Block 1: Establishment of AEMAS Institutional Structure

Activity 1.1: Revision and finalization of training curriculum and certification procedures
Output: Training curriculum for energy managers and local trainers
Certification procedures for energy managers, local trainers and local auditors

Activity 1.2: Development and publication of all supporting tools
Output: Training materials for energy managers (110 sets)
Training materials for local trainers (3,000 sets)
Trainer’s workbook (110 books)

Activity 1.3: Finalize AEMAS management procedures among partners
Output: AEMAS Management Book (25 books)

Activity 1.4: Organize a project partners’ meeting
Output: One (1) Project Partners’ meeting (5 days, 20 persons)

Activity 1.5: Adoption of accreditation and certification procedures in each country
Output: National procedures, application forms and related documentation for each country (1,450 packages)

Activity 1.6: Develop AEMAS database
Output: AEMAS database of certified energy managers, local trainers, local auditors and energy end users

Activity 1.7: Training of AEMAS Country Experts
Output: Two 5-day training workshops (18 persons trained)

Activity 1.8: Establishment of AEMAS Country Chapters
Output:  AEMAS Country Chapters established in each country
AEMAS national Steering Committees established in each country
1 inception workshop for AEMAS Country Chapters in each country (10 participants each)
1 meeting of the National Steering Committee in each country

Activity 1.9: Management and sustainability of the AEMAS Country Chapters
Output: AEMAS sustainability reports (1 per country, 20 copies each)
4 meetings of the AEMAS Country Chapters in each country

Activity 1.10: Establish AEMAS Steering Committee
Output: Terms of Reference of the AEMAS Steering Committee (20 copies)
1 AEMAS Steering Committee meeting (1-day; 20 participants)

Activity 1.11: Organize annual meetings of the AEMAS Steering Committee
Output: 4 annual reports on AEMAS (100 copies each)
3 meetings of the AEMAS Steering Committee (1-day; 20 participants)

Block 2: Training and Certification of Energy Managers

Activity 2.1: Recruit local trainers
Output: Candidates for local trainers

Activity 2.2: Train and certify local trainers
Output: Six 5-day training workshops
103 local trainers trained and certified

Activity 2.3: Prepare detailed training program for energy managers
Output: Detailed training program and action plan for each country

Activity 2.4: Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers

Activity 2.4 (a): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Thailand
Output: 30 workshops organized
750 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (b): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Malaysia
Output: 20 workshops organized
500 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (c): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Indonesia
Output: 20 workshops organized
500 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (d): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Vietnam
Output: 20 workshops organized
500 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (e): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Philippines
Output: 20 workshops organized
500 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (f): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Laos
Output: 5 workshops organized
50 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (g): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Cambodia
Output: 5 workshops organized
50 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.4 (h): Organization of workshops for training and certification of energy managers in Myanmar
Output: 5 workshops organized
50 energy managers trained and certified (Certified Energy Manager – CEM)

Activity 2.5: Certification of Professional Energy Managers (PEM)
Output: 800 energy managers certified as Professional Energy Manager (PEM)

Block 3: Certification of Energy End-Users, Implementation and Monitoring of Actual Energy Savings

Activity 3.1: Develop guidelines for certification of energy end-users
Output: Guidelines for certification in 4 languages (uploading on web site), and 2,200 printed versions/CD-ROMs
AEMAS certification self-assessment tool (will be made available on the web site)

Activity 3.2: Train and certify AEMAS auditors

Activity 3.2 (a): Develop criteria for auditors
Output: Criteria for auditors
Auditor’s manual (110 manuals)

Activity 3.2 (b): Organize a train-the-trainer workshop
Output: 1 workshop organized
10 AEMAS Country Experts trained

Activity 3.2 (c): Train and certify AEMAS auditors
Output: 5 training workshops
103 auditors trained and certified

Activity 3.3: Provide assistance to energy managers for implementation of sustainable energy management systems in energy end-users

Activity 3.3 (a): Manage and update the AEMAS resource center
Output: e-library of AEMAS resource materials

Activity 3.3 (b): Host 30 seminars with external stakeholders
Output: 30 seminars hosted (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam: 2 seminars per year, starting in year 2 of the Project)

Activity 3.4: Certification of energy end-users
Output: 1,200 audits conducted in energy end-users
2,000 companies certified (1-star rating)
800 companies certified (2-star or 3-star rating)

Block 4: Visibility of the Action and of AEMAS

Activity 4.1: Develop the AEMAS marketing strategy
Output: AEMAS marketing strategy report (50 copies)

Activity 4.2: Develop marketing kits
Output:

Activity 4.3: Develop the AEMAS web site
Output: website of the AEMAS Project

Activity 4.4: Maintain the AEMAS resource center
Output:  1 regional database (ACE)
National database for Project Partners

Activity 4.5: Organize a launching conference in each country (end of year 1)
Output: 1 launching conference in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia
2,500 conference announcement leaflets

Activity 4.6: Organize the annual AEMAS conference in each country
Output: 3 annual conferences in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia
2 annual conferences in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
7,500 conference announcement leaflets

Activity 4.7: Organize a AEMAS international event every 2 years on energy management best practices (in year 2 and year 4)
Output: 2 AEMAS international conferences (600 participants)

Activity 4.8: Publish and disseminate AEMAS e-newsletter
Output: Regional newsletter (6 issues, 16,000 recipients per issue)
National newsletters (60 issues, 15,000 recipients per issue)

Block 5: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

5.1: Establish project management structure, reporting procedures, cost-control procedures, partnership agreements, payment request forms, etc.
Output: Interim and final reports (technical and financial)

5.2: Prepare detailed plan to monitor project progress
Output: Project monitoring plan and related monitoring tools

5.3: Develop evaluation questionnaires for all training activities, seminars, and surveys among target groups
Output: Evaluation questionnaires and surveys among target groups

5.4: Organize kick-off meeting of project partners
Output: 1 project partners’ kick-off meeting

5.5: Track project progress on a quarterly basis according to the monitoring plan (activity 5.2); prepare quarterly updates and submit to European Commission
Output: Project quarterly updates

5.6: Organize visits by ACE Project Manager to each AEMAS Country Coordinator (once a year, in conjunction with the participation of ACE project manager in AEMAS annual conferences – activities 4.5 and 4.6)
Output: Attendance to all AEMAS national conferences by ACE Project Manager

5.7: Conduct surveys through mailed questionnaires among certified energy managers (once a year in year 2, year 3 and year 4)
Output: 3 surveys among certified energy managers

5.8: Organize 1 project partners meetings per year
Output: 3 project partners’ meetings (3 days, 15 participants)

5.9: Prepare and disseminate a short report about the outcomes of the project and lessons learned
Output: Report of the outcomes of the project (500 copies)