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Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans

This document is designed to encourage and facilitate the development of volunteer Quality Assurance Project Plans by clearly presenting explanations and examples.

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Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans: September 1996 (PDF)(67 pp, 2 MB)
Provides guidance to volunteer monitoring programs on developing a quality assurance project plan.