Organization: Asset Africa Institute
Registration deadline: 14 Jan 2017
Starting date: 23 Jan 2017
Ending date: 27 Jan 2017
Dear Partner,
Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetafrica.co.ke), is pleased to announce the following seminar set to take place in November, 2016
Training Title: Results Based Monitoringand Evaluation-From Monitoring & Evaluation to Theory of Change & Contribution Assessment
Date: 23rd -27th January November 2017
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Training Course Brief
This comprehensive 5 day training course provides in-depth skills and knowledge development across all areas of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and draws on the wide range of experience of the facilitators. The course modules reflect the key tasks required by M&E practitioners as well as the knowledge, behaviors and skill competencies necessary to carry out M & E activities within an organization successfully. The uniqueness of the course is that it covers theory with class lectures, field work with the support of a field assistant and project paper to be completed by a student during or after the training.
CourseOutline
The course will be facilitator led, but interactive, allowing participants to work on case studies, apply their learning and share their experiences.
Monitoring & Evaluation Course Content
· Select Strategies (objectives) and Results Chains - developing project
· LFA approaches in designing sustainable projects
· Differences between the LFA and Log Frame.
· Results Based M&E approach - differences between traditional M&E and Results based M&E
· Conducting Situation Analysis---- Introduction to Coordinated Needs Assessment - The Assessment Cycle
· Problem and Objectives Trees, development & rationale for project design and planning
· Theory of Change “ rationale, common categories and levels of change and relationship between expected changes and project objectives
· Assumptions and Risks -“ identifying and managing various types of risks and assumptions
· Developing SMART indicators & importance of external data sources to validity and trustworthiness
· M&E Framework - basic processes for M&E frameworks, frameworks and organization planning and performance management.
· M&E Plans- development of M&E plans
· Data Quality – planning for data collection, data control, collection, collation, analysis & quality issues
· Evaluation- mid-term review and final evaluations
· Adjusting and Learning - how to use M&E information for project/organization learning and decision-making
· GIS techniques for M&E
Overview of Theory of Change and Contribution Assessment
- Definition of Key Concepts
- Relationship with M&E: Complementarities and Innovations
- Causal Linkages & the “ Logic of outcomes pathway”
- Desired Change: Understanding the Change Process & Necessary Conditions for Change to Occur
Developing a Theory of Change for your Project/Program
- Assessing the work of your Organization: Attribution or Contribution to change?
- Contribution Assessment versus Impact Assessment
- Explore Pathways of Change: Alternative Ways to Contribute to Change
- The Power of Assumptions: How does our Thinking affect our Actions? Methods of Articulating Project Assumptions
- Complexity, Power and Learning for Social Change: Stakeholder Mapping, Analysis & Engagement, Indicators of Change
Contribution Assessment Framework and Participatory Methodologies
- Assessing contribution to change :Measuring and Monitoring Change
- Participatory Methods and Tools for Contribution Assessment
- Reflecting on our Assessment Practices.
What does all this mean to our Organization? Integrating Theory & Learning into Practice
- Revisit your M&E System from a Contribution Assessment Perspective
- Meta-skills for Facilitating Theory of Change Processes
- Learning Synthesis and Steps Forward
Training methodology
This training blends theory with practice and considers participation and sharing experience as key elements in its approach. The experienced team of trainers and knowledgeable consultants use participatory methods, rich in visual elements, to encourage contribution. The seminar strives for quality and applicability by ensuring that the training is highly practical, participatory and interactive and learner centered and that training sessions promote a feedback sharing mechanism.
About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.co.ke)-AAI--AAI-) has distinguished itself as the training provider of choice among development organizations. AAI specializes in the research, design and delivery of high quality and affordable training programs for development workers worldwide. We work with a team of high end consultant base of more than 130 highly educated and experienced professionals many of whom are involved in post doctoral research work. Over the years, AAI has provided consultancies and training to such reputable organizations as: Federal University, Birnin Kebbi-Nigeria, African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD),Norwegian Church Aid-Zambia, ACOMIN-Nigeria, Tear Fund-DRC, CLEEN Organization-Nigeria, Love Botswana Outreach Mission, Islamic Relief-Somalia, National Museums of Kenya, Cornerstone Development-Uganda, International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Save Your Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia, Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice)-Benin, Rwanda Union of the Blind, Sasakawa Africa Association-Ethiopia, Harare Institute of Technology, Care International-Mali, Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (CEFOR) University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mazommo Construction Company-Liberia, Addis Ababa University, Uganda Industrial Research Institute, IOM-Sudan**,** among others
For more information regarding the training, contact:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke/assetafrika@gmail.com
How to register:
To enroll for this seminar, fill in the registration form attached and then email it to the attention of:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965