Cota offers methodological trainings adaptable to the needs of each organization.

Trainings

Project cycle management and results-based management (PCM/RBM)

Objectives

  • Understand the fundamental concepts of PCM
  • Appropriate the methods and tools of the RBM approach
  • Establish links between GCP and RBM
  • Know how to develop an intervention logic according to these methodologies

Indicative duration

4 days

Change-oriented approaches (focus on the theory of change)

Objectives

  • Become familiar with the general spirit and purpose of change-oriented approaches
  • Understand the possible articulation between these approaches and à “logical framework” planning
  • Understand the steps in developing a Theory of Change and an Outcome Mapping
  • Know how to develop a theory of change by following the dedicated work steps
  • Discover specific methods for monitoring and evaluating changes

Indicative duration

2 days

The Outcome harvesting

Objectives

  • Better understand and master contribution analysis
  • Have a good knowledge of the method (concepts, vocabulary)
  • Know how to put the different steps into practice
  • Understand when and how to involve stakeholders in the process
  • Question the articulation of the method with other monitoring and evaluation systems and tools

Indicative duration

2 days

Management of evaluative processes

Objectives

  • Strengthen ability to draft qualitative and regulatory-compliant evaluation terms of reference
  • Master the stages of launching an evaluation offer and objective selection of an appraiser
  • Understand the follow-up methods of an evaluation
  • Master methods for developing an appropriate managerial response and its follow-up

Indicative duration

2 days

Monitor and evaluate a project (M&E)

Objectives

  • Understand the different purposes and methods of M&E
  • Discover tools for structuring a complete M&E system
  • Understand the relationship between performance-oriented M&E and change-oriented M&E
  • Establish concrete links between information to be collected and tools to be used
  • Become familiar with data analysis
  • Discover monitoring and evaluation tools

Indicative duration

2 days

Capitalize experiences

Objectives

  • Learn to design and conduct a capitalization process
  • Understand the fundamentals of capitalization: objectives and methodology
  • Differentiate capitalization from other approaches (documentation, evaluation, etc.)
  • Identify the different capitalization practices
  • Discover the stages of a capitalization process

Indicative duration

3 days