Learn common mobile based data collection platforms

The skills will help you handle various reports such as: informative, persuasive, evaluative, problem-solving, project and feasibility reports

Organizations require personnel well equipped with an understanding of the proposal development process

Learn how to gathering data using mobile devices tools such as Open Data Kit (ODK) and KoboToolBox

Mobile Phone Based Data Collection using ODK has been acknowledged worldwide by researchers, non-governmental organizations, relief agencies and health ministries among other organization as very useful and convenient data collection method substituting paper-based data collection method.

This is a highly practical and participative workshop that will provide organizations with staff grounded in knowledge and skills for developing marketable project proposals.

A good proposal that addresses a real need will attract a donor

At the end of the training your will be able to manage electronic information and development the right Electronic Documents and Records Management (EDRM) strategy

Being equips with the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively manage documents and records using current ICT tools

Click the link to register here as individual or group to attend http://fdc-k.com/project-proposal-report-writing-skill-course/

Organizer: Foscore Development Center (www.fdc-k.org)

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Course Fee: $ 1,000

Introduction
Training on Project Proposal and Report Writing is an important concept in the project management arena. This is because without the skills the project managers cannot be in a position to request for grants from the funders/donors of a project. It is thus paramount for the project managers and other stakeholders to train on this course to be better placed when managing projects. A good proposal that addresses a real need will attract a donor. Organizations require personnel well equipped with an understanding of the proposal development process. This is a highly practical and participative workshop that will provide organizations with staff grounded in knowledge and skills for developing marketable project proposals.

Course Objective:
• Organizing facts and ideas effectively
• Conveying a clear and persuasive message
• Strengthen support for ideas in reports and proposals to get results
• Construct well-planned sentences and paragraphs leading to logical exposition of thought
• Intuitively write business reports with good structure
• Handling various reports such as: informative, persuasive, evaluative, problem-solving, project and feasibility reports
• Formulate a logical document into a specific action request based on a real concern

Duration
5 days

Who should attend?
The course will target programme officers, managers, and other humanitarian and development agencies staff whose roles involve producing proposals and reports for their organization. This will help them gain skills on how to write appropriate projects and proposals.

Course content
• Introduction
• Resource mobilization principles and practices.
• Current funding environment for non-profit organizations.
• Relevance of strong proposals and quality reports in a competitive scenario.
• Proposal elements, proposal formats, and proposal summary.
• Project concept development, formulation of the project objectives and a preliminary work plan.
• Needs assessment, project design frameworks, problem statement, problem justification, project goals and objectives setting, project output and outcomes, project strategy and approaches, and Project implementation planning.
• Monitoring and evaluation framework and plan, organizational frameworks.
• Developing a Gantt chart and a PERT diagram, establishing a complementary partnership, discussion on impact and exploitation issues.
• Quality reporting in a competitive business environment.
• Suitable reporting for different audiences.
• Key elements of technical reporting.
• Monthly progress reports, activity reports, routine reports, field trip reports, meetings reports.
• Elements of a good budget.
• Clear writing skills for proposals and reports
• Eliminating common language mistakes
• Reducing unnecessary story details and unnecessary documentation
• Proposal objectives, types, formats and styles
• Understanding what motivates people to read
• Preparing and outlining a proposal
• Preparing effective proposal reports
• Organizing your ideas and generating the outline in an effective format
• Linking the report to the reader’s needs
• Making predictions and recommendations
• Finalizing the proposal with the Budget Development discussing final issues

General Notes
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
• Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park.
• Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.

• For any enquiry at: training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

• Click the link to register here as individual or group to attend http://fdc-k.com/project-proposal-report-writing-skill-course/

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Dear all,
Foscore Development Center (www.fdc-k.org) invites you for the upcoming Mobile Phone Based Data Collection Using ODK Course It will take place in Nairobi Kenya, on September to December 2019 and will be led by Foscore Development Center. (http://fdc-k.com/mobile-phone-based-data-collection-using-odk-kobotoolbox-monitoring-evaluation-course/)

Click on below link to view course outline and register as individual or group to attend:-

http://fdc-k.com/mobile-phone-based-data-collection-using-odk-kobotoolbox-monitoring-evaluation-course/

Data collection and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) have always been integral parts of development work. In the past, these tasks were performed with paper and pen, which made them prone to error, difficult to conduct on a large scale, and high in transaction costs
Information and communication technology (ICT) tools, including hardware like mobile phones and tablets, applications with the capacity to create digital surveys, and software that allows users to upload data to storage facilities in real-time, have reduced the conventional challenges associated with remote data collection and M&E.

The course costs USD 1,000. This includes all training fees, materials, lunch and refreshments as well as a 12 months post training support after the course.

For more information visit the course web page, or contact the training team on training@fdc-k.org

For any questions or clarification please get in touch.

