MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING COURSE
CONTENT:
Overview:
The ‘Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Certification’ course is a comprehensive program that covers the standards and procedures for results-based monitoring and evaluation for end-to-end project lifecycles. This course endows participants with competences in setting up and implementing results-based monitoring and evaluation systems involving data management, analysis, and reporting. The participants will benefit from the latest M&E philosophies and practices including the results and participatory approaches.
Course objectives:
Upon completing this Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Certification Course successfully, participants will be able to:
Develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan
Utilise data analysis software
Build project results levels
Construct a project using logical frameworks
Use indicators and targets to measure success
Monitor and track performance indicators over the life of the project
Conduct impact evaluation
Evaluate a project against key measures
Collect data using mobile data collection tools
Module 1: Introductions too Results Based Project Management
Overview of the course and topics to cover
Importance of RBM
RBM life cycle
Areas of focus in RBM
Module 2: Fundamentals of Monitoring systems
Transferring the calls
Definition of Monitoring and Evaluation
Why Monitoring and Evaluation is important
Key principles and concepts in M&E
M&E in project lifecycle
Participatory M&E
Module 3: Fundamentals Monitoring and Evaluation
Definition of Monitoring and Evaluation
Why Monitoring and Evaluation is important
Key principles and concepts in M&E
M&E in project lifecycle
Participatory M&E
Module 4: Design of Results in Monitoring and Evaluation
Impact, outcomes, outputs and activities
Results framework
M&E causal pathway
Standards in planning, monitoring and evaluating for result
Module 5 Monitoring & Evaluation INDICATORS
Indicators definition
Indicator metrics
Linking indicators to results
Indicator matrix
Module 6: Logical Framework Approach
LFA – Analysis and Planning phase
Design of log frame
Risk rating in log frame
Horizontal and vertical logic in log frame
Module 7: M&E DATA MANAGEMENT
Different sources of M&E data
Qualitative data collection methods
Quantitative data collection methods
Participatory methods of data collection
Data Quality Assessment
M&E RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION
Stakeholder’s information needs
Usage of M&E results to enhance and boost projects
M&E lessons learnt and best practices
Organisation knowledge champions
M&E reporting format
M&E results in communication strategies
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Introduction to impact evaluation
Attribution in impact evaluation
Estimation of counterfactual
Impact evaluation methods: Double difference, Propensity score matching
FEES Ksh.45000 Per delegate
Duration:
4 weeks
Mode of delivery:
Virtual
In case of any clarification, kindly contact:
The Executive Capacity Development
Tel: 0721538389
Email: jmuteke@mua.ac.ke OR ecdp@mua.ac.ke
