WorkshopProgrammeWorkshopProgramme

TopicstobecoveredTopicstobecovered

Module1

! Purpose and benefits of planning, monitoring andevaluation

! Definitionsofplanning,monitoringandevaluation

! Theprojectcycle

Module

2

! IntroductiontoLFA

! Accountabilityandstakeholderanalysis

! Problemanalysis

! Objectiveanalysis

! Alternativeanalysis

! Projectelements(descriptioncolumn)

! Assumptions

! Theoryofchange

! Planofaction

Module

3

! Key concepts: Effectiveness, efficiency, Impact,Relevance,Sustainability

! Keyconcepts:Outcomesversusoutputs

Module

4

! Indicators

! Meansofverification

Module

5

! Planningfordatacollection

! Planningfordataanalysis

! Planningforreporting

! Themonitoringandevaluationframeworkandsystem

Module

6

! Stagesofevaluation

! Participatoryvsnon-participatoryevaluation

! Key concepts: Values of development work -Accountability

! Theevaluationreport

! Developingatermsofreferenceandaproposal

Planning,Monitoring,EvaluationandLearningfor

DevelopmentProjectsTrainers: Trainers: NANADAVIES:MasterDegreeinLaw,University

ofCopenhagenDENA LOMOFSKY: MA Social Development,UWCWILMA WESSELS-ZIERVOGEL: BA (Hons)OrganisationalPsychology,UNISAANDRIES MANGOKWANA: MA Social PlanningandDevelopment,UCTCATHYCHAMES:MA,SocialDevelopment,UCTTRACEYPHILLIPS:MPHIL,DevelopmentStudies,UCT

Nextcourse:Nextcourse: 6 6 -- 1010 March201March20177 ,CapeTown,CapeTown 1155 -- 1919 May201May20177 ,Namibia, Namibia 2211 -- 2255 AugustAugust 20120177 ,, JohannesburgJohannesburg

Cost: Cost:

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Outcomes

Havingcompletedthecourse,theparticipantwillhave:

• Anappreciationofthepurposeandbenefitsofplanning,monitoring,evaluationandreporting

• Animprovedworkableunderstandingofthekeyconceptsinplanning,monitoring,evaluationandreporting

• An understanding of the importance of integrating monitoring,evaluationandreportingintoprojectplanning,andanunderstandingofwheretheyfitintotheprojectcycle

• Knowledge of how to plan a project using the Logical FrameworkApproach

• Knowledge of how to develop a result-based monitoring andevaluationframework

• Knowledgeofthedifferentstagesofevaluation• Animprovedunderstandingofthedifferenttypesofevaluation• A basic knowledge of data collection and analysis techniques, and

theirrelationshiptothedifferenttypesofevaluation

Participantswillalsobeableto:

• Developtargetsagainstwhichperformanceismeasured• Monitortheirprojectsandtheachievementofobjectives• Beidentifyanddevelop“SMART”objectivesandindicators• Do a stakeholder analysis, objectives analysis, alternatives analysis,

problemanalysis• Selectanappropriateframeworkforconductinganevaluation• Identify appropriate qualitative and quantitative data collection

techniques• Constructatermsofreferenceandanevaluationreport

Participantswillleavethecoursewith:

Knowledgeandskillsofhowtoplanadevelopmentproject,usingtheLogicalFrameworkApproach,andhowtodesignanM&Eplan.

Objectives

The objective of this course in planning, monitoring and evaluation is toequip development practitioners with the knowledge and expertise to beabletoconducttheirownplanning,monitoring,evaluationandreportingortobeabletoguideprojectpartnersindoingso.

A key objective is to increase the capacity of the development sector todeliverprojectoutcomes that areefficient andeffective, and tobeable tomeasureandevaluatetheseoutcomes.

Thecoursewillprovideaspacefordevelopmentpractitionerstolearnfromeachotherbysharingknowledgeandexperiences.

Methodology

The training course will be run in a workshop style with a high degree ofparticipant involvement. Group work will be interspersed with inputsessions. Adult learningmethodologieswill be employed, and participantswillnotbepassive.Debateanddiscussionwillbeencouraged. Thetrainersareexpert facilitators,andwhiletheywillbesharingtheirownexperiencesofPM&Ewithyou,theydonotpretendtohavealltheanswers.Undertheirguidance,theparticipantswillalsobeabletolearnfromandsharewitheachother.

Requirements

To achieve these outcomes full participation is required. Therewill be nopassive learning. Participants will get opportunities to share theirexperiences and best practices regarding monitoring, evaluation andreporting. The expected outcomes from each module will focus thediscussionandlearning.