Thailand: 5-day Training on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Programmes (MEDP)

This MEDP training course provides an overview of monitoring and evaluation methods with opportunities of practical application of the instruments that are introduced during the course. It will give participants the M&E tools, techniques and resources needed for planning, organizing, and/or managing programmes and projects. Through exercises and group work, participants will learn about the links between results-based management, performance measurement, and monitoring & programme evaluation. Time will be allotted for practical exercises and informal question and answer sessions around common M&E problem areas. Resources for further study and research in the M&E field will be provided.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to plan and conduct an evaluation and for monitoring, relevant steps will be discussed within the above framework so that at the end of the course, participants will be able to think out a monitoring plan and develop a Monitoring Tracking Tool.

Participants

This course is designed for representatives from government, project teams, NGOs, UN Agency staff, M&E specialists, technical specialists, and researchers.
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Topics**

• Definitions of basic M&E terminology
• Understanding the M&E framework
• Understanding the programme logic
• Developing (monitoring and) evaluation questions
• Selecting the evaluation design (based on the type of question – descriptive, normative or cause and effect) to answer the evaluation questions. Setting indicators and measures for each evaluation question.
• Selecting data sources and data collection methods
• Sampling methods
• Data analysis
• Putting it all together (developing the evaluation design matrix)
• Reporting the results

Requirements

• If you have a laptop computer, please bring it to the course to work on your group projects.
• If you have your own projects that you wish to evaluate, please bring them as case work.**Facilitators**

Our MEDP Facilitators come from our wide network of experts and professionals who have solid international development experiences from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. All of them have worked with either Government, UN agencies, Development Banks, NGOs or combination of all agencies in various capacities, including management of country programmes.

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Take-home

• A Certificate of Completion (Awarded on the final day of the course to those with full attendance)
• MEDP knowledge and skills
• A network of development professionals from different parts of the world (Facilitators and Participants)
• New learning experience of various culturesRead feedback from previous participants here.

FEES & SCHOLARSHIPS

• Investment for this programme is USD$ 1,800 inclusive of tuition, materials, morning & afternoon snacks, lunches (during the course) and a certificate.
• ADCC is NOT in a position to offer any scholarships or funding. Participants are encouraged to seek funding opportunities with their employers or funding agencies.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 10%

• To get a 10% discount, you must complete your application and pay the course fee 30 days before the course start date.

Additional 5% discount forAlumni \*(please include information on previous ADCC courses attended in your application).

Special Group Discount - available to organizations sponsoring a group of 6 or more participants for the same course.

Discountfor Back-to-Back Course- for those enrolling in the back-to-back RBM and MEDP courses.

50% Discount for Thai Nationals working for Thai government or Thai NGO(an official endorsement letter from the sponsoring organization is required)

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VISA Issues

• For citizens of countries that need to apply for Thai visa in another country, please note that the visa processing may take 1 - 2 weeks here in Bangkok. We suggest that you send your application at least 2 months in advance to ensure on-time release of visa.

ACCOMMODATION

• ADCC will block-booked rooms for confirmed participants in the university hotel on-campus. The hotel rate is published in our hotel website and will be paid by the participant. In case there are no more rooms available, ADCC will help book rooms in selected hotels outside the university campus.

Complete our ONLINE APPLICATION or DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM, complete it and email to ADCC with a copy of your passport and most-recent ID picture.