1. Introduction Faecal Sludge Management, a new field and it is currently/rapidly developing and gaining acknowledgement.The full cycle of sanitation or the sanitation value chain consists of 4 stages – access to toilets, safe containment, convergence and finally treatment and disposal. Sanitation systems can either be onsite system such as septic tanks and pits. Onsite systems are built by builders/developers and masons. Masons are one of the key stakeholders in the sanitation value chain as the containment structure built by them can determine the safety of the toilets.

Skills and capacities are important components for enabling the environmental sanitation. The capacities of the key stakeholders at the containment, transportation and disposal needs technical and managerial skill whereas, Masons and DSOs rarely get opportunity for formal training anything more than informal training as apprentices. Training is necessary to ensure that the gaps do not exist and also onsite systems are standardized which in-turn reflects on efficiency and long-term sustainability of the system/project.