Monitoring And Evaluation For Development Results

INTRODUCTION

This course brings learning into practice and enables you to understand the importance of using information and knowledge for evidence-based strategic decision making. M&E for Results is for managers and monitoring and evaluation officers who need to supervise, manage, plan and implement M&E in their projects and programmes. No prior knowledge of M&E is necessary.

DURATION

10 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Through a mix of practical activities, theory and examples of effective practice you will learn how to:

• Decide what and how to monitor with different stakeholders
• Clarify key results at the programme-level using logic models
• Plan a project using the logical framework
• Develop indicators and targets
• Use participatory methods for data collection and analysis
• Combine qualitative and quantitative approaches to gather and interpret data
• Design and manage evaluation
• Use your M&E findings to stimulate learning, improvement and stakeholder buy-in
• Develop and work with a practical M&E system.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1

Principles of M&E for Results: The changing role and practice of M&E

• M&E fundamentals
• Results approaches: outputs, outcomes and impact
• Relate M&E to your programme and project cycle
• Identify stakeholders and their differing needs and roles.

Module 2

Results framework

• Develop logic models
• Work with and beyond logframes.

Module 3

Developing M&E frameworks

• Criteria for indicators
• Develop project indicators
• Identify means of verification.

Module 4

Gathering data/information

• Quantitative and qualitative approaches and instruments
• Data organisation, quality assurance and analysis
• Design baseline, evaluation and impact studies

Module 5

M&E system and plan

• Prepare M&E plan
• M&E system

Module 6

Embedding key M&E practices and applying these to a local organisation

• Practice data gathering tools
• Use different tools to gather data in live context
• Field work reflection.

Module 7

Theory of Change

• Develop a theory of change from the live data gathered during fieldwork
• Relate theory of change thinking to M&E.

Module 8

Information for decision-making

• Review monitoring data
• Use M&E information and evidence for decision-making.

Module 9

Fostering a learning culture

• Identify ways to foster a learning culture
• Become m&e change agents and champions
• Coaching and preparation for participant presentations.

Module 10

Using what you have learnt

• Participant presentations
• Embedding learning for personal and organisational benefit
• Becoming change agents for M&E.

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TRAINING CUSTOMIZATION

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request. You can also have it delivered your preferred location.

For further inquiries, please contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 or Email: [email protected]

REQUIREMENTS

Participants should be reasonably proficient in English. During the trainings, participants should come with their own laptops.

TRAINING FEE

The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254732776700

or Email: [email protected]