Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects

Course Objectives

Program Managers and officers attending the M&E workshop will get hands on skills in the following areas;

• Project Initiation, Planning, Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation
• Designing M&E Plan Developing M&E systems
• Formulating Result based M&E
• Monitoring tools, methods and procedures
• Performance tracking / monitoring and evaluation Monitoring & Evaluation specialized M&E System
• Applications of MIS Management information system tools Information access and governmental transparency Application of MIS in developmental evaluation
• Application of Geographical Information System (GIS) in projects
• Data collection and analysis
• Use of project management information software Actual project Evaluation
• Engaging in project consultancies,
• (Baseline, Mid- term, Summative and Ex-post evaluations.)
• How to monitor compliance and audit the function

Who Should Attend?

The course is recommended for the following; Departmental heads

• Project or Departmental managers Project officers
• Staffs involved in making informed decision
• Anyone involved in development projects
• Anyone who aspires to be a good manager
• M&E Consultants

Learning Content

• Demonstrate understanding of key terminologies in Monitoring and Evaluation
• Explain the role of M&E in institutional management
• Integrate M&E in the project management
• Develop and implement key components of an M&E system
• Develop and implement performance plans
• Apply cost management approaches
• Use project management information software
• Communicate M&E results effectively
• Identify and use appropriate data collection methods and tools effectively
• Use selected software to analyze M&E data
• Communicate M & E results effectively
• Formulate mechanisms for sustaining M&E systems
• Set up and implement M&E consultancies
• Engaging in M&E Consultancies.
• Office Automation Systems
• Obstacles to information access: Privacy
• Other obstacles to information Access
• Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Data Analysis

Way forward After the Training

Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will monitor implementation progress after the training.

Training Evaluation:

Participants will undertake a simple assessment before the training to gauge project monitoring & Evaluation knowledge, another assessment will be done after the training in-order to demonstrate knowledge gained through the training.