Training on Effective Approaches To Capacity Development For Better And Timely Data

FineResults Research Services invites you to a training on:

Topic: Effective Approaches To Capacity Development For Better And Timely Data

Date: 28th September to 2nd October 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh. 65,000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295 or [email protected].

Evidenced based policies for sustainable development and better lives call for better data. Improving the capacity of people involved in data collection, analysis and report writing in ensuring quality data is of significance. Following the changing data environment from use of paper in capturing data to use of digital innovation, there is need to train actors involved in data collection to help them adapt to the upcoming innovations and technologies. Some of the data that are collected through the new technologies include geospatial data, mobile phone, administrative data and citizen-generated data among others. This 5 days course will equip participants with knowledge on research design, designing data collection tools in mobile data collection enabled software, GIS and remote sensing, exporting data to various data collection software, data analysis and interpretation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Policy makers

• Researchers

• NGO and civil society staffs

• Educators

• Post graduate students

• Private sector representatives

• Media staffs

• Civil Society Organizations

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of training, participants will be able to:

• Understand various data collection techniques and data processing methods

• Design data collection tools in google phone/ ODK/CTO/ CSpro (participants’ choice)

• Learn how to use mobile phones in data collection(Open data Kit/CTO/CSpro)

• Learn how to integrate socio economic data with GPS coordinates

• Learn how to draw maps using ArcGIS among other software

• Learn how to analyze and visualize data with the aid of GIS techniques

TRAINING FOCUS

• Statistical Concepts

• Mobile Data gathering

• Getting started in ODK/CTO(Survey Authoring and Preparation of mobile phone for data collection, Designing forms and advanced survey authoring)

• Introduction to concepts of GIS and remote sensing

• Visualizing data

NB: We are offering you a half day, fun and interactive team building event! And a related field trip as part of practical learning where applicable.

Be part of the Training

• Click HERE for the individual registration.

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