Water & Wastewater Engineering Courses and Certifications

Sustainable resource recovery from used water

Explores how wastewater can be reclaimed while recovering carbon, nutrients, and energy through sustainable technologies, integrated systems, and economic evaluation.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to sustainability in water services with Qatium

Learn the main concepts for the analysis of drinking water supply systems under the sustainability approach.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Water: Addressing the Global Crisis

7 ratings at edX

We are living in a water stressed world. It is a global crisis and therefore we must act now! What can we do to save the planet and ensure availability of water for all by 2030?

• edX
• 9 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Environmental Engineering: Drinking Water Treatment

1 rating

Understand what makes water clean or dirty and what are being done at water treatment facilities to make water safe to drink.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sustainable Groundwater Management

1 rating

Learn to manage groundwater sustainably through aquifer assessment, recharge, contamination control, modeling, and governance.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

This program's goal is to provide useful information to local, state and tribal efforts aimed at improving the health of our Nation's waters by protecting and managing their watersheds.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sustainable Water Management series

Explore how to promote the sustainable use of water resources through a focused Sustainable Water Management series.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sustainable Urban Water Systems

Explore the urban water cycle, water sensitive city approaches to evolving risks, and sustainable water supply strategies for resilient, smart cities.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 5 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

New paradigms in wastewater management: from a sanitation problem to a circular sustainable solution

Treat wastewater as a resource: follow the shift from treatment plants to biorefineries, with energy saving and recovery, water reuse for agriculture and industry, and material recovery.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 5 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sustainable water resources management

Explore methods and technologies for conserving, modelling, reusing, and recovering resources from water cycles.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security

8 ratings at edX

This course provides understandings of transboundary freshwater governance in theory and practice. Topics include transboundary freshwater security, international water law, water diplomacy, negotiati

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

ESG Water Conservation in Business: Risk & Action

1 rating at Udemy

Assess water risk, improve efficiency, align with ESG frameworks, and build smarter, more resilient operations

• Udemy
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Pollutants and Water Supply

Covers the design and operation of water treatment systems alongside water quality analysis and water supply distribution, from sedimentation and filtration to hydraulic network design.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Wastewater Treatment and Recycling

Covers biological, chemical, and advanced processes for treating and recycling wastewater, from pollutant characterization and reactor design to reuse decisions.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Basic Environmental Engineering and Pollution Abatement

Explore environmental engineering fundamentals with a focus on designing equipment and processes for pollution abatement.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course