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Abstract Professional manpower education and training on research equipment handling are very important for the efficient management, utilization, and operation of research equipment, which in turn is essential for obtaining excellent research results. The government-level efforts to offer such are an essential ingredient of a successful national R&D strategy and are needed for the construction of new and enhancement of the existing national research facility and equipment on a national level. Such education and training program is also needed for human resource development and for the creation of new jobs in the field of science and technology. In this paper, the results of an analysis that was done of the effectiveness of professional manpower education and training on research equipment handling, the first such analysis that was done, are presented and discussed. The policy implications of the analysis results, which have academic originality and value, are also presented. It is expected that the results of this research will help promote professional manpower education and training on research equipment handling and will contribute to the program development for such.