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Monitoring and Evaluation in Governance Training | Kenya

Category: Monitoring and Evaluation Training

Overview

The Expedition

This Monitoring and Evaluation in Governance Training equips professionals to design and apply M&E frameworks tailored to governance systems. It underscores how accountable leadership and sound governance practices enhance institutional performance and development results. Participants earn an accredited certification upon completion. Training formats include virtual, in-person, and blended options to match diverse learning preferences.

Program Objectives

By the end of this Monitoring and Evaluation in Governance Training, participants will be able to:

Define the Theory of Change and Critical Pathway.
Design and develop M&E systems/frameworks for governance programs.
Understand the role of M&E in improving program management and policy decision-making.
Gain a clear understanding of M&E concepts, principles, and processes within governance programs.
Gain insight into the different stages of the evaluation process and relevant tools.
Familiarize with challenges and tools for monitoring and evaluating governance programs.
Learn how to use Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) tools to enhance stakeholder capacity at local and national levels.
Identify and develop governance performance indicators.
Assess the relevance and effectiveness of tools and methods used in monitoring and evaluating governance programs.

Target Audience

This program is tailored for:

Government officials and development advisors involved in designing, implementing, and managing sector plans, programs, projects, and budgets.
Program managers in government agencies, NGOs, and society organizations.

Training Period

Classroom: 5 Days
Online: 7 Days

Training Modules

1: Overview of Monitoring and Evaluation.

Definition of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Purposes of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Governance, Leadership & Public Value.
Development Interventions.
Key principles and concepts in M&E.
M&E in project lifecycle.
Complementary roles of Monitoring and Evaluation.

2: M&E for governance programs.

Evaluation Process.
Evaluation Criteria.
Developing Evaluation Questions.
Evaluation findings sharing and dissemination.

3: Data demand and use in Governance Programs.

Document of M&E Lessons learnt and Best Practices.
Information Sharing.
Setting performance indicators.
Developing governance general performance frameworks/M&E system.
M&E tactics and applications for governance programs.

4: Evaluating governance program.

Managing Monitoring as well as Evaluation Practice.
Impact Evaluation Designs.
Implementation of Impact Evaluations in Governance programs.
Monitoring Systems.
Project Cycle management.
Participatory Evaluation and Monitoring.

5: Public Performance and Finance Budgeting.

Building necessary statistical and also analytical capacities.
Communicating and reporting M&E results.
Focus on several recent trends and also interesting
practices.
The significance of strategic alliances as well as harmonized approaches.
Data demand and use in Governance Programs.
Document of M&E Lessons learnt and Best Practices.

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.