Training Energy Conservation Promotion Leaders in Asia
[Project summary]Since fiscal year 2015, the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ) has provided Training ofTrainers (TOT) to foster energy conservation promotion leaders in five countries: Mongolia, SriLanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The training aims at nurturing leaders who play a corerole in promoting energy conservation in each country. The five countries are the members of theAsian Productivity Organization (APO) consisting of 20 member nations, and the training was partof ECCJ’s support for the APO. The number of trainees was about five per country. Our specificgoal is to complete training on the following in mid-2017. We aim to build the foundation for thetrained leaders to develop personnel who will promote energy conservation in dependently in theirhome countries and contribute to the advancement of energy conservation.
(1) Create a training curriculum and a textbook and conduct training for future leaders in Japanand target countries;(2) Implement energy conservation activities at cooperating factories in each country based on
the knowledge obtained in the training and demonstrate the achievements of the training;(3) Finalize the curriculum and the textbook based on the implementation results at the factories;and(4) Trained leaders will be able to provide training using the finalized curriculum and the textbook
in their home countries. Also, utilize the achievements at the factories as specific examples forbetter understanding to develop more energy conservation promoters.

Photos of the First TOT in Japan (February 2016): Trainees, instructors and lectures[Project progress: Past activities and achievements]
1. Survey in each country, designing the training curriculum and preparation of the textbook
We made a survey in the target countries on the following: 1) establishment status of the systems
to promote energy conservation; 2) specific public and private efforts for practical training andcertification of qualification concerning developing energy conservation promoters, including thesystems in 1); and 3) specific needs to foster energy conservation promoters based on theprogress of energy conservation.
Based on the survey, we defined the requirements for energy conservation promotion leaders tobe developed in this project. In consideration of the survey results, we designed a development
curriculum and prepared a draft textbook.
2. Selecting leaders to play a core role in promoting energy conservation
From each target country, five persons were chosen from the country's Productivity Center, its
subordinate companies or public and private organizations in charge of developing persons topromote energy conservation.
3. First training (TOT) in JapanThe first TOT was held in Japan in February 2016.
The training was provided using a textbook created in accordance with the training program based1

on the prepared curriculum. In the training, the contents of the curriculum and the textbook wereverified and an action plan was established for human resources training in each country to beprovided by the trainees and the activities at cooperating factories.
In addition to a total of 25 trainees, five from each of the five target countries, 13 participants from
10 other APO member nations attended as well. The combined total became 38.
4. Second training (TOT) in the target countries
Following the training in Japan, the second training is held in the target countries. Prior to thesecond training, the training curriculum and the textbook are improved based on the first TOTresults. The improvement is incorporated in the second training.
In the second training, the trainees, who will play a core role in promoting energy conservation in
the future as energy conservation promotion leaders in each target country, are joined by local
workers from the industry. Also, advice is given on-site to energy conservation promotion leaders
at the cooperating factories. To date, the second training was provided in Mongolia and Sri Lanka.
In Mongolia, where a cooperating factory was chosen first, a kick-off seminar was held for about
60 workers from Mongolian Productivity Center and the cooperating factory in December 2015.
Following the seminar, we visited factories to offer advice on the points of improvement and thefuture direction of energy conservation activities. Then, energy conservation promotion leaderschosen in the country joined the first TOT in Japan and established a more concrete plan on thedevelopment of personnel to promote in energy conservation and the activities at cooperating
factories. In May 2016, follow-up activities were held in Mongolia, including those describedbelow.
◉ A seminar for 20 participants consisting of those from Mongolian Productivity Center and theindustrial sector, including energy conservation leaders.
◉ Check-up of the progress of energy conservation activities at cooperating factories (three plants
in the food and power distribution industries) and advice on measures for improvements
including identified issues
Second TOT (from May 2016) in target countries

Mongolia: Training (left: participants of the seminar workshop: right: seminar for factory workers)

Mongolia: Survey and giving instructions at cooperating factories (left: wastewater recovery
facility at a food plant, right: transformation facility at a power distribution company)
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In Sri Lanka, the second TOT was held in May 2016. The Productivity Center of Sri Lanka is alarge and productive organization serving as a core body leading the initiatives to foster personnel
to promote energy conservation in the country.
Specific activities of the second TOT include the following:◉ A seminar for about 50 participants including those from Sri Lankan Productivity Center andcooperating factories◉ Check-up of the progress of energy conservation activities at cooperating factories (printing
factory for newspapers, etc.) and advice on measures for improvements including identified
issuesBoth in Mongolia and Sri Lanka, the participants had active discussions led by selected energy
conservation leaders. It was a fruitful experience for all relevant organizations to take one stepfurther.
Through these activities, ECCJ supports energy conservation in target countries and cooperates
in fostering human resources to promote energy conservation.

Sri Lanka: Training (left: participants of the seminar, right: lecture)

Sri Lanka: Survey and giving instructions at a printing factory (left: newspaper printing
equipment, right: discussions and giving advice based on the survey result)[Future plan]
We plan to implement the second TOT in the target countries including those other than theabovementioned ones. While finalizing the textbook reflecting the achievements of theseactivities, we will support energy conservation promotion leaders fostered in the training inestablishing a plan to develop more energy conservation promoters in respective target countries
through consultation and advice.

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