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To safeguard the quality of biodigesters, it is important that effective quality control mechanisms are formulated and enforced properly. The quality on construction, operation and maintenance of biodigesters has to be major concern. Supervisors have to play vital role in this regard.

The overall objective of TOT is to build capacity especially within STEA/TRI, to conduct quality training courses on construction and supervision of GGC model biodigesters, and to develop STEA/TRI as the national training institute for biodigester related technical training courses in Lao
PDR.

This trainer's guide for TOT for construction and supervision of biogas plant envisages helping the trainer / facilitators in imparting effective supervisors' training and preparing the participants as multi-skilled persons to supervise the installation and post-instillation operation and maintenance
services related to biodigester, provide back-stopping services to masons as well as promote the technology at the grass-roots level.

The document contains the following chapters:
• Background
• Training objectives
• Expected output
• Participants
• Training venue and duration
• Training contents
• Training events and process
• Programme overview
• Installation modality
• Training evaluation
• Closing ceremony
• Training schedule (session plan) – Phase 1 : theoretical training
• Activity schedule - Phase 2 (practical on-the-job exercise)
• Training plans
• Conclusion

After this, 27 sessions with objectives listed for each session, training methods, training aids, time
of training and steps to be taken, are described.