Monitoring:
Monitoring is a continuous process carried out during the whole life cycle of a programme. Monitoring a programme requires continually examining the delivery of concrete programme outputs to intended beneficiaries. It is a tool that provides management information as well as information on the effectiveness of the programme. Monitoring is more than just data collection to see whether the objectives are met. It is a tool for active management of the programme on different levels.
Evaluation:
During the session you will be introduced to the main concepts of evaluations, the organisation of the evaluation process and the use of the results. We will deal with issues such as how to contract evaluation, quality control and the use of Steering Groups and experts.

ECORYS' expertise
ECORYS has provided numerous training sessions in this field, especially for New Member States and candidate countries.The trainer has hands on experience in both monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring

• The general concepts of monitoring
• The relationship of several levels of monitoring
• The organisation of monitoring and the division of responsibilities
• Corrective actions
• How to monitor projects: relationship with beneficiaries
• Problems and problem solving
• Practical examples

Evaluation

• Main concepts and requirements of evaluation
• The use and interpretation of evaluation results for management of the programme
• Use of evaluations in practice
• Organisation and procurement of evaluation assignments

After successful completion of the monitoring part of this training module, will have increased their knowledge on:

• The main monitoring concepts
• The different levels of monitoring
• The (potential) use of monitoring data
• How to use a monitoring system
• Be able to organise the monitoring process
• What management decisions (corrective actions) on which levels have to be made
  

After successful completion of the evaluation part of this training module, will:

• Be familiar with the main concepts of evaluation in a SF programme environment
• Be able to use and interpret evaluation for management of the programme
• Have familiarised themselves with the main concepts of evaluation and how evaluations are used in practice
• Be able to organise evaluation assignments