CALL FOR APPLICANTS - Training Program on HIV Monitoring and Evaluation

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Philippine National AIDS Council

Training Program on HIV Monitoring and Evaluation
Basic and Advance Courses

Schedules

Basic Course – June 4-8, 2012

Advance M&E – July 9-13, 2012

Either Basic or Advance – October 8-12, 2012

This is a continuation of the 2011 series of M&E Trainings on HIV programmed by the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) in collaboration with Development Center for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific (DCAAP) and UNAIDS Philippines.

Basic Course (3.5 days)

The basic course addresses the challenges posed to planning, monitoring and evaluation in HIV program implementation, both at the national and local level, where multiple, interacting actors and factors create many options for intervening, measuring and learning. It covers developments in M&E techniques and practices that have proved effective in complex development situations where both interventions and results may shift or need to be revised over the life of a programme.

The course presents practical steps, examples and participatory exercises in applying M&E methods to strengthen management for development results, with special attention to situations where there is uncertainty about the causal relationships linking inputs, activities and outputs with the outcomes and impacts of development interventions.  

Participants will leave with practical guidance and skills in using tools to plan, monitor and evaluate their interventions and what they achieve in order to be accountable and to improve performance. A half-day peer clinic session is also planned at the end of the course, where participants can bring their own experience and projects to discuss with the trainers. 

Basic Course Contents

MODULE 1.MONITORING AND EVALUATION CONCEPTS AND IMPORTANCE

·         Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation in Project Management

·         Concepts and Definitions

·         Differences Between Monitoring and Evaluation

·         Paradigms Relevant to Monitoring and Evaluation

·         Development Management

·         Progressive Project Management Process

·         Logical Map

·         Conceptual Plan vs Operational Plan

                                               

MODULE 2. NEED FOR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS

·         Need for Implementation Plan

·         Lessons for HIV and AIDS Planners

·         Words to Use in Planning

·         Sample Words to Monitor and Evaluate

·         Developing Good Implementation Plan

·         Formulating Good Objectives

·         Formulating Balanced Outputs, Activities and Inputs

·         Formulas for Estimating and Balancing Targets

·         Formulas for Breaking Down Targets

MODULE 3.PREPARING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS

·         Preparing the Implementation Plan

·         Preparing the Implementation Plan Form (IPF)

·         Preparing the Physical and Financial Monitoring Form

·         Preparing the Focus Evaluation Tool

Expected Outputs

1.       Organizational Implementation Plan

2.       Physical and Financial Monitoring Form

3.       KFIQ Matrix to Developing Evaluation Tool

4.       Focus Evaluation Questionnaire

Advance Course (3.5 days)

After completing the Basic M&E Course (requirement), participants are invited to participate in the Advance M&E Course. The program reviews the key elements learned during the basic course and will include a more in-depth skills training to ensure M&E products are utilized as strategic information for program improvement or policy formulation.

Advance Course Contents

MODULE 1. REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION (IME) TOOLS

·         Basic Concepts in IME

·         Basic Framework in IME

·         Basic Methods, Designs and Tools in M&E

MODULE 2.SELECTING, PREPARING AND USING THE APPROPRIATE M&E METHOD, DESIGN AND TOOLS

·         Selecting, Preparing and Using the Appropriate M&E Methods

·         Selecting, Preparing and Using the Appropriate Design

·         Selecting, Preparing and Using the Appropriate Tool

MODULE 3. DATA GATHERING, TABULATION AND ANALYSIS

·         Data Gathering Process

·         Data Tabulation and Analysis

MODULE 4. DATA INTERPRETATION, REPORTING AND UTILIZATION

·         Data Interpretation

·         Data Reporting

·         Data Utilization

Who would benefit from this course

• National, Regional and City/Municipal HIV Programme Managers or M&E Officers
• Local AIDS Council M&E Officers
• NGO and CSO HIV Programme Managers or M&E Officers

HOW AND WHEN TO APPLY
Candidates should send an application form and CV to:
jojorfeliciano@gmail.com (cc: rench_chanliongco@yahoo.com)

Download application form at the www.pnac.org.ph or  here:

http://www.pnac.org.ph/index.php?page=application-form-basic-and-advanced-monitoring-and-evaluation-training

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

DEADLINES
25 May 2012                     - Basic – June 4-8, 2012 - Malay, Aklan

June 15, 2012                   - Advance – July 9-13, 2012 – Metro Manila

September 15, 2012     - Basic – October 8-12, 2012 - TBD

ENROLLMENT FEE

FREE - includes tuition, materials, room, and boarding.

Travel expenses will be shouldered by the applicant or its sending organization.