DETPA 2019 - Wits University

Who Should Attend?

Courses are designed to build the capacity of M&E practitioners, evaluators and new entrants who require high-quality introductory training. The course is also suitable for decision makers and development workers who would like to refresh their knowledge and improve their use of evidence to inform decision-making

The course is suitable for the following individuals:

M&E Officers
M&E Specialists
Professionals in the public sector
Professionals in the development sector
Programme managers
Professionals in the NGO sector

About the Course

Participants can choose between the Fundamentals track and the Advanced track, or an option to attend individual modules. The Fundamentals and Advanced tracks are presented in parallel over a period of two weeks.

Fundamentals Track:

Suitable for policy makers, programme managers, development workers, new entrants to M&E and those who need a refresher course on M&E fundamentals. The first week of the course provides an introduction to Results Based Management, including modules on Problem Analysis, building a Theory of Change and a Results Framework. The second week focuses on the basics of evaluation, including evaluation types, management and use.

Advanced Track:

This track is designed to enhance the knowledge and expertise of experienced evaluators and M&E practitioners. The course explores M&E and development in Africa from a “Made in Africa” perspective and reviews advanced evaluation methods, including impact evaluation. It examines evaluation methods in complex environments and the importance of contextual relevance in evaluation in Africa.

Fundamentals Track

Module F1: M&E Planning and Management

Module	Topics
Day 1: Situating monitoring and evaluation in development interventions	M&E Introduction & Overview Defining the purpose & scope of M&E Differentiating monitoring from evaluation Working in development - addressing uncertainty & complexity Introduction to complexity & systems thinking The African Evaluation Challenge: Made in Africa Evaluation
Introduction to Results Based Management	Identification & planning for conditions & capacities that support an effective M&E system Identifying & supporting needed M&E capabilities Engaging stakeholder& establishing an evaluative climate M&E frameworks Connecting programme design & M&E frameworks Linking M&E to projects and programmes
Module F2: Public and Development Sector Results-Based Management
Day 2: Organization-wide M&E Systems and Organizing Frameworks (12 Components + 10 Steps)	Identification & planning for conditions & capacities that support an effective M&E system Identifying & supporting needed M&E capabilities Engaging stakeholder& establishing an evaluative climate M&E frameworks Connecting programme design & M&E frameworks Linking M&E to projects and programmes
Day 3: Intro to Theory of Change (TOC)	Introduction to Theory of Change Programme logic and intervention theory Addressing issues of complexity Linking the TOC to the policy cycle
Day 4: Approaches to Problem Analysis and Results Chain	Determinants and causal pathways of social problems Problem Analysis Strengths and Weaknesses of problem analysis approaches Critique of results “chains” and “causal” linkages Building an outcomes tree and results chain Identifying causal linkages Indicator Development Identifying and addressing gaps
Stakeholder Analysis	Stakeholder Analysis Case-study
Day 5: Integration and Application of Learning (Half Day)	Reflective and Reflexive sessions aimed at locating the M&E concepts within participants practices Participants to present a TOC or M&E plan based on the case study, group work, role plays etc Discussion and Feedback
Module F3: Introduction to Evaluation
Day 6: Evaluation in Public Policy and Development Management	What is evaluation? The purpose of evaluation When to use it? Accountability, learning and evidence Situation Analyses/Diagnostics
Forms and Types of Evaluations	Evaluation in different stages of the programme cycle Formative, Summative and Developmental Evaluation Evaluation and Adaptive Management Evaluation Typologies Evaluation “lenses” (Gender, Youth, etc)
Day 7: Designing, Managing and Commissioning Evaluations	The evaluation TOR Questions, audience, purpose, criteria, scope, form, collection methods etc Managing consultants and evaluation teams Oversight committees and reference groups Logistics and field work
Day 8: Data Communication and Use	Communication of results Using & reporting M&E findings Sustaining the M&E culture
Day 9: : Integration and Application of Learning	Reflective and Reflexive sessions aimed at applying Evaluation concepts into their practices Participants to apply Evaluation concepts in different types of evaluations based case study via Group work, role plays etc Discussion and Feedback
Day 10: Integration and Application of Learning (Half Day)	Group Presentations Discussion and Feedback

