
Monitoring & evaluation print version \| course feedback
Do you need to monitor and evaluate any aspect of your project or service? This course provides a clear framework to develop monitoring and evaluation systems that demonstrate accountability to funders as well as contributing to your project's learning and plans for the future.

This course is only available in-house

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Course Outline

Aims:

to understand different approaches to monitoring & evaluation
to explore a framework for developing appropriate, useful systems.

By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:

understand the jargon and terminology used in monitoring & evaluation
assess the suitability of different monitoring & evaluation approaches and techniques
explore how to develop an effective monitoring & evaluation system

Agenda

Times	Session Content	Methods
9.30	Introductions, Domestics, Group Agreement	Pairs & whole group
9.45	Session One: The purpose and value of Monitoring & Evaluation Understanding terms and definitions Different perspectives on Monitoring & Evaluation Linking monitoring to evaluation - The planning cycle Reconciling and negotiating – how, why, who for?	Small group exercise Input & small groups Case study
11.00	Break
11.15	Session Two: Monitoring techniques and approaches Techniques for gathering information - pros and cons of different approaches Impact on collation and analysis Designing a monitoring system Aims and objectives, outputs and outcomes, indicators and data	Small groups Input Case study Exercise
1.00	Lunch
2.00	Session Three: Evaluation techniques and approaches Different perspectives on evaluation Identifying benefits and issues of evaluation methods Qualitative and quantitative data The role and involvement of stakeholders Steps in conducting an evaluation	Small groups Exercise Input
3.00	Break
3.15	Session Four: Making use of the results Accountability Learning and development Formats for presenting and handling the results	Scenarios Input
3.50	Evaluation of training day	Input & questionnaire
4.30	Close