World: Project Cycle Management Certificate Level Online Training Course

Subsequent to requests for deadline extension to enable organizations process registration for staff, Asset Africa Institute (www.assetsafrica.org) announces adjusted training dates for the Project Cycle Management (PCM) training dates as indicated below:

Course Name: Project Cycle Management Certificate Level Online Training Course

Mode of Training: Online

New Training Dates: 7th September-21^st December 2015(Participants already continuing with training are unaffected by the new dates)

Fees: This is a special training offer and organizations can sponsor staff in any of the following categories:

·**1 Participant: USD 450**

·**2-3 Participants: USD 800**

·**4-5 Participants: USD 1200**

·**6 Participants: USD 1500**

Need for training

The ability of a project to effectively deliver on expected outcomes is dependent on the integrity of its design, the environment in which it is being implemented and the presence of relevant skills of its management.

Many staff involved in the design and implementation of project have not had formal training in project cycle management .Moreover, highly evolving environments in which projects are designed, implemented and evaluated demand that project team members constantly update themselves on the current trends in the management of the project cycle.

Consequently, this 12 week intensive and highly interactive online training equips your staff with the latest skills, tools and insights in the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of developments programs.

Features of this training

·Detailed and very well illustrated training modules easily understood by even those new in project cycle management

·Use of very simple English

·French versions of training for French speakers

·Experienced trainers to respond to each participant’s unique training needs

·Comparably cheaper fees providing for group registration for organizations

·Free 1 month after training coaching and mentorship to participants

·Participants study at her/his own pace

Overall Objective: To enhance and accelerate the effective delivery of programmatic outcomes through the upgrade of key competencies in the management of the project cycle among organization staff.

Week 1: Introduction to the program

·Preliminaries

·Introduction to training

·Identification of participants’ training needs

Foundations of Project Cycle Management

Key Learning Points

·What is a project? How does project management benefit you?

·Project cycle management (PCM), PCM control tools & the 3 PCM Principles

·The Triple Constraint

·Managing the “Scope” of the Project

·Project Teams, Project Governance, Role and qualities of Project managers

Week 2: Project Identification

Key Learning Points

·Why***this*** project?

·Needs and Assets Assessment, Statement of the Problem & Donor Identification

Week 3: Logical framework in project planning

Key Learning Points

• Introduction to Logical Framework approach in program design & Common Log Frame difficulties
•Concepts Used in Log Frames: Goal, Development Objective (D.O), Outputs, Component Activities, Indicators, Means of verification, Assumptions,
Phases in LFA
•The Analysis Phase, The problem Phase, The Strategy Phase, The Planning Phase, The Log Frame Matrix
•Means and Costs, Limitations and Risks
•LFA and strategic planning in the Project Cycle

Week 4: Fundraising in the PCM

Key Learning Points

·Fund raising tips & Online fund raising strategies

Week 5: Proposal Writing

Key Learning Points

·Proposal Components

Participants will get samples of some excellent project proposals which have been funded for use as reference materials to design fundable projects

Week 6:Project Budgeting in the PCM

Key Learning Points

·Budget definitions, Project budgeting basics, Budget Preparation & Budget guidelines

·Purposes for budgeting: Control and evaluation, Planning, Communication & Motivation

·Revenue, Overheads, Fringe Benefits & Estimation of Expenses

Week 7:Project Implementation

Key Learning Points

·Project Implementation Stages

·Procurement Management, Communications management, Personnel Management, Stakeholder Management, Donor Relations Management & Bottlenecks in Project Implementation

Week 8:Introduction to M &E

Key Learning Points

·The place of M & E in development organizations

·Integrating M & E in each phase of the PCM cycle

Week 9:M &E Plans & Frameworks

Key Learning Points

·Definition of framework

·Theoretical framework, Conceptual framework, Results framework, Logical framework, Logic Models

·M & E Plans

Week 10:Data Collection, Capture, and Processing

Key Learning Points

·Data definition, Data collection tools, Data collection methods, Data capture & Data processing

Week 11: Data Analysis, Interpretation & M & E Reports

Key Learning Points

·Types of data analysis

·Types of variables and their measurement, Measures of central tendency, Data analysis plans, Descriptive, statistics, cross-tabulations, inferential analysis, Levels of measurement

·Types of Reports, Writing a good M & E Report

Week12: End of Project Evaluation & Project Close-out

Key Learning Points

·The Final Evaluation-“***Most Significant Change Approach”*** to evaluation

· Communicating evaluation results

·Role of HR, Finance and program & Pitfalls to avoid in project close out

Training Review/Award of certificate

·Training review

·Planning for future

·Award of Certificate

(For full details on the training, find the PCM curriculum attached)

How to register for the PCM online course

To enable us register you for the above online training program, download and fill in the registration form and email it back to us.

For more information regarding the training, Contact:

Lillian Ateng’

Training Coordinator

Asset Africa Institute

Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street

P.O. Box 12903 - 00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: +254 -722 469454/750342373

Email: info@assetsafrica.org/assetafrika@gmail.com

www.assetsafrica.org