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Diploma Course in Community Health |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Diploma |
| Topics |
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Public/Global Health: Community, Rural and Urban Health
Public/Global Health: Primary Health Care
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Health Research and Methods: Medical Anthropology
Health Technology: Management Information Systems |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree,
Credits |
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Diploma |
| Location |
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AMREF International Training
Centre opposite Wilson Airport, Lang’ata road, Nairobi.
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Objectives/
Content |
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The main objectives of the course
are to enable students to become agents of change and to
develop leadership skills which they will use as health
team members in their respective work stations; and to be
able to plan, implement, manage and evaluate community-based
primary health care programmes in their areas of work.
The programme is competence based and upon completion, the
graduates are expected to plan, implement and evaluate primary
health care (PHC) programmes; participate in the management
of health programmes with special reference at community
and district levels; participate in the identification,
surveillance and control of common communicable and non-communicable
diseases; apply basic principles of research in identifying
and solving common health problems; develop and implement
appropriate training programmes for community health personnel
including community’s own resource personnel; actively
participate in complex emergencies; and advocate for the
promotion and maintenance of good health in communities.
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January to December each year |
| Duration |
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1 year |
| Requirements |
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# Minimum education background
of a diploma in a health or health related areas. Examples
of those eligible are: Registered nurses, Public Health
officers, Medical Social workers, Nutritionists, etc.
# At least three (3) years relevant working experience;
# Competence in both written and spoken English
# 45 years of age and below |
| Methods |
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Students spend 40% of the duration
of the course on practical work and experiences in the field. |
| Course
fee |
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Tuition - US$ 7,400 (without
accommodation and living expences) |
For
further
information |
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Tel: +254 (0)2 605 220
Fax: +254 (0)2 609 518
Email: June
Mwai
Internet: Click
here
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| Last
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01/08/2008 mas |
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Title |
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Health Services Organization & Management |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Management: Health Services Management
Management: Health District Management
Management: Health Economics and Financing
Management: Strategic Project Management |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree,
Credits |
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Certificate |
| Location |
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African Medical and Research
Foundation (AMREF) |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Health care systems in Sub-Saharan
Africa face serious problems such as population growth,
AIDS, transition towards a mixed tropical/western disease
pattern and scarce resources. New work practices have
been developed in response to these challenges including
decentralisation. With decentralisation comes the need
for effective management skills at local level.
By the end of the course, participants would have:
1. Gained concise understanding of the principles and
main functions of management as applied in the health
sector
2. Acquired appropriate knowledge and skills in:
* Organizing, planning and managing health services at
district (county) level
* Organizational assessment
* Proposal writing and resource mobilization
* Monitoring and evaluation
* Resource management at district level (county)
* Financial management
* Designing and conducting health systems research |
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| Next
Beginning |
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7 April – 25 April
2008 |
| Duration |
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3 weeks |
| Course
fee |
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US$ 960 |
| Application |
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Click here to apply online:
http://www.amref.org/docs/application%20form.pdf
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For
further
information |
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Joyce Kariuki
Tel: +254 (0)20 699 30 00 or 699 32 24
Fax: +254 (0)20 609 518
Email: amreftraining@amrefhq.org
Internet: Click
here |
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| Last
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14/11/2007 mas |
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| Course
Title |
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Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Healthcare areas: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Healthcare areas: Prevention
Healthcare areas: Paediatrics
Health Determinants: Gender |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree, Credits |
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Certificate |
| Location |
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African Medical and Research
Foundation (AMREF) |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Module 1: Introduction to
HIV/AIDS
Module 2: Introduction to Counseling and Psychosocial
Support of PLWAs
Module 3: Medical care of adults and adolescents with
HIV/AIDS
Module 4: Special Issues in Managing Women with HIV/AIDS
Module 5: HIV/AIDS in children
Module 6: Blood safety, Universal Precautions and Post-exposure
prophylaxis
Module 7: Supportive Care of PLWAs - Palliative Care,
Home-based care, Nutrition
