Water Skills
The professional competitions at IFAT
With the competitions „Water Skills Germany“ for trainees and „World Water Skills“ for professionals with participants from Germany and all over the world, DWA will be hosting one of the central action areas at IFAT Munich.
Young and old show their skills in various disciplines that reflect the everyday life of a wastewater technology specialist. In this way, they not only advertise this important profession, but also motivate each other and grow in their tasks.
Water Skills 2026
The overall victory went to the “Kanalratten” from Zweckverband Wasser und Abwasser Suhl and TAWEG Weiße Elster/Greiz. Second place went to the “Beckenrandschwimmer” from JenaWasser and Zweckverband Wasser und Abwasser Suhl, while third place went to “Flow Control” from Eigenbetrieb Stadtentwässerung Stuttgart.
In the “Sewer” category, the “Bad Boys” from Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg took first place.
The top finishers in the “Wastewater Treatment Plants” category were, in first place, “East-West” fromEigenbetrieb Stadtentwässerung Stuttgart and Temasek Polytechnic from Singapore.
Review 2026
The Teams in Action
Sponsors of Water Skills 2026
Our competitions would not be possible without the support of companies from the sector. We would therefore like to sincerely thank all the companies and institutions that are supporting us again or for the first time in this edition of Water Skills!
Main sponsors
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Regulations DWA-Professional competition
The regulations for the competitions in 2026 can be found here.
