Kursus: Lær at forstå og bruge “Theories of Change”

For a while now, the new Buzz in the development sector has been “Theory of Change”. Donors, Funds and Development actors increasingly inform their strategic planning by this way of planning according to long-term change projections and thorough contextual analysis.

The development sector has very much embraced the idea of “Theories of Change” (ToC). But what are they and why  invest time in learning new ways of planning and evaluation if it’s not going to make much difference? This new course will provide some answers these questions!

The course aims to provide participants with a solid understanding of what Theories of Change are and include; how they complement other processes for planning and evaluation; how they support more rigorous critical reflection of the success of our efforts and our contributions to change and, most importantly how involve partners in these processes.
 
The course is grounded in solid reality and will hopefully enable you to think differently about your/our roles and contributions in the development process.

Course objectives and learning outcomes

For participants receiving and reporting on funds received under the Danida RAM Planning and Reporting framework, the course will offer participants insights about how using ToC will enable them to plan and report more effectively in relation to these standards.

At the end of the course, participants will:

• Be able to describe what Theories of Change involve and the rationale for using them.
• Be able to identify how and when ToCs should be developed and how they inform and complement other planning and M&E tools.
• Have been presented with some of the tools and processes that are used in relation to developing and  using Theories of Change.
• Have discussed how they plan for applying the learning, and what further support and/or resources they might need.

The trainer: Maureen O’Flynn

With a strong background in teaching and teacher training, Maureen has been working in the development and humanitarian contexts for over 25 years. Her clients range from UN agencies, through international INGOs   to small partner organisations in countries of operation.  Having spent four years as a VSO in Tanzania, and six years as Regional Development Education Adviser in the UK, she has largely worked as a consultant based both overseas in Nepal (1 year), Pakistan (1 year) and the Lao PDR (four years) and the UK. She works both independently and as a member (or leader) of teams.

Maureen’s key strengths and expertise lie in planning and evaluation, with a particular focus on situating programmes and projects in the bigger picture of change (Theory of Change and Impact Assessment). She believes in developing rigorous systems and processes that are user friendly and useful; and prioritises organisational development and learning in all the work that she undertakes.

Maureen O’Flynn is an Associate for INTRAC and a Senior Consultant for IMA and BOND.

Course format, terms and conditions

Course Format and schedule: The training consist of four online trainer-led live modules of 3 hours each (which equates approximately two full training days). The modules are schedules for the following dates:

•  Module 1.    28th September 2015, 9am – 12 noon (CET)
•  Module 2.    29th September 2015, 9am – 11am (CET)
•  Module 3.    29th September 2015, 1pm – 3pm (CET)
•  Module 4.    1st October 2015, 9am – 11am (CET)
•  Module 5.    1st October 2015, 1pm – 3pm (CET)

The modules will include presentations, group-work, plenum discussions and time for Q&A. We strive for highly participatory and interactive learning designs in our online trainer-led modules.

Intended Audience

Senior programme managers, programme staff, M&E staff and those involved in programming, project planning, monitoring and evaluation and impact assessments.

Price

• Externals: 3995 DKK / 536 EUR per participant excl. VAT
• LearningLab Partners: 2995 DKK / 400 EUR per participant excl VAT

Terms of Registration

The registration is binding and subject to payment. In case of cancellations they will be subject to a full refund until 2 weeks before the training commences. Once beyond this deadline, the participant fee cannot be refunded.

Software

Participation requires no software installation or technical prerequisites. However, all participants must have a computer and a headset available, as well as an internet connection with a speed of 200 kps-350 kps (check your available bandwidth here: www.speedtest.net and divide with the number of users on the same connection).

Responsiblities

LearningLab bears full responsibility to ensure that the training is running and accessible according to the above outlined software demands. If anything should fail from our end, a full refund can be expected.

However, if the participants is not ready to check in 30 minutes before the course commences and has headset available and for those reasons does not get the full outcome of the training, no refund can be expected.

An email with technical instructions will be shared in due course before the training, and all participants are expected to read and follow those instructions.

More information

Contact LearningLabs learning consultant Natascha Felix at [email protected] /+45 33 18 77 35

Registration: Please visit our course-site here.

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