Module 8: Ethical, legal and programmatic issues in HIV/AIDS
Care
By the end of this course, participants should demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes requisite to provision of comprehensive care of PLWAs including counselling and testing, preventive therapies, diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections, rational use of antiretroviral agents, care of children and women infected with HIV/AIDS and some programmatic issues in HIV/AIDS care. |
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| Next
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1 September - 19 September 2008 |
| Duration |
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3 weeks |
| Participants
Profile |
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The course is designed for a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare workers who play an important role in the comprehensive care of HIV infected person(s). These include doctors, nurses, counsellors, pharmacists, clinical officers, laboratory technicians, community health workers etc. |
| Course
fee |
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US$720
This covers tuition fees, lunch, stationery, field trips
and all course related learning materials |
| Accomodation |
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US$ 35 per day/ to cover half
board accommodation (bed, dinner and breakfast) including
daily transport to and from the training venue using the
AMREF bus. |
| Application |
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Click here to apply online:
http://www.amref.org/index.asp?PageID=359 |
For
further
information |
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Joyce Kariuki
Tel: +254 (0)20 699 30 00 or 699 32 24
Fax: +254 (0)20 609 518
Email: amreftraining@amrefhq.org
Internet: Click
here |
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update |
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01/08/2008 mas |
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Title |
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Life Skills Planning |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Healthcare areas: Adolescent Health
Healthcare areas: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Health Determinants: Gender |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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African Medical and Research
Foundation (AMREF) |
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Objectives/
Content |
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This course is designed to assist young people in Africa to face the challenges of growing up and to make complex decisions about their sexual and reproductive health as well as to prepare for the world of work.
Objectives: Life Planning Skills provides a wealth of exercises that you can use to help young people to:
- gain knowledge about themselves, sexuality, prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, employment preparation and other topics;
- explore attitudes and values about growing up, gender roles, risk taking, sexual expression and friendship;
- practise the skills of decision making, goal setting, communication, negotiation, and resisting pressure.
- Build capacity of trainers to train other trainers on life skills and how to deal with their own value conflicts before they can assist youth to do so;
- Provide adolescents in Africa with an opportunity to learn more about themselves, their interests, strengths, family and personal values and the factors that influence their feelings about themselves;
- Assist youth in Africa to establish goals and make decisions related to future work and parenthood and to encourage them to achieve their goals;
- Increase adolescents' knowledge in three areas: sexuality, planning for a family and communication.
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| Next
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14 April - 25 April 2008 |
| Duration |
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2 weeks |
| Participants
Profile |
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Mid-level health and health-related
personnel including uniformed forces, social workers, religious
leaders, managers, teachers and senior officers in the public
and private sectors, NGOs and CBOs. |
| Course
fee |
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US$ 480 |
| Application |
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Click here to apply online:
http://www.amref.org/docs/application%20form.pdf
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For
further
information |
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Joyce Kariuki
Tel: +254 (0)20 699 30 00 or 699 32 24
Fax: +254 (0)20 609 518
Email: amreftraining@amrefhq.org
Internet: Click
here
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| Last
update |
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14/11/2007 mas |
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Title |
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Behaviour Change and Communication in HIV/AIDS |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Healthcare areas: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Healthcare areas: Prevention
Health Research and Methods: Behavioural Sciences |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Goals: Behaviour Change and Communication in HIV/AIDS course is intended to:
- Assist a diverse audience of health and health related professionals in public, private, and community sectors.
- Develop skills and strategies to prevent or reduce behaviors that place persons at risk for STD or HIV infections.
Objectives: By the end of the course, trainees will be able to:
- Describe Behaviour Change and behavioural theories and frameworks
- Analyze behaviour in context: the cultural, social, political and economic factors underlying health behaviour and behaviour change
- Analyze behavioural aspects of health problems, the context, and target groups
- Select most appropriate means of communication and media, and design messages and materials based on research and analysis
- Describe all the stages of production and use of communication materials for BCC from conception and development, to pre-testing, planning of use, and implementation, to monitoring and evaluation
- Apply the strategic use of interpersonal communication approaches and their role in inducing behaviour change
- Plan BCC strategies for the improvement of health of targeted population groups.
