Training & Capacity Building

MEASURE Evaluation works globally to strengthen the technical capacity of in-country individuals and organizations for the identification of data needs and the collection, analysis, and use of appropriate data to meet those needs. The goal of our capacity-building work is to enable M&E organizations and individuals to generate relevant quality data, analyze them, and then use these data to improve program planning and decision making, thus improving health systems and health status.

MEASURE Evaluation's capacity-building approach has two main components:

1. strategic planning and technical assistance to strengthen the organizations and systems responsible for M&E; and
2. partnerships with selected regional universities and training centers in developing countries for offering workshops and masters-level courses on M&E topics and strengthening their capacity to conduct M&E activities.

As a complement, we produce related learning materials and make them available for general use.

1)  Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance to Strengthen M&E Capacity 
MEASURE Evaluation offers a facilitated organizational strategic-planning process as a way to assess and enhance the M&E capacity of an organization or national/subnational health-related M&E system. This process brings stakeholders together to define performance objectives, identify capacity strengths and gaps, and develop measurable action plans to address the prioritized gaps. We then provide focused technical assistance as needed and work with the partner to monitor progress. This assistance can include one-on-one or small-group training, collaboration, mentoring, program planning, and providing equipment, supplies, materials, and other resources. In cases where capacity-building objectives are not explicitly stated in a work plan, the above activities may be conducted more informally or in a limited way.

Another aspect of this organizational capacity-building commitment includes offering workshops designed to strengthen the capacity of participants to monitor and evaluate their own programs by using information to make more-informed decisions. We also work to strengthen the capacity of our regional training partners to offer and conduct M&E training workshops and masters-level degree programs with a focus on M&E in a technically and financially sustainable way, as well as enhancing their ability to offer M&E technical assistance to others.

2)  Partnerships with Regional Universities and Training Centers
MEASURE Evaluation has established partnerships with selected universities and training and research centers in developing countries to offer high-quality training in M&E skills, tools, and innovations. The expected outcomes of these partnerships are:

• Strengthening the capacity of the partners to offer permanent short-term and masters-level programs in M&E in technically and financially sustainable ways;
• Strengthening the capacity of the partners to provide M&E technical assistance within their regions; and
• Building a cadre of developing country M&E professionals who are highly trained in M&E.

The goal is that our regional universities and training partners establish themselves as centers of reference for M&E in their regions.

Currently, MEASURE Evaluation has partnerships with:

• Mahidol University, Thailand;
• University of Pretoria, South Africa;
• Centre Africain Etudes Superieures en Gestion (CESAG), Senegal;
• Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP), Mexico; and
• Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

For more information regarding our training and capacity building portfolio, please click on the icons to the right.  This will enable you to view or download our complete 2007 training portfolio or either of our success stories pamphlets.

Regional Workshops

MEASURE Evaluation offers regional workshops in Asia, Africa and Latin America to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation skills of local program professionals. When applicable, workshop reports and research will be made available.

 

Anglophone Africa

• M&E of PHN Programs, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  
• M&E of HIV/AIDS Programs, Pretoria, South Africa
• Routine Health Information Systems, Pretoria, South Africa
  

Francophone Africa

• M&E of PHN Programs, Dakar, Senegal
• M&E of HIV/AIDS Programs, Dakar, Senegal

Latin America and Caribbean (Spanish-speaking)

• Impact Evaluation of PHN Programs, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• M&E of HIV/AIDS Programs, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Routine Health Information Systems, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• M&E of PHN Programs, Cuernavaca, Mexico
  

Asia, Near East, Europe and Eurasia

• M&E of PHN Programs, Bangkok, Thailand
• M&E of HIV/AIDS Programs, Bangkok, Thailand

United States

• Impact Evaluation of Reproductive Health Programs,Honolulu, Hawaii

Master's Degree Training Opportunities for Monitoring and Evaluation of Population and Health Programs

The MEASURE Evaluation Project is committed toward sustainable capacity for monitoring and evaluation of population, health and nutrition programs in developing countries. Strengthening in-country master's degree training programs and building the monitoring and evaluation skills of health professionals is therefore of prime importance.

The objective for the master's degree programs is to provide extensive training in the collection, analysis, evaluation and use of population and health data in developing countries. Students will undertake training in epidemiology, demography, reproductive health and survey methods and will have the opportunity to specialize according to their interests. Interested students should apply to the respective universities to be considered for acceptance. Support for the master's degree training can be arranged through the academic program to admitted candidates. Full support for master's degree training will range between US $15,000 - $25,000, exclusive of airfare. The MEASURE Evaluation Project has arranged for a limited number of fellowships for master's degree training to be awarded through the universities.

• Health Sciences
  Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP), Cuernavaca, Mexico
  24-month program; instruction in Spanish
• Public Health
  Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP), Cuernavaca, Mexico
  18-month program; instruction in Spanish
• Population and Reproductive Health Research
  Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  12-month program; instruction in English
• Public Health
  University of Pretoria, South Africa
  18-month program; instruction in English

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MENTOR

MENTOR Through MENTOR (Monitoring and Evaluation Network of Training Online Resources), MEASURE Evaluation makes available free training materials and tools on M&E topics for use by researchers, program managers, trainers, policy makers, students, and other public health professionals.

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