Professional Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation is not only an emerging and growing profession but also a much-needed discipline noting the ever-increasing donor and beneficiary demands on accountability, transparency, and results for policies, projects, and programs.

The course comprises five modules, covering the fundamentals of monitoring and evaluation, developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, designing monitoring and evaluation systems, planning monitoring and evaluation activities, and conducting evaluations.

Whether you are a seasoned M&E professional or new to the field, this course is designed to equip you with the essential M&E skills and knowledge necessary to advance your career and make a meaningful impact in the development sector in Africa.

This is an online self-paced course that can be taken on any device with internet access. Students can access the course materials at any time and complete the assignments at their own pace.

• Identify and apply the main concepts, theories, and approaches in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Develop and apply the various Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks.
• Design a Monitoring and Evaluation system.
• Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation plan.
• Plan and conduct a project/program evaluation.

To the participant

• Gain new knowledge, skills, methodologies, and tools applicable to Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Enhance your capacity to design and apply M&E frameworks, M&E systems, M&E plans, and plan and conduct evaluations.
• Acquire a transformed perspective that improves the practice of Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Improve your confidence, engagement, and productivity.
• Enhance your career growth.

To the organization

• Improve accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness in ongoing/future projects.
• Enhance project impact and sustainability.
• Build stronger donor relationships with improved project performance.
• Reduce employee turnover rate.
• Improve organizational reputation by complying with the continuous professional development policy.

• Project/Program Managers
• Monitoring & Evaluation Officers/Managers
• Teaching/Academic Professionals
• Policy Analysts/Officers
• Data Managers/Analysts
• M&E Specialists (Advisory/Consulting)
• Evaluators
• Grant Managers
• Other professionals involved directly or indirectly in NGO/donor/government work
• Anyone interested in learning Monitoring and Evaluation (including students)

• The course is fully online and self-paced. Learn anytime, anywhere on your mobile, tablet or PC.
• It takes at least 4 weeks to complete this course.

• The course is organized into modules, lessons and topics. 
• Contents include notes, videos, quizzes, social-learning powered discussions, real-time polls, and assignments.

•  A downloadable (PDF) certificate will be posted on your dashboard upon completion.
• NB: The certificate is National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) accredited.