Monitoring and Evaluation Training June 2019
The field of monitoring and evaluation has taken off in international development, investors and their implementing partners have continued to put an increasing premium on measuring the impact of their work.
What was once considered an option if there was a budget and often assigned to an outside consultant — M&E is now integrated into most global development projects at the design stage.
Along with this integration comes a growing opportunity for those with monitoring and evaluation skills. Many organizations have created dedicated positions and even departments focused on M&E, and look for this experience when recruiting for program and technical positions as well, however there are skills any profession in this field need to hold in order to face the current trends and here is a list of core skills needed for monitoring and evaluation jobs, as well as some additional skills that would be helpful. Read more…
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Course Description
This professional development workshop provides a useful basis to develop effective frameworks for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of development plans, budgets, programs and projects. The course adopts a perspective of using M&E to improve governance and so also considers the M&E in an oversight role.
The primary framework adopted is the logical framework or logframe which is based on the “results-chain logic”. The Logframe is a tool that can communicate the essential elements of a complex programme, clearly, and succinctly throughout the programme or project cycle. The Logframe is used to develop the overall design of a project, to improve project implementation monitoring, and to strengthen periodic project evaluation. In essence the Logframe is a cause and effect model of project interventions to create desired outcomes. The emphasis on a logical framework approach provides the participant with relevant and effective tools to assess and understand a broad range of techniques to measure and evaluate progress over time.
The Monitoring and Evaluation programme aims to strengthen capacity in management, monitoring and evaluation. It’s a response to government’s demand for personnel who can accurately measure outputs and outcomes of its interventions as a way of enhancing evidence-based decision-making.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is the meant for Government officials and Development advisors involved in the design, implementation, management and oversight of national and sector plans, budgets, programs and projects. Programme managers; Program staff in charge of monitoring governance projects; practitioners working in civil society organizations, governmental agencies involved with M&E and those interested in M&E.
It especially targets staff in Monitoring and Evaluation units within Government Ministries as well as Parliamentarians and other oversight agencies.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the M&E for Governance course participants will be able to:
- Develop concise understanding of M&E concepts, principles, processes and framework for governance programmes.
- Achieve a sound understanding of the role that M&E can play in improving project and programme management as well as policy decision making.
- Develop insight in the different stages of the evaluation process and tools/ methodologies that are most appropriate in different types of evaluations.
- Get familiar with debates on challenges and tools for monitoring and evaluating support of decentralisation and local governance.
- Get tips on how to use PM&E tools for strengthening the capacities of stakeholders of decentralisation at the national and local level and for strengthening accountability systems at the municipal level.
- Understand how the log frame approach promotesevidence basedpolicy making; allows for stakeholders to be involved in the policy cycle and process; supports a targeted, sequenced andlong termperspective; and supports clear channels of communication.
- Define Theory of Change and Critical pathway
- Identify and develop governance performance indicators
- Develop and design M&E system/framework for governance programme.
- Assess the relevance and effectiveness of different tools and methods applied in monitoring and evaluating governance programmes.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
- Definition of Monitoring and Evaluation
- Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation
- Purposes of Monitoring and Evaluation
- Governance, Leadership & Public Value
- Development Interventions
- Introduction to M&E for governance programs
- Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators and Measurements
- standards of performance from values
- values and principles governing public administration
- principles expressing some dimension of public service performance
- Specific challenges encountered in monitoring and evaluating support to decentralization and local governance
- Support for national M&E systems and harmonized approaches
- Logframe Analysis
- Theory of Change and Critical pathway
- Setting performance indicators
- Developing governance performance frameworks/M&E system
- M&E approaches and tools for governance programs
- Evaluating governance program
- Managing Monitoring and Evaluation Practice
- Monitoring Systems
- Project Cycle management
- Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
- Public Finance and Performance Budgeting
- Building necessary statistical and analytical capacities
- Reporting and communicating M&E results
- Focus on some recent trends and interesting practices
- The importance of strategic alliances and harmonized approaches
REQUIREMENTS
Participants should be reasonably proficient in English. Applicants must live up to Indepth Research Services (IRES) admission criteria.
METHODOLOGY
The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.
All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
ACCREDITATION
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Indepth Research Services (IRES) certificate.
TRAINING VENUE
The training is residential and will be held at IRES Training Centre . The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.
All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.
Email:outreach@indepthresearch.org.
Mob: +254 715 077 817
Tel: 020 211 3814