Programme Overview
Training Description
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This training is intended for Project Management Officials, government officials, department heads and program managers; policy makers and program implementers; development practitioners and activists and NGO and CSO members, University Researchers among others.
Session Objectives
- Understand the concepts of monitoring and evaluation
- Designing M&E systems and frameworks
- Designing M&E systems and frameworks
- Determine relevant indicators and data necessary for evaluation
- Defining realistic expected results based on appropriate analysis
- Monitoring progress toward results and resources consumed with the use of appropriate indicators
About the Course
This training introduces key principles and practices in the management, monitoring, and evaluation of international development projects, and equips participants with project management, Monitoring, and Evaluation skills. The training blends planning and management principles with skill development related to data collection and analysis.
Curriculum & Topics
10 Topics | 5 Days
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Subtopic 1.1: • Introduction to M&E
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Subtopic 1.2: • M&E and the project/programme cycle
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Subtopic 1.3: • Importance of M&E
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Subtopic 1.4: • Purposes and uses of M&E
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Subtopic 1.5: • Identifying gaps in M&E
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Subtopic 1.6: • Barriers to effective M&E
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Subtopic 1.7: • Introduction to Problem Analysis
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Subtopic 2.1: • Definition of Result Based M&E
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Subtopic 2.2: • Why results-based management?
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Subtopic 2.3: • Results-based M&E outline and cycle
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Subtopic 2.4: • How to use results-based management M&E
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Subtopic 2.5: • The performance Indicators and performance measurement framework
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Subtopic 2.6: • Steps to complete a Performance Measurement Framework
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Subtopic 3.1: • Readiness Assessment
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Subtopic 3.2: • M&E readiness assessment and its significance
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Subtopic 3.3: • Aspects of M&E readiness assessment
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Subtopic 3.4: • How to conduct Readiness Assessment
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Subtopic 4.1: • What is baseline assessment?
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Subtopic 4.2: • Importance of baseline assessment
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Subtopic 4.3: • Setting baselines and indicators
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Subtopic 4.4: • Gathering data on baseline Indicators
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Subtopic 5.1: • Principles of M&E system
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Subtopic 5.2: • Identifying the purpose and scope of the M&E system
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Subtopic 5.3: • Design & set up of M&E system
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Subtopic 5.4: • Practical on designing the M&E system
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Subtopic 5.5: • Definition of M&E frameworks
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Subtopic 5.6: • Developing and implementing M&E frameworks
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Subtopic 5.7: N/A
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Subtopic 6.1: • Types and Levels of Monitoring
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Subtopic 6.2: • Links between Implementation Monitoring and Results Monitoring
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Subtopic 6.3: • Needs of Every Results-Based Monitoring System
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Subtopic 6.4: • Evaluation techniques
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Subtopic 6.5: • Gender disintegration in M&E planning
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Subtopic 6.6: • Communicating M&E findings
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Subtopic 6.7: • The Use of Monitoring and Evaluation Findings
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Subtopic 7.1: • Meaning Qualitative and quantitative data
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Subtopic 7.2: • Types of variables (Numerical, discrete variables, dummy variables
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Subtopic 7.3: • Determination of research designs
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Subtopic 7.4: • Sampling techniques and sample size
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Subtopic 7.5: • Designing research tools, Data collection techniques
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Subtopic 7.6: • Entering categorical and continuous data
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Subtopic 7.7: • Defining and labeling variables
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Subtopic 7.8: • Validation and Sorting variables
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Subtopic 7.9: • Transforming, recording and computing variables
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Subtopic 8.1: • Descriptive Statistics
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Subtopic 8.2: • Frequency tables
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Subtopic 8.3: • Tables for categorical data
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Subtopic 8.4: • Graphs and charts
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Subtopic 9.1: • Hypothesis test• Comparing Means
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Subtopic 9.2: • Regression and Correlation Analysis
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Subtopic 9.3: • Interpreting the data
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Subtopic 9.4: • Introduction to analyzing qualitative data and qualitative data analysis software (NVIvo)
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Subtopic 10.1: • Introduction to mobile phone data collection
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Subtopic 10.2: • Advantages and challenges of Mobile Applications
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Subtopic 10.3: • ODK platforms and formats
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Subtopic 10.4: • Downloading and install ODK Collect into mobile devices or usingAPK file
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Subtopic 10.5: • Designing and creating Forms
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Subtopic 10.6: • Transform data and Using GPS Coordinates for Mapping/Visualizing