Thirty Sanitary Inspectors (SI) of La Union participated in a Training Course on Sustainable Sanitation designed and conducted by CAPS last 14-18 February 2011. Held at the U.P. Balai Kalinaw, the training was supported by the Province of La Union and the Integrated Support for Sustainable Urban Environment -2 (ISSUE2) Programme of the WASTE – advisers on development and urban development – from The Netherlands.

The SIs who have not had training in sanitation since undertaking their tasks were thankful of the opportunity to learn about sustainable sanitation. Included in their training course were four (4) substantive topics – Sustainable Sanitation Concepts; Sanitation Laws, Regulations and Practices; Excreta and Sewage Management; and Emergency Sanitation. Three (3) mandatory topics were include – Introduction to Sustainable Sanitation Systems and Technologies; Inspection Protocol; and, Environmental Communication and Professional Ethics.

A total of twenty-three (23) Environment Management Coordinators (EMCs) representing 17 municipalities, one city and the provincial government of La Union participated in a Training Course on Urban Environment Management organized by CAPS last 14-18 March 2011 at the SEAMEO Innotech in Quezon City. The training activity was sponsored by CAPS in cooperation with the Province of La Union and supported by WASTE of the Netherlands.