sl. No

Title

Dates

1. 

Diagnostic Analysis of Irrigation Projects

04-06 January

2. 

Application of Geomatics in Water Resources Management

17-20 January

3. 

Induction training on Irrigation Water Management

03 January –03 February, 04 July – 04 August

4. 

Introduction to Coastal Erosion Problems and Protection Measures in Kerala

09-12 July

5. 

Flood Disaster Management

25-26 July 

6. 

TOT for WALMIs/IMTIs on Benchmarking of Irrigation Projects

21-23 August

7. 

Environmental Impact Assessment Process

05-06 September

8. 

Design of Minor Irrigation Schemes

12-14 September

9. 

Integrated Mangrove Aquaculture for Environmental Management

13-14 September

10. 

Soft Computing Techniquest in Hydrology

03-05 October

11. 

Artificial Recharge of Groundwater: Concerns and Perspective

08-10 October

12. 

Safe Water and Human Health

16-17 October

13. 

Irrigation Management in Precision Farming

30-31 October

14. 

Groundwater Exploration Techniques and Conservation Strategies

06-09 November

15. 

Farmer Management of Minor Irrigation Systems for Better Command Area Development

15-17 November

16. 

Planning of Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes

16 November

17. 

Water Quality Monitoring Techniques

19-23 November

18. 

Advanced Mapping Techniques for Water Resources Management

27-29, November

19. 

GIS based Watershed Modelling using SWAT

04-06 December

20. 

Application of Decision Support System in Irrigated Agriculture

12-14 December

21. 

Diagonostic Analysis of Irrigation Projects

18-20 December