Advanced water services management program
ProAguas Managers  |  Edition 7
Advanced water services management program
Location Icon Portugal | Guimarães and Loulé
Calendar Icon May 25-29 and June 15-19, 2026
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Language: 
Portuguese
Duration Icon 2 weeks | +60 hours
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Water supply and wastewater and stormwater management services play an essential role in public health, environmental protection, and economic development. The sector's increasing complexity, marked by regulatory requirements, investment needs, financial challenges, and adaptation to climate change, demands professionals with technical and management skills, strategic vision, and decision-making capacity .

The ProAguas Gestores – Advanced Program in Water Services Management was created to support the training of professionals involved in the management of these essential services, promoting an integrated understanding of the main challenges and opportunities in the sector.

Promoted by LIS-Water Governance School , the program provides an intensive, practice-oriented learning experience, combining technical knowledge, management, and analysis of real-world industry cases.

Primarily aimed at decision-makers, managers, and executives with responsibilities in the management of water services , the program provides an integrated view of the services , combining strategic perspectives and operational practice in an immersive environment of contact with experts and peer learning.The training is delivered by leading experts from academia, public administration, water utilities and industry.

With hundreds of participants over recent years, this program has become one of the leading advanced training initiatives for water service managers in Portugal.

Approach

  • Dynamic modules covering the key topics in water services, including public policy, regulation, utility management, technical, economic, financial, legal, social and environmental aspects, emerging challenges and cross-cutting leadership skills.
  • Case studies and practical recommendations to improve water services.
  • Group exercises and peer exchange among professionals from different organisations.
  • Collaborative Water Tanks in a peer clinic format, combining structured discussion with an immersive learning environment.
  • Exclusive discussion sessions with leading experts and dedicated opportunities for teamwork.

Benefits

  • Acquire an integrated view of the water services sector and, in particular, of the functioning of the management entities.
  • Better understand the various organizational processes, the links between the different areas of the organization, and the relationships with other agents in the sector.
  • Acquire practical recommendations on how to improve these services.
  • Share and discuss experiences with professionals from other organizations, facing common challenges.
  • Develop your professional network.

Deepen your knowledge.
and elevate your practice
professional to face
the growing challenges of
water sector.

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13

Edições realizadas

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672

Horas de formação

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