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One effort to achieve food self-sufficiency in Indonesia is by developing and rehabilitating irrigation infrastructures. The physical development will perform well when it is accompanied by the human resources with appropriate capacity to manage the irrigation system. The previous research stated that there were knowledge gaps between importance and understanding of some knowledges of irrigation operation. The objective of this research was to determine method of knowledge gap reduction using TOPSIS and ELECTRE methods. The alternatives offered were face-to-face training, sharing groups, internet learning, video module and book module. The criteria to decide among alternatives were available expert, duration, available equipment, and learning habit. The opinions about the alternatives based on the criteria were selected based on respondents response. The analysis using both TOPSIS and ELECTRE methods showed that provision of book module or printed materials the best option to reduce knowledge gaps of irrigation manager in Colo Irrigation System.