Special Offer
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park.

• Upcoming 2019 courses - https://fdc-k.org/courses
• Download our course Calendar 2019 - https:///2T3aCPv
• Website: www.fdc-k.org

Regards,

Foscore Development Training Team

Email: training@fdc-k.org | Telephone office: +254712260031

Website: www.fdc-k.org

Course Date: 23rd – 27th, 2019 for 5 Days

View course content and register as individual or group using this link - http://fdc-k.com/mobile-phone-based-data-collection-using-odk-kobotoolbox-course/

Organizer: Foscore Development Center (www.fdc-k.org)

INTRODUCTION
The exercise of data collection remains indispensable in capturing quality evidence that then translates to rich data analysis and allows the building of a convincing and credible answer to questions that have been posed. With different organizations, professional, Programmes and projects collecting data regularly to evaluate and monitor progress and performance, best practices of data collection are more needed than ever to ensure that data gathered are both defined and accurate and that subsequent decisions based on arguments embodied in the findings are valid. Mobile Phone Based Data Collection using ODK has been acknowledged worldwide by researchers, non-governmental organizations, relief agencies and health ministries among other organization as very useful and convenient data collection method substituting paper-based data collection method. This training will give the participant the ability to put in place all the pieces required for a mobile data collection system.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a general training targeting participants undertaking projects, surveys, programs or other related activities which involve the gathering of data. No prior Knowledge of mobile data collection is required.

DURATION
5 days.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The training is aimed at introducing and equipping participants with skills in;
• Designing & building a form using ODK Build
• Uploading the form to aggregate & send to Android phone
• Setting up aggregate server
• Mobile data collection using ODK
• Submitting completed data to aggregate server
• Exporting data from ODK aggregate as CSV
• Importing ODK - CSV file into statistical applications
• Exporting GPS data for Mapping/Visualizing (fusion map)

Section I: General Introduction
• Introduction to mobile phone data collection
• Common mobile based data collection platforms
• Advantages of Mobile Applications
• Challenges
• Data aggregation, storage, and dissemination
• Understanding question types forming a questionnaire
• Numbering (integer, decimal, string)
• Text and notes
• Multiple choice questions
• Ranking questions
• Extended data types geoid, image, videos etc

Section II: Introduction to Open Data Kit ODK
• Components of Open Data Kit (ODK)
• ODK Form (Basic format of XLSForm)
• ODK Collect Application Interface
• ODK Aggregate
• ODK Manage
• ODK platforms and formats
• Downloading and install ODK Collect into mobile devices or using APK file

Section III: Designing and creating Forms I
• Creating ODK Collect Forms
• Downloading forms;
• Creating ODK Data CollectForm using Excel: Preparing your sheets
• Survey sheet
• Choices sheet
• Settings sheet
• ODK build;
- Creating and Publishing forms to Agregate or XML
• Designing forms directly on:
• ODK Build
• Koboform builder
• PurcForms

Section III: Designing and creating Forms II
• Introduction to XLS forms syntax
• Creating XLS forms manually based on;
• Types of questions
• Question's caption or prompt
• Repetitive Questions
• Restrictions on the kinds of answers to can enter
• Constraints & Skips
• Validate Form

Section IV: ODK Aggregate Server
• Setting up own aggregate server using Google App Engine
• Configuring ODK Aggregate Server
• How to Create Own Server
• Uploading the form to aggregate server
• Submitting completed data to aggregate server
• Exporting data from ODK Aggregate as CSV
• Importing ODK – CSV file into statistical applications

Section V: Transform data and Using GPS Coordinates for Mapping/Visualizing
• Downloading data directly from Aggregate
• Outputting data through;
• Google Spreadsheet
• Google Fusion Tables
• Exporting GPS Coordinates (Google maps) to Fusion Tables
• Exporting GPS data for Mapping/Visualizing (fusion map)
• Exporting data to Fusion Tables using QGIS
• Integrating Digital Data Collection into a Survey Plan

General Notes
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
• Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.
• Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.

• For any enquiry at: training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

• View course content and register as individual or group using this link - http://fdc-k.com/mobile-phone-based-data-collection-using-odk-kobotoolbox-course/

• View Mobile Technology courses calendar 2018-2019 – http://fdc-k.com/mobile-data-collection-using-odk-koobtoolbox/

• View All Courses calendar 2018-2019 - http://fdc-k.org/courses/

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Course Date: 02nd – 13th, September 2019 for 10 Days

Click the link to register here as individual or group to attend http://fdc-k.com/monitoring-evaluation-food-security-nutrition-course-2/

Organizer: Foscore Development Center (www.fdc-k.org)

Introduction
In order to achieve a world free of hunger and malnutrition, it is vital to provide sustainable solutions that provide the largest impacts on development outcomes. Monitoring and Evaluation tools and techniques plays a key role in ensuring Food Security programs are designed, implemented as plan and that they improve the well-being of the target communities. This course equips the participants with adequate skills to develop and manage robust M&E systems for effective management of FSN programs. The learner is introduced to FSN indicators, tools and techniques for M&E in FSN.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a general training is targeting variety of programme staff, management team members and thematic staff, Project Management Officials, government officials, programme managers; policy makers and programme implementers; development practitioners and activists and NGO and CSO members, Research organizations among others for Agriculture support activities.

