| Venue: The training workshop will be held at a local hotel in Islamabad. |
Introduction
Many projects suffer from variances between planned schedules, allocated budgets and actual implementation outcomes. Absence of valid and reliable baseline data makes it extremely difficult to evaluate the impact of any project. Only verifiable indicators can facilitate the success of a project. To address and rectify such problems, project directors/managers must have an accurate and timely information about the real progress of their projects so that necessary decision can be made in time to correct deviations and variances. This workshop is designed to develop participants’ skills required to identify and collect relevant data through effective monitoring and then using it to ensure success of their projects.
Who should attend?
The training workshop is designed for middle and senior level project managers, monitors, evaluators and team leaders, who are directly or indirectly involved in monitoring and/or evaluating projects, or are expected to be engaged in such activities in future. The training will be useful for participants from industry, public sector development organizations, academia, international funding agencies, NGOs and consultants.
Objectives
By the end of the workshop the participants will be able to:
- Define and distinguish between monitoring and evaluation;
- Use logical frameworks to monitor and evaluate projects;
- Develop a monitor and evaluation framework;
- Improve their progress reporting and project reviewing skills; and
- Learn methods to evaluate project effectiveness and impact.
Methodology
The training methodology will involve a mix of methods, including lectures/slides, case studies, application of skills to actual projects, and group work. Participants will review their existing monitoring and reporting formats and will adapt them to methods learnt in the workshop. In teams, participants will implement some team projects and evaluate them for efficiency and effectiveness.
Workshop content
Module 1: Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
- Concept of monitoring and evaluation
- Monitoring and evaluation in the project cycle
Module 2: Logical Framework Analysis (LFA)
- Hierarchy of objectives
- Objectively verifiable indicators
- Means of verification
- Assumptions and risks
Module 3: Work Breakdown Structure
- Designing a project monitoring framework
- Linking M & E to the work plan
Module 4: Monitoring Projects
- Progress reports and reviews
- Requirements for effective project reporting
Module 5: Evaluating Projects
- Developing evaluation TORs
- Evaluation techniques
- Writing evaluation reports
Medium
of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop. However, an effort will be made to conduct the workshop using a mixture of English and Urdu.
Resource
person
Mr. Mubashar Nabi has almost twenty years of experience with exclusive thirteen years practical understanding of working with international and national organizations aiming at poverty alleviation through community mobilization. He specializes in the field of community mobilization with special perspective of forming institutions. Being an associate of MDF Holland, He has contributed widely in strengthening national & regional level institutions through capacity building initiatives linked with micro finance and infrastructure development. He has initiated, implemented and managed fairly large projects funded by UNDP, WB, WFP, UNICEF, DIFD, USAID and Save The Children (US & UK). He was also amongst the pioneer professionals who initiated the National Rural Support Programme and contributed for its growth and expansion. He has been part of the formation of Human Resource Development Network which sets a milestone in the history of capacity building endeavours in the country. Mubashar is an experienced trainer, having designed and conducted numerous trainings for national and international organizations like SUNGI, NRSP, IUCN, UNDP and WWF and has also worked as a consultant for WB, WWF & WFP.
Deadline for registration
Please return registration form to the Program Secretary, SDPI-Centre for Capacity Building, by 22 April 2009 at the latest via fax or mail. The institute will confirm the registration upon receipt of fee. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Seats are limited; the applicants will be registered on a first come, first serve basis. Bookings will close for registration if all the seats are taken up before the last date.
Registration fee
Rs. 14000/- per person
Discount
25% discount is available to the following:
- Women
- SDPI members
- HRDN members on each nomination
- Students registering through their institutions
- Other organizations registering two or more persons
Special discount for journalists
- One free seat is available to nominees of Press Clubs. 25% discount will be given on additional nominations.
Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone
the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure
that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will
also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.
Award
of certificates
Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)
Further information
For further details, please contact Zulfiqar Ali, Program Secretary (Training), SDPI at Tel. 92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135. Email: ccb@sdpi.org
Registration form
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