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SUMMARY:Monitoring & Evaluation for Learning – Blended course
LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand
URL:https://mdf.nl/monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-16
DESCRIPTION:Why this course?\nCapturing the quantitative and qualitative \n
 results (outputs\, outcomes and impacts) of \nyour programme has become inc
 reasingly \nimportant. How to design an M&E system \nthat goes beyond track
 ing activities? Learn \nhow to show results and make sure your \nsystem als
 o enables genuine learning by all \nactors.\nWhat is blended learning? Two 
 weeks \nbefore the face-to-face training starts\, \ncourse participants acc
 ess the online \nlearning platform remotely\, and become \nacquainted with 
 the trainer. The platform \nprovides participant’s information and \nprep
 aration materials to engage in \ndiscussions and prepare for the course.\nT
 his takes about 2-4 hours per week. \nSubsequently\, the 4 training days ar
 e face-\nto-face and provides you with an extended \nset of relevant\, prac
 tical and participatory \nM&E methodologies and tools to boost your \nprogr
 amme and organisational \naccountability\, decision-making and \nlearning p
 ractices.\n\nCourse objectives\nBy the end of this course\, you will:\n•	
 Understand effective results-based \nM&E and how to apply it to your M&E \n
 framework\n•	Know how to turn M&E into a \nparticipative and systematic l
 earning \npractice\n•	Be able to design and use key \nperformance indicat
 ors and apply tools to \nmonitor context\n•	Be able to apply the core ste
 ps of \nqualitative evaluation methodologies\n•	Improve your M&E processe
 s\n\nWho should join?\n•	You are a project or programme \nmanager\, an M&
 E officer or a consultant / \nadvisor interested in learning how to \nmonit
 or the results of your program\, and \nhow to organize for evaluations.\n
 •	You are responsible for project or \nprogramme design\, implementation 
 and/or \nfor improving M&E practices in your or \nother organisations and y
 ou wish to \ndevelop your professional M&E skills\n\nCourse agenda\nDay 1: 
 Introduction to monitoring & \nEvaluation in a context of the SDGs and \nRe
 sults Based Management\nClarifying the objectives (Results Chain and \nTheo
 ry of Change)\nLogical Framework\, Spheres of control\, \ninfluence and con
 cern of your programme \nresults\nReflecting on purposes of your \norganisa
 tion’s M&E system\, Steps in \ndeveloping a results-based M&E framework \
 nand analysing who needs what information\n\nDay 2: The five steps of M&E d
 esign\; \napplied to your organisation/programme\nFormulation of Indicators
 \nOutcome mapping and progress markers\nAnalysis and improvement of your M&
 E \nprocesses\nOrganisational implications: an open \ndiscussion\n\nDay 3: 
 Data and Information Collection \nmethods and tools\nOnline Questionnaires 
 and Forms\nInterviews and Focus Group Discussion\nMost Significant Change\n
 \nDay 4: Evaluation types and concepts\nEvaluation criteria and evaluation 
 process\, \nwriting a good Terms of Reference for an \nevaluation\nEvaluati
 on matrix & Contribution Analysis\, \nSense making and Learning from \nEval
 uations\nPreparing your own personal action plan\nCourse review\, evaluatio
 n and closure\n\nMeet your trainer\nKoen Toonen\nSenior trainer/consultant\
 nDirector of MDF Asia\, Myanmar Office\nEmail: kto@mdf.nl \n\nKoen is a sen
 ior trainer and consultant in \nMDF Vietnam office. Koen also has over 20 \
 nyears of development experience at the \nUN. He is an all-round developmen
 t expert \nand trainer in Results-Based Management\, \nMonitoring and Evalu
 ation\, Advocacy and \nPolicy influencing\, Network Management\, \nMultista
 keholder Partnerships\, \nSustainability Planning\, Institutional \nDevelop
 ment and Organisational \nStrengthening notably for poverty \nalleviation a
 nd environmental management.\n\nEssential Information\nFace - to - face tra
 ining: 30 March - 02 April \n2020\nOnline: around 2 weeks before the face-t
 o-\nface session\nLocation: Bangkok\, Thailand\nCourse fee: 1100 EUR (exclu
 ding tax)\nRegistration deadline: 9 March 2020\nRegistration: visit our cou
 rse page: \nhttps://mdf.nl/monitoring-evaluation-and-\nlearning-16\n\nSpeci
 al offers\n5% discount to the payments completed at \nleast 6 weeks before 
 the training starts\n10% discount to MDF alumni who attended \nan MDF cours
 e within the past 2 years\n1 free place for a group of 6 registrations \nfr
 om the same organization\n\nContact us\nMDF Asia\, Vietnam Office\nAdd: Roo
 m 501\, A1 building\, Van Phuc \nDiplomatic Compound\,\n298 Kim Ma Street\,
  Ba Dinh District\, Hanoi\, \nVietnam\nEmail: mdfasia@mdf.nl \nPhone: +84 (
 0)24 6258 4438\n\nMore: https://nsrc.org/calendar/helpfiles/workshop_info_m
 ain.php?id=1850
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