Title: Guide to conducting reviews of organizations supplying M&E training
Abstract: This Guide was prepared to assist governments, donors, and others in assessing strengths and weaknesses of national organizations that provide monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training. These organizations can include universities, research centers, civil service colleges, national evaluation associations, and NGOs. Such training on capacity-building focuses on the ability of governments, and civil society to conduct good-quality M&E, and to use it systematically in reviews of government performance. A key activity in strengthening capacities is the provision of training to civil servants, and others in a range of M&E tools and techniques, including poverty monitoring, logical framework, performance monitoring indicators, results-based management, program evaluation, impact evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis, in addition to sector reviews, policy analysis, rapid review techniques, participatory and stakeholder evaluation, statistical sampling, research methodology, and development of M&E systems. This Guide is intended to assist in the in-depth review of organizations delivering M&E training in developing countries, and provides a general checklist of issues to be considered in conducting a review, which can, and should be adapted to the specific circumstances of the country. It covers issues on: 1) The extent of supply of evaluation training, including the strengths and weaknesses in the existing curriculum, and the supply of different areas of M&E consultancy work. 2) Adequacy of training facilities. 3) Staff experience and expertise in M&E. 4) The organization's clientele and their feedback on the quality of M&E activities delivered by the organization. 5) The entrepreneurial and marketing ability of the organization to commercialize M&E. 6) External stakeholder feedback and support. 7) Charges for various M&E training courses.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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