Results Based Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Dates:

• 22 - 26 September 2025 - London (£2,850)

Course Outline

Monitoring Evaluation and Leaning  (MEL) provides a framework for effective measurement of results for both private and public sector entities. These frameworks provide a new set of tools, complementary to traditional results measurement systems, that offer governments and organisations new methods for ensuring the achievement of their strategic, policy and project goals..  In recent years there is an increasing emphasis on learning the lessons from M&E reviews to improve the planning on future programmes and projects.

Results-Based M&E (RBM&E) enables the public sector to focus its efforts on monitoring performance rather than just spending, and on evaluating long term results rather than short term outputs.

For the private sector, an RBM&E system allows management to make efficient ongoing assessments about progress towards attainment of the goals and objectives of their organisation and their stakeholders.

This course will equip participants with the knowledge to understand where and how MEL fits within the organisational or national framework, and the strategies required for its successful design, build and integration.

Course Objectives: 

On completion, you will be able to:

• Understand the essentials of MEL, how to design and implement an MEL system and the factors involved in setting up an MEL unit
• Know where and how MEL fits within the organisational or national framework and strategies for successful integration
• Set up a database to collect, analyse, interpret and report on performance
• Design monitoring systems incorporating routine and ad-hoc data collection and reporting techniques
• Set objectives and design performance indicators and apply MEL techniques to the measurement of outcomes
• Design and implement a computerised MEL database information system
• Create and deliver outcome focused data-based reports that provide value-for-money solutions

Key Topics

• From traditional financial reporting towards results-based performance management
• RBM&E methods and performance indicators
• Building a national MEL system or organisational MEL unit
• M&E for improvements in value for money
• Computerised MEL and database management systems
• Logic Models; baselines; data sources; designing performance indicators
• Evaluation, impact assessments, reporting and making recommendation