The management of physical assets for water and wastewater utilities has become significantly critical in the last decade. Due to an increasing demand for utility services, scarce resources, need for production efficiency, budget and funding limitations, increasing restrictions on output, ageing assets and climate change, there is an urgent need to manage our physical assets better, pro-active and with a life cycle view.    

South Africa's water and wastewater utilities face a myriad of challenges, including the breakdown of water supply systems, contamination of drinking water, and the deterioration of wastewater treatment works. Asset management practices play a crucial role in addressing these challenges. By implementing good asset management practices, utilities can prolong asset life, improve decision-making about asset rehabilitation, repair, and replacement, meet consumer demands with a focus on system sustainability, and reduce overall costs for both operations and capital expenditures.

In South Africa, asset management practices have been recognized as a key component of sustainable infrastructure management. The country's water services institutions have well-developed asset management strategies and plans, but they face funding shortages to implement these plans.

Asset Management has been increasingly recognized as the key to improved investment decision making across all sectors, from Electricity and Water Production & Distribution, Oil & Gas, Defence, Aerospace, Manufacturing and Public Transport. Regulators require to develop, and present strategic Asset Management Plans aligned with the corporate strategy. This training course will emphasize on implementation of good Asset Management practice that will contribute to fulfilling the corporate strategy.

Skills development is also an area of concern, as there is a need for specialized technical and management competencies to effectively manage and maintain water infrastructure. The benefits of implementing good asset management practices in South Africa's water and wastewater utilities include improved decision-making, meeting service expectations and regulatory requirements, reducing overall costs, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the water supply systems. By focusing on asset management, utilities can ensure that their infrastructure remains in good working order, regardless of the age of the components or the availability of additional funds

 Learning Objectives

•      Explain what Asset Management is, why it is important and what deliverables the organization gets from it.

•      Understand the content and value of ISO 55000, the international standard on Asset Management, and how to use it.

•      Understand ‘good Asset Management practice’, starting with foundations and building up to best practices that will deliver maximum business benefits.

•      Apply the key steps to implement and improve Asset Management.

•      How to move their organization forward.

Who Should Attend 

•      Water distribution system Managers

•      Safety Inspectors

•      Consulting Engineers

•      Construction Contractors

•      Civil Engineers

•      Water Quality Managers

•      Plant Operators

•      Technicians and Technologists

•      Design Engineers

•      Project Managers

•      Environmental Engineers

•      Utility Managers

•      Water Resource Engineers

•      And other individuals who need a basic understanding of water distribution system design.