NWA conducts training courses on all aspects of water resources development and management; and also on administration and management. Broadly, the following areas are covered.

• Integrated Water Resources Development & Management (IWRDM)
• Investigations, planning and formulation of river valley projects.
• Designs - FEM, designs of various structures, softwares for designs, dam safety
• Irrigation - Command Area Development, Watershed management, Participatory Irrigation Management, Benchmarking of irrigation systems
• Hydrology
• Flood Management, Flood Forecasting
• Remote Sensing and GIS techniques
• Hydrometry and data processing
• Environmental, social and human aspects of river valley projects.
• Construction and economic aspects of river valley Projects
• Water Law, and river valley disputes
• Management Development program for senior officers

On any given topic, different course content is designed depending on the profile of target participants. The programs are divided in following five categories.

Exposure Programs :

These are intended for exposing senior technocrats to what is new. These are not "training programs", in the sense the participants are not expected to learn "how to" do it, but only appreciate what is the state of art, so that they can take strategic decisions to use it in their own departments. These are short duration programs, covering 4 to 6 topics over 3 days.

Operational Level Training Programs :

In this category different programs are designed for JEs, to SEs levels (separately), where the participants are trained at operational level in the given topic. These are 5 days to 15 days duration and focus on one topic only.

Refresher programs :

In separately designed programs for JE to SE level, refresher programs are intended to bring the participants up-to-date on latest developments in the given topic and brush up forgotten concepts. These are short programs of about 3-days and address more than one topic. The difference between this category and Exposure programs is, in Refresher Programs the participants are expected to be already well versed with the subject, and are brought up to date with the latest developments, whereas in Exposure Program new ideas are introduced.

Brain Storming Sessions :

These are for senior level (SE and CE). These are short (3-days) programs where there is no "faculty" and no "teaching". The format is that of open discussion in brain storming mode to "take the thinking forward" and create a "think tank". 4 to 6 topics are discussed over a 3-day period.

The list of area-wise programs being conducted/planned at NWA is as follows:

Sr No.
Title
Duration in weeks

Integrated Water Resources Development & Management (IWRDM)

1
IWRDM
1

2
Application of Modelling Software for Pilot Basin
1

3
Artificial Neural Network in Water Resources Development
1

4
SWAT Modelling Software
1

5
River Basin Planning
1

6
DSS Planning for IWRDM of River Basins
1

Investigations, planning and formulation of river valley projects

8
Preparation of Detailed Project Report of Water Resources Projects
2

9
Geotechnical / Hydrological Instrumentation
1

10
Sedimentation planning of reservoir
1

11
Project Planning
1

Designs & Analysis; FEM/FEA, designs of various structures, softwares for designs, dam safety

12
Analysis and Design of Dams
2

13
FEM using IDEAS Software
2

14
Design of Hydro-power Structures
2

15
Design of Barrages and Canals
1

16
Dam Safety Instrumentation
1

17
Design Flood Estimation
1

18
Application of Finite Element Analysis in WR structures
2

19
Design of Hydromechanical Equipment (Gates)
3

20
Dam safety concerns and awareness
1

21
Design of spillway energy dissipators
1

Irrigation - Command Area Development, Watershed management, Participatory Irrigation Management, Benchmarking of irrigation systems

22
Irrigation Sector Reforms
1

23
Irrigation Planning
1

24
Performance Evaluvation and Benchmarking of IrrigationProjects
1

25
Repair, Renovation & Restoration of water bodiesdirectly linked to agriculture
1

26
Training of Trainers in Participatory Irrigation Management
1.5

27
Assessment of Irrigation demand and irrigation scheduling
1

28
Canal Automation
1

29
Command area development
1

30
Watershed Management
1

Hydrology

31
Basic hydrology
2

32
Operational Hydrology
2

33
Project Hydrology
2

34
Hydrological Design Aids
1

35
Hydrological Modelling
1

36
Hydrological review of existing projects
1

Flood Management, Flood Forecasting

37
Flood Managment
1

38
Flood Forecasting Techniques
2

39
Flood Disaster Managment
1

Remote Sensing and GIS techniques

40
Application of Geoinformatics in Water Sector
2

41
Application of Information Technology in Water Resources Sector
1

42
Hydroinformatics and soft computing in water sector
1

43
Watershed analysis using geo-spacial tools.
1

44
Practical application of geomatics in watershed
1

Hydrometry and data processing

45
Surface Water Data Processing and Validation using HYMOS Software.
2

46
ToT Progarmme in Surface Water Data Processing and its Validation using HYMOS Software
2

47
Training of Trainers in Hydrometry
1.5

48
WISDOM Software
1

49
Telemetry
1

Environmental, social and human aspects of river valley projects.

50
Water Quality Management
1.5

51
Socio Economic Analysis of Irrigation Projects
1

52
Environmental Management and Social Aspects of River Valley Projects.
1

Construction and economic aspects of river valley Projects

53
Construction Management
1

54
Contract Management and Financial Procedures
1

55
Project Planning using MS Project and Primavera Software
1

56
Construction aspects of Hydro-power projects
1

Water Law, and river valley dispute

57
Brain Storming Program on Strategic Issues in water resources Sector
3 days

58
Water laws and their role in IWRM
2 days

59
Strategic Issues in Water Resources Development & Management
3 days

60
Mediation of Disputes in water sector
1

61
Constitutional and Legal aspects of WR
1

Management Development program for senior officers

62
Leadership and Communication Skills - HP-II for the officers of Hydrology Project-II
1

63
Management Development Programme for Senior Officers
2

64
Management Development Programme for Non-Engineering officers
1

65
Train the Trainers
1

Induction / Orientation course

66
Induction Training Program for newly recruited ADs of CWC
14

67
Induction Training Program for newly recruited engineers of PSUs / States
14

68
Orientation Program newly promoted AD-IIs of CWC
3

69
Orientation Program for officers of PSUs/States
2

Other Miscellaneous Topics

70
Introductory Program on Water Resources Management for NGOs and Media Personnel
2 days

71
Introductory Program on Water Resources Management for School Teachers
1 day

72
Adapting to Climate Change
2 days

73
Panchayat Raj Institutions
1

74
Coastal Erosion Protection and Coastal Zone Management
1

75
E Governance
1 day

76
Rainwater Harvesting and Groundwater Recharging
1

77
Recycle and Reuse of Wastewater
1

78
The World Bank Procurement Procedures
1

79
Training-cum-Workshop on Awareness of Clean Water and its Efficient Use
1 day

80
Rural Drinking Water Supply
1

81
Financial Management Reporting System
2 days

82
Budget Information System
2 days