Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

MEAL is critical for planning, implementing, and evaluating relief, humanitarian, and development projects and programs. It provides a robust framework to track progress, assess impact, ensure accountability, and promote continuous improvement, ensuring your initiatives are transparent, responsive, and sustainable for the communities they serve.

These skills help project teams to:

• Clarify objectives and track progress toward intended results.
• Make data-driven decisions by aligning monitoring and evaluation efforts with project goals.
• Adapt and improve strategies through real-time feedback mechanisms.
• Enhance accountability by involving stakeholders and addressing their concerns.

Gain the expertise to:

• Master MEAL Foundations: Build a strong understanding of MEAL principles and their significance in project success. Develop frameworks to track progress, ensure accountability, and enable adaptive learning.
• Apply MEAL in Practice: Design monitoring systems, collect and analyze data, and conduct evaluations using real-world examples and best practices. Engage stakeholders in transparent, accountable processes.
• Integrate MEAL into Projects: Embed MEAL principles at every stage of the project cycle, from design to implementation and closeout, ensuring sustainable and impactful results.
• Foster Learning and Accountability: Promote a culture of continuous learning within your team, using MEAL insights to refine strategies, improve impact, and encourage stakeholder collaboration.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for professionals in relief, humanitarian, or development contexts who want to enhance their MEAL capabilities. It’s ideal for:

• Monitoring and evaluation officers seeking to strengthen their technical skills.
• Project managers and coordinators aiming to integrate MEAL into their project cycles.
• Field staff and program development teams responsible for collecting, analyzing, and using project data.

Course Process

This course offers a self-paced, practical learning experience, combining study materials, reflections, exercises, and end-of-module assessments to ensure effective results. Designed with real-world application in mind, the course encourages you to pause, reflect, and actively develop skills you can confidently apply to your own projects as you learn. Here’s what you can expect:

• Flexible self-study: Access practical downloadable video presentations, transcripts, handouts, exercises, and tasks, allowing you to learn and apply skills at your own pace.
• Knowledge checks: Assessments at the end of each module test your understanding, reinforce learning, and help you reflect on key concepts.
• Certification of professional achievement: Upon successful completion, earn a certificate that recognizes your skills, dedication to learning, and commitment to professional excellence.

See the full curriculum at the link.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss whether this course is suitable for you or your team, feel free to email or chat with us.

How to Apply:

See the full course curriculum and sign up here or contact us by email at mail@eldtraining.com.