[SN-ANNOUNCE] Southern Hemisphere:Training Worshop

[Southern Hemisphere]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS
 
Southern Hemisphere Consultants

Developing and Operationalising
Monitoring and Evaluation System
 
Date: 7-8 October 2008
Venue: Pretoria

Objective and methodology
Southern Hemisphere has for some years now been leading in the design of M&E
systems in South Africa. Our experience is drawn from a range of different
clients, including NGO's, South African Government and multi-lateral
organisations. Learning by doing has given us very practical insights into
the steps to follow and each step is designed to maximise commitment and
compliance. As you know, the best system needs the commitment of people to
implement it.

The objective of this course in M&E system design is to equip development
practitioners with the knowledge and expertise to be able to design and
manage a process of developing and operationalising (implementing) a M&E
System.

This course builds on the foundations of our course in Planning, Monitoring
and Evaluation, which has been hugely successful, and kicks off where that
course ends.   
The course will provide a space for development practitioners to learn from
each other by sharing knowledge and experiences. It presupposes basic
knowledge in M&E.

The training course will be run in a workshop style with a high degree of
participant involvement. Group work will be interspersed with an input
sessions. Adult learning methodologies will be employed, and participants
will not be passive. Debate and discussion will be encouraged. The trainers
are expert facilitators, and while they will be sharing their own
experiences of P,M&E with you, they do not pretend to have all the answers.
Under their guidance, the participants will also be able to learn from and
share with each other.

Delegates will be able to
* Understand of the components of an M&E system
* Understand what supporting institutional arrangements need to be in place
for successful monitoring, evaluation and reporting
* Understand how to operationalise the M&E system i.e. how to make your M&E
plan come alive
* Be familiar with the process of implementing an M&E system
* Be aware of the challenges and solutions for getting compliance to your
data collection, analysis and reporting
* See the benefit of participatory approaches to design
* Have an overview of the Government Wide M&E System
* Understand who your key partners are in M&E
* Be able to identify roles and responsibilities for M&E role players. 
* Develop means of verification
* Develop reporting formats
* Conduct a stakeholder and situation analysis for the design of an M&E
system

Course outline
* Overview of monitoring and evaluation system (M&E System)
* What are the necessary foundations for M&E system? 
* 7 steps to developing M&E system
* Preparation
	*Step 1: Building commitment and cooperation
	* Step 2: Conducting a situation analysis for the design of a M&E
system
* Design
	* Step 3: Methods for designing the M&E plan
	* Step 4: Design of M&E forms (means of verification)
	* Step 5: Design of reporting formats
* Standardisation
	* Step 6: Developing guidelines for indicator definitions, data
gathering, analysis and reporting
* Institutional arrangements for implementation and use of M&E data
	* Step 7: Institutional arrangements
	* Hints and tips for successful design & implementation of M&E
system
 	Facilitator

Nana Davies: is a Development Practitioner with a Master's degree in Law,
specialising in human rights. Nana completed her Masters in Law at
University of Copenhagen, Denmark and part of it at the University of
Rennes, France. She has worked in the social development field since 1994.
She was trained in the use of the Logical Framework Approach in Denmark, and
has worked for international donor agencies. She co-founded Nielsen and
Klein Consulting based in Cape Town in 1998, and joined Southern Hemisphere
as a Senior Consultant in 2004. She has assisted a wide range of
organisations in their planning of projects including the development of
monitoring and evaluation systems. Furthermore, she has conducted several
evaluations for a variety of clients.

Course Fee 
Fee per delegates: R4,000 (excl. VAT). Course fee includes comprehensive
course materials, refreshments & lunch and certificate. A reduction of 10%
per delegates will be offered for organisations or departments that send 3
or more delegates.

Registration
Register now or before Tuesday 16 September 2008. Registration form and
further information can be requested:
By email: info at southernhemisphere.co.za
By Phone: (021) 421 0073 (Speak to Nadia Gain or Nana Davies)
By Fax: (021) 418 6397
Visit our website on: www.southernhemisphere.co.za
 
Other Public Training Courses 
Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation using the Logical Framework
Approach 10th - 14 November 2008, Gauteng

On-site Training
Do you have a group of delegates you would like to have trained? We offer
courses in:
* Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
* Strategic Planning
* Facilitation Skills
* Human Rights Indicators
* Negotiation Skills

Facilitation of programme planning, monitoring and evaluation
Do you need to have comprehensive plans for your organisation, and a
comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system? We can also facilitate this
for you. 

Call our office and speak to Nana or Dena for more details: (021) 421 0073
or email Dena on dena at southernhemisphere.co.za and Nana on
nana at southernhemisphere.co.za