Training Course on Project Impact Evaluation

Course Title: Training Course on Project Impact Evaluation
Course venue: Kigali Rwanda
Course duration - 5 days
Registration Fee : 750 USD
Course dates
14th - 18th August 2023: https://bit.ly/3rraq1V
18th - 22nd September 2023: https://bit.ly/3rraq1V
23rd - 27th October 2023: https://bit.ly/3rraq1V
20th - 24th November, 2023: https://bit.ly/3rraq1V
Contacts: +250 784 481 618 or +250 786 156 256
E-mail: [email protected]
About the Course
All project and programmes are aimed at creating change to the target beneficiaries. Whether or not these changes are actually achieved is a crucial question but one that is not often examined. Impact evaluation assesses the changes that can be attributed to a particular intervention, both the intended ones, as well as the unintended ones. This course is designed to equip the participants with adequate skills to conduct rigorous impact evaluations for their interventions. The course covers all aspects of planning, designing and implementing a successful impact evaluation.
Target Participants
This training course is recommended for researchers, project staff, development practitioners, consultants and decision makers. It is ideal for those who wish to be at par with the latest practices in determining the impact of project interventions.
What you will learn
By the end of the course the learner should be able to:
• Understand why impact evaluation is important in projects and programmes
• Learn about theories and practices of impact evaluation
• Learn about evaluation problem: attribution, selection and placement biases
• Understand IE designs: randomized, quasi and non-experimental
• Conduct a rigorous impact evaluation of a project, programme or a policy
• Learn and practice on sampling, power calculation, econometric techniques for impact evaluation such as Propensity Matching, Difference-in –Difference and many more.
• Report and disseminate impact evaluation findings
Course duration
5 days
Course Outline
Fundamentals for Impact Evaluation
• Results Framework
• M&E Project Indicators
• Logical Framework
• Performance Evaluation
Introduction to Impact Evaluation
• Defining impact evaluation
• Deciding whether to evaluate
• Attribution in impact evaluation
• Contribution vs attribution
Determining points of Impact Evaluation
• Types of evaluation questions
• Theories of Change
• The results chain
• Evaluation hypothesis
• Impact evaluation indicators
Counterfactuals in Impact Evaluation
• Causal reference
• Comparison groups and counterfactuals
• Estimating counterfactual in impact evaluation
• Impact Evaluation when a Comparison and Baseline Data are not available
Impact Evaluation Research Designs
• Experimental Design (Randomized Control Trials)
• Quasi experimental designs (Regression Discontinuity; Difference-in-Difference; Matching)
• Non-experimental designs
Sampling in Impact Evaluation
• Sampling techniques in Impact Evaluation
• Sample size calculation,
• Sampling weight
• Statistical power
• Constructing valid comparison groups
Quantitative Data Analysis for Impact Evaluation
Randomized Impact Evaluation
• Setting the counterfactual
• Statistical Design of Randomization
• Impacts of Program Placement
• Impacts of Program Participation
• Capturing Both Program Placement and Participation
• Measuring Spillover Effects
Propensity Score Matching Technique (PSM)
• Introduction to PSM
• Application of PSM in Impact Evaluation
• Constructing propensity scores
• Matching Analysis (Nearest-Neighbour, Stratification, Radius, Kernel )
• Common support
• Doubly Robust Estimation
Difference in Difference Method
• What is DID?
• Application of DID in Impact Evaluation
• Estimating DID estimator: Single DID, DID with covariates, Quantile DID
• DID for Cross-Sectional Data
• Balancing Tests
• Diff-in-Diff with Propensity Score Matching
Qualitative Approaches in Impact Evaluation
• Most Significant Change
• Outcome Mapping
• Outcome Harvesting
• Appreciative Inquiry
Producing and Disseminating Impact Evaluation findings
• Impact Evaluation Plan
• Impact Evaluation Reports: Baseline report, Impact Evaluation Reports
• Case studies
Training Approach
This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.
Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate.
Tailor-Made Course
We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. Contact us to find out more [email protected]
Payment
The training fee covers tuition fees, learning materials, and training venue. Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged for our participants upon request.
Payment should be sent to our bank account before start of training and proof of payment sent to [email protected]