Designing MEL systems
Course Description
Understand how to design a results-based MEL system
Course Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Program Delivery: Virtual or In-Person
Duration: 1 – 3 days
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What you will learn
Gain an increased understanding of:
- Understand the components of a results-based M&E system.
- Understand what supporting institutional arrangements need to be in place for successful monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning.
- Understand how to operationalise the M&E plan, i.e. how to make your M&E plan come alive.
- Be familiar with the process of implementing an M&E plan.
- Be aware of the challenges and solutions for getting compliance for data collection, analysis and reporting.
- See the benefit of participatory approaches to design.
- Understand who your key partners are in M&E.
- Be able to identify roles and responsibilities for M&E role players
What the course will cover
- 7 steps to developing an M&E system
- Step 1: Building commitment and cooperation
- Step 2: Conducting a situation analysis for the design of an M&E system
- Step 3: Design workshop Concepts: Baseline, target, actual, milestone and benchmark
- Step 4: Design of M&E forms (means of verification)
- Step 5: Design of reporting formats
- Step 6: Developing guidelines for M&E plan
- Step 7: Institutional arrangements for implementation and using M&E data Hints and tips for successful design & implementation of an M&E system
Speak to us, so we can design a course to meet your needs.
Course Options
What you will receive: A certificate of attendance upon course completion, a manual, and a list of useful resources.
Our methods are interactive and you will learn by applying concepts to real life case studies. See more about our methodology here.
Talk to us about how we can craft the ideal experience for your team: Email training@southernhemisphere.co.za
