Training Course in RapidPro

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Course Name: Training Course in RapidPro

Venue: Tech for Development Training Center, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Date: 16th to 20th December 2019

Course Fee: KES 75,000 OR USD 1,100

Registration: Register online

Tech For Development-T4D would like to invite you to a high impact Training Course in Training Course in RapidPro to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 16th to 20th December 2019.

Why T4D?

We are an international training, capacity building and tech solutions organization that offers tech solutions, scheduled and tailor made training and capacity building solutions to individuals and development agencies in Africa and around the world.

We provide our training programs with a capacity-building goal, so as to ensure that, our training programs contribute to sustainable change.

This course is suitable for people working in:

Impact Evaluation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Academic Research, Market Research, Field Research, Agriculture, Health, Education, WASH, Handicapped, Human rights, Emergencies/disasters, Advocacy, Education, Environment, Small business development, Community development, Rural development, Women, Youth, Population, Rehabilitation, Culture, Capacity Building, Appropriate technology, Income, generation, Private sector, Refugees/displaced.

Introduction

Mobile Data Collection refers to the act of collecting data using mobile devices. The devices could be mobile phones or tablets. The advent of mobile data collection tools has worked a great deal in enhancing quality of survey data. RapidPro is one among the many developed mobile data collection tools

RapidPro is a powerful tool that allows you to connect directly with user(s) on their mobile phone over SMS, voice, or social media with the sole purpose of collecting survey information from them (or passing information to them), making it easy to adapt to different contexts and needs.

RapidPro is an open-source software that allows easy building and scaling of mobile-based surveys from anywhere in the world. RapidPro powers the way governments and development partners connect, engage, and collaborate directly with the most important – and often marginalized – voices in the community. It is built in such a way that it allows data collection even from basic feature phones, thus increasing the audience, unlike most mobile data collection tools. This is achieved through SMS data collection.

Who should attend?

This training course is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning how to:

  • Collect survey data via SMS

  • Collect survey data via IVR (Interactive Voice Recognition)

  • Conduct polls in a wide geographic area

  • Send out bulk reminders and notifications

Requirements

This training is designed for participants who are reasonably proficient in English and have an understanding of basic ICT concepts.

Duration

5 Days

Course objectives

At the end of this training course, participants will learn:

  • What RapidPro is

  • Significant features of RapidPro

  • Importance of RapidPro

  • Practical contextual uses of RapidPro

Course content

Module I

  • Intoduction to Mobile Data Collection tools

  • Introduction to RapidPro

  • Features of RapidPro

  • Components of RapidPro

  • Advantages of RapidPro

  • What you can do with RapidPro

Module II

Orgs (Organizations) module

  • Org model

  • TopUp – adding credit to an Org

Channels module

  • Channel and ChannelLog

  • SyncEvent and Alerts

Module III

Contacts Module

  • ContactURN – schemes

  • Contact

  • Adding contact fields – ContactField

  • Grouping contacts – ContactGroup

Module IV

Messages (Msgs) Flows and Triggers

  • Broadcasting messages

  • Linking Contact, ContactURN and Channel – the Msg model

  • Grouping messages using the label model

  • Saving of flow definitions,

  • Management of different flow revisions

  • Setting up of triggers and schedules of flows

  • Trigger conditions

Module V

  • Campaigns

  • Assigning contact groups to campaigns

  • Loading boundary data – locations module

  • IVR (Interactive Voice Recognition)

  • Initiating IVR calls

  • Scheduling events – schedules module

Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprise 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 professionals and trainers in Data Science and programming.

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 a certificate of participation.

Training Venue

The training is residential and will be held at the T4D Training Centre in Westlands Nairobi, Kenya. 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: [email protected]

Mobile Number: +254 706909947

Training Fees

The course fee is KES 75,000.00 or USD 1,100.00 exclusive of VAT. The course fees covers the course tuition, training materials, two (2) break refreshments, lunch and study visits. Participants will cater for their travel and accommodation costs.

Payment

Payment should be transferred to Tech For Development account through bank on or before the course starting date.

Send proof of payment to [email protected]

Tailor-made training

This training course can also be tailored for your organization. This way, your organization will benefit by:

  • Using own datasets and tools during the training.

  • Being able to choose areas of interest you wish the trainer to put more emphasis on.

  • Taking the course in-house or at a venue of choice.

  • Cutting on the cost of transport and accommodation.

Cancellation policy

  • Payment for the all courses includes a registration fee, which is non-refundable, and equals 15% of the total sum of the course fee.

  • Participants may cancel attendance 14 days or more prior to the training commencement date.

  • No refunds will be made 14 days or less to the training commencement date. However, participants who are unable to attend may opt to attend a similar training at a later date, or send a substitute participant provided the participation criteria have been met.

Testimonials

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FAQS

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Contact information

Tel: +254 706909947
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.t4d.co.ke

Kind regards.

Kelvin K. Mwangi
Customer Relationship Officer,
Tech For Development.
Innovation for impact