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MONITORING AND (M&E) TRAINING FOR CONTROL MONITORING AND EVALUATION UNIT (CME) OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POLICY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES (NIPSS), KURU, JOS M&E now constitute a core unit in most government and private agencies involved in implementing projects and it has therefore become very important for projects to be monitored in progression and evaluated at completion thereby achieving the organizations mandates, growth and sustainability. It was in line with this that AfriGrowth Foundation organized a training workshop for the CME unit staff of NIPSS, Kuru, Jos. The workshop took place in the CME Board room in NIPSS on 11th-12th May, 2010. To ensure that the objectives of the workshop were achieved, different techniques were employed such as: • Interactive session • Group work • Experience sharing • PowerPoint presentations. The workshop was formally opened by the AG Director General of NIPSS who welcomed the participants and the resource persons for coming. He then stated the importance of Monitoring and Evaluation. The resource persons were Mr. Wale Adeogun and Mr. Tanwa Osuntokun. The topics covered were: • Monitoring and Evaluation concepts and values. • Elements of a good Monitoring and Evaluation • Benefits of Monitoring and Evaluation • Role of M&E in project planning • Logical approach to integrating M&E with Performance Management. Also included as part of the workshop was a group work on how to develop an M&E system in order to further realize the goals of the workshop. Other topics treated were Indicator concept and development, M&E Tools, Management Information System (MIS), Data management and the Importance of Feedback. At the end of the 2-days workshop, Certificates were presented to the participants by Mr. John Ozua, the Assistant Director of CME unit. The Program Officer of AfriGrowth Foundation, Nonye Orakwue in a closing remark, thanked the management of NIPSS for the opportunity given to AfriGrowth Foundation to build the capacity of the CME staff of NIPSS and also expressed her belief that it will be the beginning of a good working relationship with the staff of NIPSS. Mr. John Ozua thanked AfriGrowth Foundation for a successful training in Monitoring and Evaluation and gave an assurance that everything they have learnt will be applied to their jobs. Back to Top |
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