Organization: NGO Management School
Registration deadline: 19 Oct 2015
Starting date: 26 Oct 2015
Ending date: 30 Oct 2015
Project Design, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Next course
- 26 – 30 January 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
The course is jointly organised with CERAH (Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action) and is part of the Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Action curriculum. Participants can obtain 2 ETCS credits.
Course overview
Click here to download the course leaflet (PDF format).
This comprehensive course provides fast-track training on project management. It is designed for practitioners in project management who have either not yet obtained basic training, or not yet on all subjects of the project cycle. This course provides training on all phases of the project cycle in a compact format: Needs assessment, designing and planning a project, monitoring the implementation of the project, and preparing an evaluation.
This course is also available in French. Ce cours peut également être animé en français.
Who should attend
The course is designed for practitioners in project management with at least two years of experience, and who have either not yet obtained basic training, or not yet on all subjects of the project cycle. This includes:
- Project managers
- Programme coordinators
- Key field and HQ staff involved in designing and planning projects
- Managers supervising project development and implementation
- Consultants who carry out assignments for NGOs.
This course is not for beginners on project management. For entry-level courses, please refer to the core courses.
How you and your organisation will benefit - Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants know how to make a needs assessment, to design, plan and monitor a project following the results-based management concept and using the logical framework as a tool.
Course programme
The training course is based on a series of modules, which can be adapted to the requirements of the course participants. The emphasis is put on practice and exercises and includes:
- Group-work
- Brainstorming
- Questions and answers
- Role play
- Simulation
- Short presentations
DAY 1
1. Results-Based Management Concept
- Project cycle management
- Interventions: problems and responsibilities
- Results driven interventions
2. Needs Assessment Aim and process of a needs assessment
Participatory approach: The PRA tools and interview techniques
DAY 2
3. Designing and Planning Projects with the Logical Framework approach
Step 1: Problem identification and analysis
Step 2: Choosing the operational strategy
DAY 3
3. Designing and Planning Projects with the Logical Framework approach - Continued
Step 3: Designing the project
Step 4: Planning the project implementation
DAY 4
5. Monitoring and Evaluation
Why monitoring and evaluating?
Definitions
6. Monitoring
Types of monitoring
When and how to conduct activity monitoring
When and how to conduct situation monitoring
DAY 5
Monitoring - Continued
When and how to conduct results monitoring
7. Evaluation
When and how to do an internal evaluation
How to contribute to an external evaluation
Course Trainer
Mrs Sandrine Delattre
Language
English
Location
CERAH, Rue Rothschild 22, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
How to register:
Course fees and registration\*
Registration and payment deadline: 19 October 2015. Early bird fee available for payments until 26 August 2015.
Early bird fee / Full fee * :
This course is subsidised with CHF 750 by the Chèque Annuel de Formation (CAF), available for individuals living and paying their taxes in and around the canton of Geneva. More info here.
Above fees are in Swiss francs (CHF) and include:
- Tuition
- Training materials and handouts
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Course certificate
10% discount for returning students (within 12 months since the last course) or additional course participants from same organisation.Online currency converter: CHF to USD, CHF to EUR, CHF to GBP. These are indicative rates, provided by XE Currency Converter.
Registration
To register, please fill in the online registration form, or download the form and send it to us by email. For further inquiries, please contact us.