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Results-Based Management and M&E Planning

Results-Based Management and M&E Planning

Self-Study Certificate Course

RBM and M&E planning are essential for achieving meaningful impact in humanitarian and development work. In contexts where needs often outstrip resources, RBM helps organizations prioritize measurable results, align with stakeholder expectations, and continuously improve their approaches for greater long-term success.

Through RBM, projects can:

  • Focus on impact: Shift from activities and outputs to measurable outcomes and impacts. This ensures that projects are designed and implemented with a clear vision of the change they aim to create, improving the lives of beneficiaries and addressing real needs.
  • Improve accountability and transparency: Set clear objectives, indicators, and targets to provide a framework for tracking progress and demonstrating results to stakeholders. This builds trust with donors, communities, and partners, ensuring continued support and credibility.
  • Drive informed and responsive decision-making: By emphasizing monitoring and evaluation throughout the project life-cycle, teams can use real-time data to identify challenges, refine strategies, and adjust effectively to changing circumstances.

Gain the expertise to:

  • Connect theory to real change: Learn how to apply the Results-Based Management philosophy and principles to drive results.
  • Design projects that deliver: Use the Logical Framework Approach to design, monitor, and evaluate relief, humanitarian, and community development projects.
  • Plan for M&E: Learn how to integrate M&E planning to track and consistently deliver positive, measurable change, supporting responsive decision-making.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for professionals in humanitarian and development contexts who aim to achieve meaningful impact through Results-Based Management (RBM) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) planning. It’s ideal for:

  • Project managers and officers seeking to design, monitor, and evaluate projects for measurable results.
  • Monitoring and evaluation specialists aiming to enhance accountability, transparency, and decision-making processes.
  • Program teams striving to connect strategic objectives with tangible, long-term impacts in resource-limited environments.
  • Professionals looking to build skills in applying RBM principles and the Logical Framework Approach for effective project planning and implementation.

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 here.

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

Fee information

Immediate start
USD 225 / 150: Lifetime access to all study materials and resources.
Practical, step-by-step sessions (downloadable, subtitled video, accessible on all devices)
Ready-to-print handouts and transcripts for all sessions
Certificate of professional achievement

How to register

See the full course curriculum and sign up at: Self-Study Certificate Course: Results-Based Management and M&E or contact us by email at mail@eldtraining.com.