This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively monitor and evaluate programs and projects in a remote or virtual setting. With the increasing prevalence of remote work and digital technologies, organizations are faced with new challenges in monitoring and evaluating their initiatives. This course explores the methodologies, tools, and best practices for conducting remote monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring accurate data collection, analysis, and reporting. Participants will learn how to adapt traditional monitoring and evaluation approaches to the remote context, leverage digital tools and platforms, and overcome potential limitations and barriers.
Course Overview
Learning Objectives
- Learn the principles and frameworks of effective monitoring and evaluation and how they apply to remote settings.
- Explore digital tools and technologies for data collection, analysis, and reporting in remote monitoring and evaluation.
- Develop skills to adapt traditional monitoring and evaluation methods to remote contexts, ensuring data quality and reliability.
- Learn techniques for remote data collection, including surveys, interviews, and remote sensing technologies.
- Understand how to design and implement remote monitoring and evaluation plans, including defining indicators and setting targets.
- Gain knowledge of data management and analysis techniques for remote monitoring and evaluation.
- Learn strategies for engaging stakeholders remotely and promoting participation in monitoring and evaluation processes.
- Understand ethical considerations and data protection principles related to remote monitoring and evaluation.
Participants are required to bring their personal laptops for an enriched learning experience. Or the organisation should provide tablets to ensure every participant has the necessary tools for the course.