Capacity Africa Training Institute is pleased to announce the following

Training workshops to be held in the Month of July 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya.


1)      PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT TRAINING - 16th – 19th July 2013.



2)      SPSS TRAINING WORKSHOP –23rd to  26th July 2013.



3)      STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOP –23rd to  26TH July 2013.



Workshop Organizers

Capacity Africa Institute (www.capacityafrica.com) is an organization that

was established in 1999 to promote quality capacity building

among development professionals and communities in Africa. The

organization currently  runs  training programmes  in Kenya,

Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and South

Sudan training over three thousand development workers in the last

thirteen  years. We have collaborated very closely with Action Aid Kenya,

Unicef Kenya Country Office, Undp Kenya, Unifem East Africa, Population

Services International, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health,

Federation of Women Lawyers-FIDA,  Amref, National Council for Population

and Development, Nation Media Group ,Shell Kenya and Shell International,

Path, Techno serve,   One Love One World, National Aids Control Council,

Center for British Teachers, JRS Sudan, Christian Mission Aid, Sudanese

Red Cross, Mercy Corps International, Tear Fund, Oxfam GB, Haki Kazi, ADRA

South Sudan Sector Programme among others.



1) PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT  WORKSHOP FROM 16TH –19TH OF
July 2013.



The course is designed to help participants to:

•       Understand key aspects of  project design, planning, implementation,

administration and Monitoring and Evaluation

•       Understand ways to design, implement, monitor and evaluate projects

•       Educate Learners  on how to link a logical framework and translate

it into a concise and transparent budget and a simple work plan

•       Use the logical framework to design an effective monitoring and

evaluation system for tracking and reporting results for their

individual organizations

•       Understand best practices techniques for project management,

Monitoring and Evaluation


  PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT COURSE CONTENT


•       What is  Project Cycle Management?

•       Overview of Project Initiation, Planning, Implementation, Control

and Close out.

•       Scheduling and planning to ensure targets are accomplished timely.

•       Project Budgeting

•       Work plan Development

•         The logical framework approach

•          Designing a Project Goal

•         Outcomes/  Output/Activities

•             Indicators

•            Evidence and Risk analysis

•             Assumption/ Pre-conditions / Risks


Monitoring and Evaluation Course Content

•       Introduction to monitoring and evaluation terms and concepts

•       Difference between monitoring and evaluation

•       The need for monitoring and evaluation in development projects

•       Monitoring in all process of the  project cycle

•       Types of indicators and  Identifying outcome indicators for your

project

 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

•       Types of Frameworks

•       Role of in Monitoring and Evaluation planning

   Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

•       Functions of an M&E plan

•       The main elements of an M&E plan

•       Standards of  an M&E plan

•       Some of the complexities of M &E plan

•       Overview of M&E plan implementation modalities

 Data Collection, Capture, and Data Quality Checks

•       Identify types of data collection tools

•       Identify type of tools at each M &E level

•       Define data capture

•       Identify key steps in data capture

•       Define data quality

•       Quantitative methods

•       Qualitative methods

  Data Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting

•       Role of data analysis in monitoring and evaluation

•       Types of data analysis

•       Interpretation of data

•       Deciding which reporting methods to use

•       Writing an effective M/E report


PROJECT MANAGEMENT MONITORING AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP



FEES: KSHS. 40,000/- (USD 500) PER PERSON



WORKSHOP VENUE: THE HENNESIS HOTEL, NAIROBI


The Date: 14TH-17TH MAY 2013.



WORKSHOP 2 :STATISTICAL PACKAGE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCE (SPSS)- 23rd –
26th July 2013.



The course will cover the following topics:

•        Introduction

•        Overview of SPSS

•        Data input

•        File important from other applications life Ms-Excel

•        Output to SPSS and to Ms-Word

•        Data Manipulation

•        Sorting cases

•        Selecting cases

•        Data transformation

•        Data sampling

•        Scatter plots and other graphs

•        Frequency tables

•        Cross tabs & Contingency tables

•        Simple linear Regression Analysis

•        Covariance Analysis

•        SPSS as a database

•        Interpretation & representation of SPSS Analysis

•        Testing of hypothesis

•        Measures of central tendency

•        Measures of dispersion



The course shall provide:

•        20-24 hours of classroom sessions and tutorials

•        Reading and reference material

•        Rigorous hands-on practice on  data analysis skills

•        Certificate for participation

•        Post workshop follow up support if required.

•        Free SPSS software for training purposes.



The Date: 23rd – 26th July 2013.



Venue:  Henessis Hotel, Nairobi



The Cost is: Kshs 40,000/ USD 500



The fee caters for lunch and two teas, tuition, training materials and a

certificate.  Participants are requested to organize their own accommodation

and transport in Nairobi. Payment should be made in Cash, Cheque or bank

transfer to Capacity Africa Institute Account.



WORKSHOP 3. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Strategic leadership is the ability to lead an organization. A strategic

leader is able to define and develop the purpose of the organization, the

key strategies, the optimum structure, and the right people in the right

roles, and the most effective processes for the organization to succeed.



Course Objectives

•       Understanding your organizational strategy for tomorrow's business

•       Being  prepared to overcome obstacles in strategic success

•       Developing strategic goals through the Total Strategy Map

•       Accomplishing  strategic assessment for achieving outstanding

performance

•       Building a management system for effective execution of strategies

•       Achieving maximum goals alignment and focus throughout the

organization

Course Content

The Power of Strategic Leadership

•       The Need for Organizational Strategy

•       Developing an Effective Strategic

•       The Purpose of Organizational Strategy

•       Obstacles to Strategic Success

•       Your Role in Organizational Strategy

Strategic Purpose: Why We Exist

•       Purpose of the Organization

•       Developing Your Strategy

•       Defining Your Strategy Purpose

•       Commitment to Achievement and Productivity

•       Leading through Strategic Purpose

•       Integrating Personal and Business Goals

Strategic Assessment: Where We Stand Now

•       The Essence of Strategic Leadership

•       Effective Strategy for Today

•       Achieving Outstanding Performance

•       What is Strategic Assessment

•       Identifying Goals

Strategic Development: Where We Want to Go

•       Developing Strategic Goals

•       The Total Strategy Map

•       Building Your Organization

•       Impact of Goals on Behavior

Strategic Execution: Making Strategy Happen

•       Cascading Strategy Through the Organization

•       What Do Your People Need

•       Building a Management System

•       Achieving Ownership of Goals

•       The Purpose of Measurement


STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOP –23rd to  26TH July 2013.


Venue:  Henessis Hotel, Nairobi.


The Cost is: Kshs 36,000,000/ USD 450



Training Methodology

Combination of lectures, didactic exercise, role plays, group working and

question and answer approaches.


Training Package Value for the Money Training will be facilitated by

professional with hands on skills and great wealth of

experience. Participants coming from outside NAIROBI are requested to

organize their own accommodation and transport. We can however reserve

accommodation space for you at the training venue.


Kindly confirm your participation with:


Pamela Walekhwa

The Training Coordinator

Madonna House, Suite 304, Westlands Road, Nairobi

Telephone: +254- 20- 4452674/ 4450937

P.O Box 58182-00200 Nairobi

Cell: + 254-721-776-449/ 0716-875-205

info@capacityafrica.com

www.capacityafrica.com


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