Australian Water Management Review Vol. 1 2014 | Page 116

pArtner With A ClAss
leAding trAining provider
chisholm’s state of the art Horticultture facility stands alongside the National
water resource Training Facility at chisholm’s cranbourne campus in Victoria.

Our training programs are designed to meet the needs of
existing workers, trainees and pre-employment students.
Training is provided in a variety of flexible modes in order
to satisfy both the training and operational needs of the
water industry and include on work site; on line and at the
Facility. Our client base comes from:
• Land development contractors and water industry
workers in civil construction (pipe laying, trenching,
electro fusion welding etc.);
• Water company supervisors and auditors;

As social, environmental and economic
changes continue to exert pressure on
Australian water supplies, it is vital that
there is a quality education provider able
to provide leading edge training and
workplace education.
Chisholm Institute is delivering workplace development
programs to South East Water, City West Water, Yarra
Valley Water, BlueScope Steel, South East Queensland
Water and Campaspe Asset Management and recognised
for their quality provision in the water sector.
The National Water Resource Training Facility is the
only centre of its type in Melbourne, and one of the
best in Australia.
Located at Chisholm’s Cranbourne campus in
Melbourne’s South East growth corridor, the $10
million multi-purpose facility sets the standard of
excellence for water industry training in Australia.

The facility includes civil construction training facility,
water treatment plant, state of the art controlled
environment horticulture facility (including a large six
metre commercial glasshouse) and four pond wetland.
With 440 square metres of undercover training space
and a permanent 36 x 6 metre sandpit, the Water
Centre can accommodate multiple hands on training
needs including civil construction skills such as pipe
laying, trenching and shoring. With a pioneering water
treatment plant included, training can take place in the
following areas:
• Water quality testing;
• Industry research and development
• Recycling programs and controlled environment
horticulture;
• Disinfection;
• Clarification;
• PH correction; and,
• Media filtration and ultra-filtration.
Other such treatment processes such as Ion Exchange
and Reverse Osmosis is also possible with our quality
equipment.

Environment Water Safety trainer and students at
Chisholm’s Victorian training facility.
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Treated water from the treatment facility is used in the
controlled growing environment. This 1500 m2 space
runs a full water recycling system, with water treated
with UV light prior to re-use. The entire environment
is controlled by the Priva management system which
monitors the environment and has the capacity to
adjust nutrient levels if required. It is estimated that, if
not for the use of treated water, this facility would use
around five mega litres of potable water per year.

• Water and waste water treatment operators; and,
• Irrigation, ground water and bulk storage operations
staff.
The importance of using quality education providers
John Crawley, Senior Educator Chisholm, has 32 years’
experience in water management, starting off as a plumbing
teacher back in 1982. He says it’s hard to find a training
provider which has invested so heavily in Infrastructure
to deliver innovative training solutions for the water
industry not only in Victoria, but across Australia.
“While there are a number of providers in the sector,
few have invested as heavily in getting the facilities
and right people,” Crawley said.
“Our brand is markedly different in so far as we
are happy to build a training response in situ that
enhances pathways for skill acquisition. This has been
seen as a real value-add for our industry partners.
“We are currently delivering both certificate and
specific units of training (short courses) for industry
interstate and on campus at our purpose built facility in
Cranbourne Victoria. We invite interested parties from
around Australia to get in touch and visit our state of
the art learning facility.”
To find out more about the National Water Resource
Training Facility and discuss how their resources can be
used to your advantage, contact the Water Industry Initiative
Project Manager on [phone] or 0438 399 633.