Organization: TransAfrica Management Development Institute
Registration deadline: 07 Jun 2018
Starting date: 11 Jun 2018
Ending date: 22 Jun 2018
MONITORING, EVALUATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEARNING
Course Objectives:
After completing the programme, participants will be able to:
- Identify tools and techniques to measure and report project/programme results to stakeholders, donors, funders, supervisors or the general public.
- Familiarise with the components of an effective monitoring, evaluation Accountability and Learning system
- Apply MEAL methods and tools to conduct data collection, statistical analysis and reporting.
- Prepare the ground for undertaking monitoring and evaluation and analysis of the results.
- Understand the key components for effective MEAL through Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation in order to improve management performance and evidenced based decision making.
- Understand the importance of knowledge management for future use and sharing
Course content:
- Project life cycle
- Why projects are monitored and reasons for evaluation
Monitoring tools
Designing a Monitoring System
Evaluation types and methods
Introduction monitoring, evaluation Accountability and Learning system
Monitoring and Evaluation as an integral component of the Project Planning and implementation process
Project MEAL plan and Focus
Plan for Data Collection and Management
Understanding the Target Audience
Getting the MEAL message across
MEAL Cycle
Exploring key elements of a MEAL plan
Meal log frame and indicator Definition
Designing, implementation and management of a MEAL framework
monitoring, evaluation Accountability and Learning Planning and the financial implications
Tools for planned monitoring and evaluation activities.
Aspects of and importance of accountability.
Importance of Accountability
Stakeholder participation and Information sharing
Learning and its role in future success of like programmes
The purpose and use of baselines and evaluations
Purpose and use of needs assessments, situation analysis,
Baselines, evaluations and real-time reviews
Importance of baseline for monitoring and evaluation
Steps in planning and undertaking baselines and evaluations
Survey Planning and Implementation
Types of surveys, their processes and methods
Techniques of sample size determination
Data collection techniques and tools
Designing survey questionnaires
Pretesting research tools for Validity and Reliability
Conducting the survey
Open Data Kit processes
Introduction to mobile phone data collection
Data presentation Softwares SPSS and Stata
Data quality Management
Data presentation ways
Data graphical presentation
Data tabulation
Data analysis and interpretation
Interpretation using statistical softwares
Introduction to analysing qualitative data and qualitative data analysis softwares
Meal report writing and presentation to all stakeholders
Knowledge Management
Dates: 11 – 22 June 2018
Venue: Pretoria, South Africa
Tuition Fees: US$3300
Duration: 2 Weeks
Fee information:
US$3300 inclusive laptop, teas, lunch snack and excursion inclusive of Transport to and from the airport
How to register:
Submit a request for an applications to tamadi@webmail.co.za and cc coordinator@tamadi.co.zw or whatsapp your request including email address to +263 773 976 674 whatsapp also for quick short replies available 24 hours