INTRODUCTION

This course focuses on giving participants the tools they need to effectively monitor and evaluate their work. Skills in monitoring and evaluation are in high demand in the contemporary, cutthroat business environment. The participant will thus graduate from this course with monitoring and evaluation abilities that will provide them a competitive advantage in the commercial market.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, participants will be capable of

• Create a method for monitoring and evaluating performance
• Learn about multilateral corporations to better understand management of operations
• Become more knowledgeable about metrics including credibility, dependability, validity, and precision.
• Become proficient with a data analysis program (Stata)
• Establish methods for data gathering.
• Know how to utilize GIS and GPS for data collection.
• Interact with people from all around the world who share your desire to develop your monitoring and assessment skills.

DURATION

10 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The training is intended for researchers, project managers for NGOs, government ministries, financial institutions, national statistics officers, and volunteers who are interested in learning about monitoring and evaluation.

COURSE OUTLINE

M & E fundamentals

• M & E introduction
• M &E core components
• Integrating M & E in the project cycle
• Determining the shortcomings faced by M & E professionals

Trends towards result based M & E

• Introduction to Managing for Development results (MFDR)
• Principles of MDFR
• Results based management

Result based M & E introduction

• Understanding results based management (RBM)
• Elements of result bases M & E creation
• Cycle of result based M & E
• Measuring results
• Performance measurement, indicators, and monitoring

Situation assessment

• Formative study and analysis
• Illustrative examples
• Situation assessment tools

Assessment of baseline

• Understanding baseline study
• Baseline study importance
• Baseline data and collection methods
• Difference between situation assessment and baseline study

M & E system designing

• Frameworks of M & E
• Impact pathways
• The change theory

Monitoring performance

• Process of performance monitoring
• Tools used in performance monitoring

Techniques of evaluation

• Case study
• Economical evaluation
• Communication of findings

GIS techniques for M & E of development programs

• Geographical approaches
• Advantages of GIS to M & E
• Analysis and mapping of GIS
• GIS software and data

GENERAL NOTES

• Our seasoned instructors, who have years of experience as seasoned professionals in their respective fields of work, will be teaching this course. A combination of practical exercises, theory, group projects, and case studies are used to teach the course.
• The participants receive training manuals and supplementary reading materials.
• Participants who complete this course successfully will receive a certificate.
• We can also create a course specifically for your organization to match your needs. To learn more, get in touch with us at training@dealsontrainers.org.
• The training will take place at DEALSON TRAINERS IN NAIROBI, KENYA in Nairobi, Kenya.
• The training fee includes lunch, course materials, and lodging for the training session. Upon request, we may arrange for our participants' lodging and transportation to the airport.
• Payment must be made to our bank account before the training begins, and documentation of payment should be emailed to training@dealsontrainers.org