4-day Training on Monitoring & Evaluation
Course Outline:
Results-based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful management tool that can be used to help policy and decision makers track progress and demonstrate the impact of a given project, programme, or policy. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is an essential component of any intervention, project, or programme that provides assurance regarding expected outcomes. Unlike traditional implementation-focused M&E, results-based M&E moves beyond an emphasis on inputs and outputs to a greater focus on outcomes and impacts.
This course discusses the main components of a typical M&E system. The course aims at providing trainees with a clear overall picture of M&E is about; including appreciating key concepts and practices needed to tackle advanced topics.
| Objectives | Who Should Attend |
| – Understand what M&E entails and related terminologies;
– Identify the key purposes and scope of M&E; – Explain key M&E processes; – Differentiate between monitoring functions and evaluation functions; – Describe the functions of an M&E plan; – Discuss how information can be used for decision making & how to analyze the information; – Undertake M&E reporting and communication and demonstrate capacity to write reports; – Communicate and present on M&E related aspects |
– Professionals interested in M&E in the public, private or non-governmental sector;
– Managers (including project and programme managers) and supervisors interested in effective management of their projects and programmes; – Students and people interested in a career in project management or monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
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| Expected Outcomes | Qualifications |
| – Participants will have a good understanding of M&E concepts and processes.
– They understand what M&E is, how it is implemented and why it is needed by an organization. – They will appreciate the application of M&E to programmes, projects and results-based endeavours. |
– Preferably university graduate or under-graduate
– Good command and understanding of English language – No prior experience of project management is required, although this will be an advantage
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| DAY ONE | DAY TWO |
| – Understanding Monitoring and Evaluation Systems • Results based M&E defined • Factors to consider when setting up • Integrating M&E in the Project Cycle • Significance of M&E to a sales and marketing team – Designing Monitoring and Evaluation Systems • Results framework • Indicator development |
– Components of M&E plan – Data management • Collection • Storage • Analysis • Interpretation
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| DAY THREE | DAY FOUR |
| – Designing an evaluation: factors to consider; types of evaluation; Steps of conducting an evaluation- Budgeting for M&E systems: cost components of an M&E system; characteristics of M&E budgets
– Contracting M&E services: contracting arrangements; factors to consider when sourcing for M&E services |
– Dissemination and Use
· Report writing and presentation skills · Communication strategies for M&E · Use of reports – Sustaining M&E in the organization
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