CCMAS Course Search

Basic concepts, nature and classification of solid wastes. Theory of solid waste collection, handling and disposal. Field sampling and laboratory analysis; characterisation of different types of solid wastes monitoring of solid wastes. Analysis of municipal, industrial, hazardous solid wastes. Waste management technologies. Waste management hierarchy-minimisation, recycling, waste to wealth concept and many others. Solid waste and human health and many others. Solid Waste Management methods – composting, incineration and many others; waste management plan. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable solid wastes. Combustible and non-combustible wastes. Wastes inventorisation. Wastes life cycle analysis. Polluter pay principle. Extended polluter responsibility. Willingness to pay for service survey. Waste evacuation services and service provision. Transfer station. Institutional arrangement. Management of sanitary landfills. Laws and Policies in SWM. Faecal Sludge Management. Waste to Energy (WtE). Waste to Wealth (WtW). SWM Business management. Concept, classification, sources and health impacts, planning, handling and transportation of biomedical and special waste. Waste minimisation, recycling and reuse. The role of legislation in biomedical and special waste, treatment technologies, disposal methods, health and safety rules for personnel and associated workers. Infection control and emergencies response. Training and retraining modality for handling of biomedical and special waste.

Opportunity Identification (Sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, Environmental scanning, Demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/Market Research, Unutilised resources, Social and climate conditions and Technology adoption gap). New business development (business planning, market research). Entrepreneurial Finance (Venture capital, Equity finance, Micro finance, Personal savings, Small business investment organisations and Business plan competition). Entrepreneurial marketing and e-commerce (Principles of marketing, Customer Acquisition & Retention, B2B, C2C and B2C models of e-commerce, First Mover Advantage, E- commerce business models and Successful E-Commerce Companies,). Small Business Management/Family Business: Leadership & Management, Basic book keeping, Nature of family business and Family Business Growth Model. Negotiation and Business communication (Strategy and tactics of negotiation/bargaining, Traditional and modern business communication methods). Opportunity Discovery Demonstrations (Business idea generation presentations, Business idea Contest, Brainstorming sessions, Idea pitching). Technological Solutions (The Concept of Market/Customer Solution, Customer Solution and Emerging Technologies, Business Applications of New Technologies - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual/Mixed Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoTs), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Renewable Energy and many others. Digital Business and E-Commerce Strategies).

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), evolution of WASH, Terminologies. Concepts of water, sanitation and hygiene. Water sanitation and hygiene in schools. WASH in health care facilities, WASH in public place such as markets, mosques, churches, parks, recreational facilities and filing stations. WASH in Emergency situations like Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water IDPs camps, WASH in low-income countries, WASH related diseases, Impact of WASH on diseases, WASH in pandemic situations such as Covid-19, Gender issues in WASH, Genital hygiene, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Emergency water and emergency sanitation, Importance of WASH to the public, especially children. Excreta management technologies-ECO- SAN. Air, Water & Soil quality; sanitation approaches - Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Community Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES), Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Technologies (PHAST). and many others; WASH policies, Roles of Development Partners and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in WASH programmes in Nigeria, such as United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), UN-Water, WATER AID. Water safety plan, Sanitation marketing, sanitation ladder, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)/Hygiene & Sanitation Fund (HSF), Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking (GLAAS). Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WASH Toilet Business set-up.