Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation of Nutrition and Food Security Projects
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Global Institute is pleased to announce a Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation of Nutrition and Food Security Projects. This will be both an online and Distance Learning Course, which starts 1st of every month.
Overall Course Overview:
By the end of this semester students will
- Be familiar with the strategies and techniques for monitoring and evaluating projects, particularly those related to nutrition and food security;
- Be exposed to multiple international and some domestic examples of monitoring and evaluation systems, both large and small;
- Have experience in the design of monitoring and evaluation plans; and will be able to assess the adequacy of proposals and program evaluations designed by others
- To enable participants to develop a broad-ranging knowledge of the theoretical field of rural development and assist them in critically appraising the various policies, strategies and approaches in the field.
- To train participants in the planning and management of rural development activities particularly in aspects of community/area analysis.
- To introduce students to a diversity of strategies in combating social exclusion in rural areas.
- Introduction to M&E
- Significance of M&E
- Principles and concepts in M&E
Food Security and Nutrition M&E Frameworks
- Food security and nutrition conceptual frameworks
- Food security and nutrition results frameworks
- Logical framework analysis
- Food security and nutrition projects design using log frames
Food Security and Nutrition Indicators
- Food Security and nutrition indicators
- Indicator metrics
- Link between indicators and results
- Indicator matrix
M&E Considerations for Sector Specific Programming
- Food Availability
- Food access
- Food utilization
- Stability
- Market information
Data Analysis
- Data cleaning
- Qualitative data analysis
- Quantitative data analysis
- Data interpretation reporting
Evaluation of Food Security and Nutrition Programs
- Determining evaluation points from results framework
- Components of evaluations, implementation and process evaluations
- Evaluation designs
- Performance evaluation process
- Evaluation findings, sharing and dissemination
There are four assignments (continuous assessment tests), research paper and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments account for 40%, research paper counts for 30% while Examination accounts for 30% of the mark. Upon completion of the course you shall be issued with a Diploma Certificate and a course transcript.
Examination
Certificate and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course.
DURATION AND COURSE LOAD: 24 Weeks – 5 to 6 hours per week DATES: (Six Months) Course Starts 1st of Every Month.
PARTICIPANTS: Development Professionals
REGIONS TARGETED: Global
ORGANIZERS: The Global Institute
LANGUAGE: English only
FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated
GENERAL COURSE CONTACT: info@globalhumanitarianinstitute.org