PLANNING FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION ( M & E )

COURSE OVERVIEW

How will you measure your project’s success? This course will help you answer this question by introducing the basics of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). In this course, you will learn how successful projects plan for data collection, management, analysis, and use. As you complete the course assignments, you will create an M&E plan for your own project. Here are the topics that will be covered in each chapter of the course:

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
• Chapter 2: Linking  M&E to Project Design
• Chapter 3: Identifying Indicators and Targets
• Chapter 4:  Data Collection
• Chapter 5: Roles and Responsibilities

CERTIFICATION

• Learners are eligible to receive a Professional Certification and a Graduate Membership Certification from the Institute after successfully fulfilling the Assessment and Examination requirement.
• In addition, the institute also prepares you for international examinations and you are entitled to six (6) months post-training mentorship from international/ national highly influenced mentors around the globe.
• To earn a Professional Certificate for this course, you need to earn more than 50% of possible points on Assignments and Examination to obtain a passing grade. Assessments are worth 15% of your total score, while assignments and Examinations are worth 85%.

LEARNING OUTCOME

Monitoring and evaluation helps in identifying the most valuable and efficient use of resources.

Monitoring and evaluation together provide the necessary data to guide strategic planning, to design and implement programs and projects,

and to allocate, and re-allocate resources in better ways