The Waste and Resource Management Cluster of AIT RRC.AP, together with the United Nations Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (UNEP ROAP), UNIDO, IDEA Consultants Inc, Japan and conducted a 3-day virtual online training on Laboratory management for mercury survey and monitoring. The training is a part of the slated activities under the ongoing project “Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan’s knowledge and experiences” by UNEP. The project aims to support participating countries to improve their national mercury-related information base towards implementing mercury management, especially in the areas of information exchange, awareness and education, research development and monitoring. The virtual training programme was held to provide enabling support to laboratories, as well as strengthen their readiness to participate in the forthcoming laboratory proficiency testing of the project.