Learning Exchanges for Pacific Islands

WMO Hydrohub Learning Exchange with WMO Regional Training Center for Hydrology in Indonesia

Start/end dates: 17 October - 5 December 2025

The main objectives of this Learning Exchanges are: 

• Strengthen the capacity: Enable NMHSs staff to learn from each other to strengthen the foundational and technical skills in view of improving the specific hydrometric expertise; 
• Enhance operation practices: improve hydromet data collection, data management and information sharing for better service; 
• Promote collaboration: create opportunities for collaboration, including the areas of learning and training by exchange of operational knowledge, and good practices among NMHSs; 
• Build sustainable networks: foster long-term sustainable relationships and mutual support between NMHSs and WMO Regional Training Centre (RTC).
   
  This Learning Exchange is structured is 3 parts:

Part 1: Self-learning in Moodle platform (17 October - 23 November 2025): for participants to self-learn with theoretical materials (documents, videos, etc.) on the fundamentals of hydrometry (e.g. site selection, controls, data handling, etc.) and engage with other participants through the forum

Part 2: Webinar (26 November 2025): for participants to introduce to Indonesian colleagues their national hydrological monitoring practices and challenges. This will help refine the content of the upcoming face-to-face sessions and anchor it in Pacific realities

Part 3: In person Learning Exchange in Indonesia (1-5 December 2025): for the hands-on/practical sessions, field visits and coaching

For the Part 1: Self-learning in Moodle platform:

Activities covered in this Moodle include reading staff gauges, measuring streamflow with various devices, station site visits, evaluating and maintaining power supplies and initial data processing. You will extensively use written and visual material along with hands-on activities. You will be required to complete weekly assignments and activities. At the end of the online Moodle section, there will be the part 2: Webinar (26 November 2025).

It is estimated that the dedication needed to successfully complete this self-learning is a total of approximately 80 hours, or an average of about 8/hrs per week. Supervisors of participants should be encouraged to release them from work responsibilities during those hours.

Schedule for the Self-learning Moodle platform

Pre-course Activities 

1. Set up your Moodle profile.
   
2. Forum post: Tell us about yourself

Introduction to Rating Curves

1. Autonomous course (17-29 October 2025)
   
2. Moderated distance learning coure (3-21 November 2025): to follow in parrallel with the activities of this Learning Exchange

Week 1 (3-9 November 2025) 

1. Reading
2. Presentations

1. Presentation 
2. Forum: Share and discuss telemetry challenges and best practices

1. Reading
2. Presentation 
3. Activity

Week 3 (17-23 November 2025)

1. Reading
2. Presentation

1. Reading
2. Presentation 
3. Forum post: What are your challenges in checking the stations, instruments and tools? 

1. Presentation 
2. Lesson w videos and quiz

Webinar (26 November - TBC)

1. Presentation of National report: Overview of national hydrological monitoring practices and challenges
2. Goal: opportunity for participants to present their country’s experience, status, challenges and lessons learned in hydrological monitoring