TARGET AUDIENCE: Program Managers and M & E officers, Project Coordinators and Supervisors

DESCRIPTION

Monitoring and Evaluation  (M & E) is a project management function that ensures and ascertains program success. Though often bundled together as M & E, they ought to be seen as two sub-functions under one function. The various activities under monitoring and evaluation blend with each other to ensure that program implementation activities are according to program design (monitoring), and ascertain program performance (productivity, results achievement, and impact) –evaluation. Monitoring and Evaluation also provides management and performance data that helps Project managers, Project officers, and stakeholders to ascertain project implementation experiences and lessons learned.

The Monitoring and Evaluation program is offered at two levels:  Level one focuses on  the Fundamentals of M&E and Monitoring tools and methods; while level two focuses on the fundamentals of Evaluation and various tools and methods, Information Management and Reporting

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2
Equip participants with the skills and techniques for effective project Monitoring and Evaluation.   Equip participants with practical skills essential for effective execution of Monitoring and Evaluation processes.   Equip participants with practical skills to design M&E plans.   Train participants on how to design M&E framework.	Equip participants with the knowledge and techniques for project performance data collection and reporting.   Develop participants capacity in the implementation of Project Information Management System which: data collection, processing, and reporting.   Develop participants ability to use SPSS software to manage and integrate program.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2
Have a clear understanding of M&E Concepts, Principles and Practices Understanding of M&E processes Develop an effective M&E framework Develop plans for implementation of M&E systems Apply appropriate M&E techniques and tools Produce M&E Reports	Design a project information Management system Apply techniques for gathering, analyzing and reporting quantitative and qualitative data Prepare and carry out Project Evaluation Produce Project Evaluation Reports

CURRICULUM

LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2
DAY ONE Introduction to Program Management Understanding Program Management cycle Role of M&E in Program Management Concepts of M&E	DAY ONE Understanding Project Evaluation Project Evaluation and Research Methods Outcome and impact Evaluation Bias and Sampling methods
DAY TWO Tools and principles of M&E Methods and Stakeholders of M&E Designing the M&E plan Logical framework for strategic planning Goals, Objectives, Standards, Indicators and Targets formulation	DAY TWO Introduction to Data Analysis Steps in Data Analysis Understanding Quantitative Descriptive Analysis Understanding Qualitative Analysis Effective Data Presentation
DAY THREE Understanding Project Monitoring Project Monitoring Method and Cycles Understanding Information Management System	DAY THREE Introduction to M&E Reporting General Principles of M&E Report Structure of scientific evidence based M&E Report
DAY FOUR Basic Quantitative and Qualitative data collection techniques Making M&E Recommendations	DAY FOUR Introduction to Writing M&E Reports Writing an Executive Summary Observation and Interpretation Data Interpretation and Presentation