Advanced Track

Module A1: Made in Africa Evaluation

Module	Topics
Day 1: M&E and development in Africa – a “ Made in Africa perspective”	Achieving transformative growth and sustainable development in Africa Achieving the objectives of the AU Agenda 2063 Mainstreaming the SDGS
Day 2: History and development of the MAE approach	Background and History to MAE Importance of MAE
MAE: methods, approaches and tools	M&E design and the recognition of context (diversity and its manifestation - cultures, religions, languages, histories, gender, ethnicity etc.) The extractive nature of evaluation of current evaluation practice and its benefits to communities Evaluation results and reality: dealing with disjunctures African data collection methods and the problems of marginalisation
Module A2: Deepening Evaluation
Day 3: Design evaluation and Evaluability Assessments	Effective design of evidence-based development interventions Interrogating the Theory of Change Review of Logic Models and Results Chains Strong and Weak designs Ensuring effective implementation: the “science of implementation”
Advanced Evaluation Methods	Ontological foundations of Evaluation Methods and their influence on the choice of methods An overview of Evaluation Approaches, designs and methods: incl. theory-driven, participatory, democratic, empowerment, realist, appreciative enquiry, contribution assessment TOC and logic models: A refresher Revisiting Indicator Development and Application Quality Data Management
Day 4: Evaluation values and the value of evaluation	Ensuring and assessing the quality of evaluations (issues of design, data and analysis) Improving practice: systematizing data and its analysis, and peer review mechanisms. Transforming evaluation to knowledge: the development of a science of evaluation. Evaluation Standards and ethics Professionalisation, accreditation, credentialing and certification
Grand Challenges for Evaluation	The intersection of the SDGs, the 4th Industrial Revolution, the Digital Economy and the Human Economy The impact of technology and big data in development and evaluation Buzzwords or the sign of our times?: “experimentation”, “adaptive management”, “sustaining impact”, “inequality”, “context”, “complex systems”, “nudge theory”, “sustainability”, and “resilience”. Systems thinking and complexity science: the influence on evaluation theories and methods The rising demand for evaluation capacity building in governments, the development of national M&E systems and the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Strategic thematic evaluations (inequality, gender), country programmes, and transboundary influences (e.g. global value chains, global policy regimes, climate change mitigation) Development funding and the SDG funding gap Advocacy for evaluation and evidence in a “post-truth” era
Day 5: Integration and Application of Learning (Half Day)	Reflective and Reflexive sessions aimed at reflecting participants understanding and critique of the current Evaluation discourses. Integration of theory and practice - participants present a case study via Group work and to apply Evaluation concepts in different types of evaluations based case study via Group work and role plays etc Discussion and Feedback
Module 3A: Impact Evaluation
Day 6: Impact Evaluation	What is Impact Evaluation? 4 Key purposes of Impact Evaluation Programmes well-suited to Impact Evaluation 5 Focuses of Evaluation Questions 5 Steps to conducting an Impact Evaluation Impact Evaluation Methods Causality and attribution The counterfactual Randomised experiments Quasi-experimental methods Non-experimental methods Internal and External Validity
Day 7 & 8: Data collection for impact evaluation	The evaluation TOR Questions, audience, purpose, criteria, scope, form, collection methods etc. Managing consultants and evaluation teams Oversight committees and reference groups Logistics and field work
Day 9: Integration and Application of Learning	Reflective and Reflexive sessions aimed at integration theory with practice - participants present an impact evaluation case study via Group work and Discussion and Feedback
Module 4A: Impact Evaluation
Day 10: Introduction to Evaluating Impact Investing	Defining Impact Investments Elements of an Impact Investments The Impact Investing Ecosystem Difference between II and CSR
Day 10: Certificate ceremony

Development Evaluation Training Programme in Africa (DETPA) 2019

Duration: 10 days with an option to attend individual modules

Cost:

Fundamentals Track:

Advanced Track:

Module F1: M&E Planning and Management

Module F2: Public and Development Sector Results-Based Management

Module F3: Introduction to Evaluation

Module A1: Made in Africa Evaluation

Module A2: Deepening Evaluation

Module 3A: Impact Evaluation

Module 4A: Impact Evaluation

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