QOEN Monitoring, Evaluation,Ā Accountability AndĀ Ā Learning (MEAL)
Enhance the quality and accountability of your projects, promote a culture of learning, and make data-driven decisions that lead to sustainable impacts.
Course Overview
Our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) course is designed to deepen participants' understanding of the crucial components of effective project management. This advanced course builds on the foundational concepts of Results Based Management, with a specific focus on enhancing skills in monitoring and evaluation, ensuring accountability, and fostering a culture of learning. Ideal for development practitioners, program managers, and M&E specialists, this course provides comprehensive tools and methodologies to improve the quality and impact of projects.
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By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with advanced skills and practical tools to design, implement, and manage comprehensive MEAL systems. They will be able to enhance the quality and accountability of their projects, promote a culture of learning, and make data-driven decisions that lead to sustainable impacts.
What you will get
- Access to the 2 month Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning online course platform
- 8 online group sessions
- Practice and apply course content and tools directly to your project/program
- Feedback and support to strengthen your project/program
- 7 modules addressing each aspect of M.E.A.L.
- Access to the MEAL Community Group
- Access to course materials and handouts
- A certificate
CourseĀ Program
- Overview of MEAL, key principles, and concepts
- MEAL frameworks, logical frameworks, Theory of Change
- This module introduces participants to the MEAL framework, emphasizing the integration of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning into the project lifecycle. Participants will learn how to develop a Theory of Change and logical frameworks to articulate project objectives and outcomes clearly.
- Indicator development, data collection methods, and monitoring plans
- Performance monitoring plans, data collection tools (surveys, interviews, observation checklists)
- Participants will explore how to design effective monitoring systems, including selecting appropriate indicators, establishing baselines, and setting targets. This module covers various data collection methods and provides practical guidance on developing comprehensive monitoring plans.
- Types of evaluations (formative, summative, impact), evaluation design, and methodologies
- Evaluation matrices, data analysis software (SPSS, NVivo), qualitative and quantitative methods
- This module delves into the different types of evaluations and the appropriate methodologies for each. Participants will learn how to design evaluations, select sampling techniques, and use both qualitative and quantitative methods to assess project outcomes.
- Stakeholder engagement, feedback and complaints mechanisms, ethical considerations
- Accountability frameworks, feedback tools, ethical guidelines
- Focusing on the accountability aspect of MEAL, this module teaches participants how to engage stakeholders effectively, establish feedback and complaints mechanisms, and address ethical issues in monitoring and evaluation.
- Learning agendas, knowledge sharing, and adaptive management
- Learning plans, knowledge management platforms, after-action reviews
- This module highlights the importance of learning and knowledge management in the MEAL process. Participants will learn how to create learning agendas, document lessons learned, and promote knowledge sharing within their organizations.
- Data analysis techniques, visualization, and reporting
- Data analysis software (Excel, Tableau), report templates, data visualization tools
- In this module, participants will gain skills in analyzing and interpreting data, creating visualizations, and preparing clear and compelling reports. Emphasis is placed on communicating findings effectively to stakeholders.
- Institutionalizing MEAL, capacity building, and sustainability
- MEAL integration strategies, capacity assessment tools, sustainability planning
- The final module focuses on integrating MEAL practices into organizational culture and operations. Participants will explore strategies for building MEAL capacity within their teams and ensuring the sustainability of MEAL systems.
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