Course description
In order to measure success and report on results, development workers and public-sector managers create monitoring and evaluation systems. Such systems make it possible to learn from experience and improve programme and project performance.
Monitoring and evaluation is therefore an essential function for all organizations, programs and projects, and consequently international and public-sector organizations have for several years been investing in the creation of such structures. To meet the need for specialist knowledge in this field
As a participant of this Certified Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist course, you will learn how to help a range of industries including non-profit, health, education and international development.
In this course, a participant will have the understanding of all the technical skills and tools required to ensure effective monitoring of projects and programs, and to manage the various evaluations that are part of the programming cycle.
Upcoming start dates
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
The course on Certified monitoring and evaluation specialist is ideal for:
- Monitoring and evaluation specialists
- Project coordinators and programme managers
- Independent evaluators
- Donor staff appraising and evaluating projects and programmes
- Non-governmental organization officials involved in monitoring and evaluating
Outcome / Qualification etc.
After successful completion of this course you would be able to learn of:
- Theories of and approaches to monitoring and evaluation
- The linkages between monitoring, reporting, control, audit, research, and evaluation
- All about the components of a successful monitoring and evaluation system, and how to create one
- Methodologies, tools and techniques to run a monitoring and evaluation system
Training Course Content
Day 1
Introduction to monitoring and Evaluation
- Meaning of Project and Project Management
- Key characteristics of a project
- Position of monitoring and evaluation in project management phases
- Types of monitoring
- Types of evaluation and evaluation criteria
- Objectives of monitoring and evaluation
- Difference between M&E | components of M&E system
- Who should be involved in M&E activites
Day 2
Designing logical framework in M&E
- Introduction to results chain and results chain in details
- Background and description of logical framework
- SMART indicators
- Means of verification and risks and assumptions
- Designing logical framework with samples
Day 3
Monitoring and Evaluation methods and tools
- Introduction to M&E methods
- Direct Observation | Survey or interviews | Focus Group discussion | Pile-ranking exercise | Data Triangulation
- M&E tools and what influences the tools choice?
- Data Types | Designing questionnaire | Tips on questionnaire designing | Practical focus group discussion guide designing
- Practical key informant interview guide formulation | Sample observation checklist | Sample sign in sheet
Day 4
The Product Life Cycle: A Strategic Approach
- Introduction to sampling
- Representative random sampling
- Purposive sampling
- Research ethics and informed consent in M&E
- Research misconduct in M&E
- Causes of poor data quality | Monitoring data quality during collection process
Day 5
Data Analysis and Presentation
- Introduction to data analysis
- Quantitative data analysis
- Using mean, Frequency, Percentage, Range and standard deviation
- Bar Charts | Stacked bar chart | Pie Chart | Line graph | Scatter Plo
- Qualitative data analysis
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