GEI Training and Professional Development Programs

Objective(s): provide a comprehensive introduction to the concepts in measurement theory and quantitative survey design.

Scope: the programme covers the practical and theoretical aspects of collecting high-quality data, particularly for concepts that are difficult to measure, through an array of pedagogical tools including lectures, case studies, and experiential exercises.

Objective(s): provide participants with a space where they can present and coordinate efforts around the main initiatives for the development of evaluation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Objective(s): train evaluation managers in Latin America and enable them to visualize alternative formats for managing and carrying out quality evaluations.

Objective(s): provide participants with foundational knowledge and skills in the field of evaluation in a development context; train participants on the general principles and contexts as well as current challenges related to evaluation; develop participants' understanding and knowledge of evaluation concepts, approaches and methodologies; provide participants with an opportunity to acquire practical experience and skills in the field of evaluation planning and implementation through practical case studies; train participants to run and manage the evaluation process and tasks; and rais

Objective(s): provide participants with foundational knowledge and skills in the field of evaluation in a development context; train participants on the general principles and contexts as well as current challenges related to evaluation; develop participants' understanding and knowledge of evaluation concepts, approaches and methodologies; provide participants with an opportunity to acquire practical experience and skills in the field of evaluation planning and implementation through practical case studies; train participants to run and manage the evaluation process and tasks; and rai

Objective(s): Offer a more advanced level training for evaluators and participants of the basic PIFED program who wish to deepen their knowledge of evaluation by focusing on a specific subject or method. The three specialized modules are the following: Implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system, Evaluation of complex interventions, and No one left behind: equity-focused and gender-responsive evaluations in the context of the SDGs.
Note: participants may register for a single module or multiple modules (2 or all 3).

Objective(s): teach participants the history and purpose of results-based management, comparing it with alternative models of public management; explain the three main stages of RBM (planning, monitoring, evaluation) and the different activities related to each; and train participants on the main practical tools of RBM (logical framework including target objectives, indicators and hypotheses, monitoring dashboard and evaluation questions).

Objective(s): help participants build necessary perspectives and skills on why and how to conduct gender transformative evaluations, introduces participants to the concepts of both gender and evaluation and enable them to bring in a critical gender transformative lens when conducting evaluations.

Objective(s): provide a safe space for participants to freely exchange experiences, lessons, and ideas on the individual topics

Scope:
- Addressing gender equality, human rights and underrepresented groups in evaluations
- Evaluating the SDGs
- Youth in Evaluation: capacity development and professionalization
- Creating synergies for stronger National Evaluation Capacities

Objective(s): provide mentees with an opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills, and capacity for a successful evaluation career; formulate an actionable professional development plan with clear steps towards developing those skills; identify and overcome challenges, barriers, fears of developing a career in evaluation; build stronger professional networks towards the advancement of the profession; build linkages with internships and job opportunities in the field; and increase the commitment of evaluation experts who contribute to the evaluation capacity development of YEE.