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| Next
Beginning |
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14 July – 25 July 2008 |
| Duration |
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2 weeks |
| Participants
Profile |
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Health and health related professionals
in the government, non-government and private health facilities
including nurses, doctors, clinical officers, public health
officers, medical social workers, counselors, midwives,
Laboratory technicians and nutritionists. |
| Course
fee |
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US$ 480 |
| Application |
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Click here to apply online:
http://www.amref.org/docs/application%20form.pdf
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For
further
information |
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Joyce Kariuki
Tel: +254 (0)20 699 30 00 or 699 32 24
Fax: +254 (0)20 609 518
Email: amreftraining@amrefhq.org
Internet: Click
here
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| Last
update |
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14/11/2007 mas |
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Title |
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Management and Sustainibility of Programs |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Management: Strategic Project Management
Management: NGO Management
Management: Human Resources Development |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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African Medical and Research
Foundation (AMREF) |
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Objectives/
Content |
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The purpose of this course is
to provide participants with skills in management and sustainability
of projects and programmes, including resource mobilization
and management through fundraising, income generating projects
etc.
The course is divided into 6 units:
- Institutional Development and Organisational Strengthening: The content includes organisational vision, mission, purpose, objectives and activities, strategic planning and alternative options, monitoring and evaluation.
- Participatory approaches: participation concept, consequences of participation, stakeholders and beneficiaries, participatory approaches, participatory tools and team work.
- NGO policy: defining policy, different policy approaches, policy frameworks and its dimensions, applying the frameworks for policy analysis resistance to change continuum, seven step strategy for influencing policy, case studies of processes of policy change and implementation.
- Sustainability: definition, fundraising, NGO financial management, and endowment fund, workable sustainability plans
- Leadership: definition, types of leaders, nature and culture of NGOs, leadership in NGO’s, tools for leadership analysis, empowerment of NGO workers
- Results Based Management (RBM): definition, principles of RBM, applying RBM in programme planning, defining expected results, conducting programme performance assessment, linking indicators and results, monitoring of results, RBM reporting.
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| Next
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5 May – 16 May 2008 |
| Duration |
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2 weeks |
| Participants
Profile |
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Middle and senior level managers/officers
of NGOs, CBOs, religious organizations, donor agencies and
government ministries. This course will benefit programme/project managers and programme officers. |
| Course
fee |
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US$ 480 |
| Application |
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Click here to apply online:
http://www.amref.org/docs/application%20form.pdf
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For
further
information |
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Joyce Kariuki
Tel: +254 (0)20 699 30 00 or 699 32 24
Fax: +254 (0)20 609 518
Email: amreftraining@amrefhq.org
Internet: Click
here |
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| Last
update |
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14/11/2007 mas |
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Monitoring and Evaluation |
| Institution |
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Nairobi: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
| Country |
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Kenya |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Management: Strategic Project Management
Health Research and Methods: Study Design and Data Analysis
Management: NGO Management |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) |
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Objectives/
Content |
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The purpose of this course
is to provide health and development workers with practical
knowledge and skills relevant for effective monitoring
and evaluation of programmes/projects, and for developing
M&E systems.
By the end of the four weeks, participants would have
gained:
1. Concise understanding of the concepts, principles
and processes of monitoring and evaluation
2. Knowledge and skills in designing monitoring and evaluation
(M&E) systems
3. Competence in formulation of change-oriented indicators
and change monitoring frameworks
4. Knowledge and skills in using different tools and methods
for data collection
5. Competence in application of qualitative and quantitative
data analysis tools and methods, effective report writing
and presentation. |
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| Next
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21 October - 14 November 2008 |
| Duration |
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4 weeks |
| Participants
Profile |
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Middle and senior level health
and development workers, w | |