This is accomplished through seminars, conferences, workshops, media coverage, demonstration projects, etc. These are aimed at government departments, local municipalities, industry and trade associations, financial institutions, individual enterprises, universities and colleges, the media and other opinion formers, local community groups, consumer groups, environmental association, and the like. The focus of these activities is to explain what pollution control and waste management services are available, when they should be used, and what opportunities are likely to arise for people interested in going into business in these fields. Training Training is offered to decision makers in industry and commerce, consultants, industry and trade associations, managers of industrial parks and estates, and any other people and groups likely to benefit from it. Training covers how to identify and evaluate options technically, assess risks and costs, and build a case for financing any resulting investment.
Training is also available in operating pollution control and waste management technologies.
In addition, there are courses in how to estimate demand for services at the city level for municipal authorities and at metropolitan, regional and national levels for the commercial pollution control and waste management sectors. An important part of this is information networking, where modern information and communications technology is exploited to keep fully abreast of emergent trends and continuing developments. There are many institutes and databases worldwide with information on pollution control and waste management. Synergies emerge by linking these institutes together.