Advanced Project Monitoring And Evaluation For Development Projects Workshop

INTRODUCTION

Unlock the full potential of your development projects with our Advanced Project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop. The ability to design and manage effective M&E systems is crucial for ensuring project success and securing donor confidence. This intensive one-week training is specifically crafted to equip you with high-demand, job-oriented M&E skills that meet the stringent standards of donor agencies. Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools and techniques for monitoring and evaluating development projects. Our comprehensive course will empower you to plan, organize, and manage programs with precision and efficiency. You'll learn to create robust M&E systems, develop meaningful evaluation questions, and identify key success metrics that drive impactful outcomes. You are set to gain transformative skills in how you approach project management and elevate your organization's performance. Maximize your project's impact and ensure sustainable development by mastering the essentials of M&E with our expert-led training. This workshop is your gateway to enhancing your professional capabilities and contributing to the success of your organization.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the characteristics of an effective M&E system
• Explore how to design and manage an effective M&E system
• Identify national and firm projects and programs to be implemented
• Understand the importance of, and ensure the use of, effective participatory methods
• Design and implement a new or improved monitoring and evaluation system for development projects
• Develop evaluation questions that address stakeholders' needs
• Identify key success areas and performance indicators

Duration

5 Days

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

• Project managers
• Project coordinators
• Senior project analysts
• Heads of projects
• Senior project officers
• Project controllers
• Donor coordination officers
• Development consultants and officers

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to M&E

• Overview of project management
• Overview of monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
• The need and importance of M&E in development projects
• M&E as a component of the project planning and implementation process

Module 2: Project Stakeholders

• Community involvement in project monitoring
• Stakeholder analysis
• Coordinating with national bodies, project steering committees, and project staff

Module 3: Data Collection, Management, and Data Quality

• Deciding data collection strategies
• Developing data collection instruments
• Monitoring tools, methods, and procedures
• Evaluation types (process evaluation, impact evaluation)
• Designing and implementing development project evaluation

Module 4: Projects Evaluation

• Planning the flow of information
• Dealing with multiple projects
• Key success areas and logic models
• Key performance indicators
• Responding to monitoring results
• Models of evaluation
• Planning an evaluation
• Tools for project control
• Development project monitoring
• Designing a monitoring system
• Techniques of project monitoring auditing
• Evaluating project management systems and practices
• Evaluating social and institutional change
• Measuring results and impacts
• Assessing economic, social, and environmental impact
• M&E challenges

General Notes

• This course is delivered by seasoned trainers with extensive professional experience in their respective fields.
• Training includes a mix of practical activities, theoretical knowledge, group work, and case studies.
• Participants receive comprehensive training manuals and additional reference materials.
• A certificate is awarded upon successful course completion.
• Custom-tailored courses to meet specific organizational needs are available. Contact us at training@skillsforafrica.org for more information.
• The training will be conducted at the Skills for Africa Training Institute in Nairobi, Kenya.
• The training fee covers tuition, materials, lunch, and the training venue. Accommodation and airport transfer can be arranged upon request.
• Payment should be made to our bank account before the training starts, and proof of payment sent to: training@skillsforafrica.org