The competence of the personnel to establish and implement an effective quality assurance programme is essential for attaining and maintaining the safety, reliability and economic performance of a nuclear installation. This manual offers training packages covering quality assurance principles and practices which can be adjusted to suit different levels of management and working personnel and can be adapted to national variables and differing needs in the field of quality assurance. Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. General description; 3. Programmes of classroom training; 4. Lecture syllabuses for classroom training; 5. On the job training; Appendix I: Typical training for inspection and test personnel performing non-destructive examination; Appendix II: Typical training on the operating principles of an LWR power plant.