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Five SWIM/SWIMLocal training days have now been confirmed for:

1. 2nd July, Cloncurry
2. 4th July, Mackay
3. 6th July, Townsville
4. 9th July, Biloela
5. 10th July, Brisbane

If you would like to attend one of these days (and haven’t already contacted us) please contact Sally via email: swalding@qldwater.com.au or on 3632 6852. If you would like to attend SWIM training or view a SWIMLocal demonstration and cannot make any of the above sessions please let Sally know and we will try and work out something for you.

The training is a half day affair which will cover the following:

1. SWIM training

• New/changed indicators from last year
• Metadata refresher training
• Webform and data template refresher training
• Quality Control tools in SWIM
• Introduction to new SWIM online training tools
• A look at the reasons why we report data and the legislation it comes under

1. SWIMLocal demonstration

• SWIMLocal is a new data management software system designed by qldwater with BoM funding.
• In short the system will allow you to better collect, store and manage your data.
• It will allow you to create any indicators you wish and will also contain all the current indicators reported to BoM, NPR, DEW (aka DERM), ABS, etc.
• The system synchronises data across all your computers and the SWIM database thus allowing easy access to all your data from one point.
• SWIMLocal and SWIM talk seamlessly to each other making it very easy to submit new data as well as access/correct/download any of the data you have previously submitted to SWIM.