DURATION
10 days

TRAINING OBJECTIVES
The training will enable participants to;
• Gain insight into the principles of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment in food and nutrition security.
• Strengthen their competence in the designing, monitoring, and evaluation of FSN programs.
• Come up with clear ideas for improving monitoring, evaluation and impact assessments for food security and nutrition programs.
• Appreciate the need to integrate gender role in the development of FSN programs.
• Gain skills in both qualitative and quantitate data collection and analysis in M&E for food security and nutrition programs.

TRAINING CONTENT
Module 1: Fundamentals of Monitoring and Evaluation
• What is M&E?
• Significance of M&E
• Principles and concepts in M&E
• M&E and the project lifecycle
• Complementary roles of monitoring and evaluation

Module 2: Food Security and Nutrition M&E Frameworks
• Food security and nutrition conceptual frameworks
• Food security and nutrition results frameworks
• Logical framework analysis
• Food security and nutrition projects design using LogFrames

Module 3: Food Security and Nutrition Indicators
• Food security and nutrition indicators
• Indicator metrics
• Link between indicators and results
• Indicator Matrix
• FSN indicator performance tracking

Module 4: M&E System design and M&E Planning in FSN
• Importance of an M&E Plan
• Components of an M&E Plan
• Design Principles for monitoring and evaluation
• Using M&E plan to implement M&E in a project
• M&E plan against performance management plan

Module 5: M&E Considerations for Sector Specific Programming
• Food availability
• Food access
• Food utilization
• Stability
• Market Information

Module 6: M&E Considerations for Health and Nutrition
• Selection of indicators
• Integrated disease surveillance and nutrition surveillance systems
• Nutrition

Module 7: Data Management for M&E in FSN
• Sources of M&E data
• Qualitative data collection methods
• Quantitative data collection methods
• Participatory methods of data collection

Module 8: Data Analysis
• Data cleaning
• Qualitative data analysis
• Quantitative data analysis
• Data interpretation and reporting

Module 9: Gender consideration in M&E for FSN
• Gender integration during project activities design
• Gender indicators in food security and nutrition programs
• Cross-cutting gender issues in FSN
• Role of M&E in addressing gender
• Measure of gender outcomes

Module 10: Evaluation of Food Security and Nutrition Programs
• Determining evaluation points from results framework
• Components of evaluations, implementation and process evaluations
• Evaluation designs
• Performance evaluation process
• Evaluation findings, sharing, and dissemination

Module 11: Impact Assessment of FSN Programs
• Introduction to impact evaluation
• Impact assessment in program design
• Attribution in impact evaluation
• Impact evaluation methods

Module 12: M&E Results Use and Dissemination
• Use of M&E results to improve and strengthen FSN projects
• Use of M&E Lessons learned and best practices
• M&E reporting
• Design, monitoring, and evaluation of resilience interventions

General Notes
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
• Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.
• Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.

• For any enquiry at: training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

• Website: www.fdc-k.org

• Click the link to register here as individual or group to attend http://fdc-k.com/monitoring-evaluation-food-security-nutrition-course-2/

• View Mobile Technology courses calendar 2019 – http://fdc-k.com/mobile-data-collection-using-odk-koobtoolbox/

• View All Courses calendar 2019 - http://fdc-k.org/courses/

Click the link to register here as individual or group to attend http://fdc-k.com/electronic-document-records-management-course/

Organizer: Foscore Development Center (www.fdc-k.org)

Course Fee: $ 1,000

Introduction
This course will discuss the importance of document and record management processes. It will equips participant with the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively manage information using modern ICT tools, techniques and applications

Duration
5 days

Who should attend?
Compliance Officers/Managers, Information Security Managers, Records Managers
Information Managers, Operations Managers, Knowledge Managers, Administrators
Librarians,Secretaries.

Course Objective:
• Components, legal obligations and international standards for electronic document and records management systems (EDRMS)
• Management of electronic information
• Delivering information at the point of need
• structure and implementation of records retention schedule
• Development an EDRM strategy

Course content
• Introduction
• Sources and uses of information
• Legal environment
• Policies and standards
• Documents vs. records
• Document lifecycle
• The cost of non-compliance
• Business processes and document flow
• Document capture; shared folders
• Capture models
• Classification and retrieval
• Extracting and using document content
• Document imaging vs. document management
• Interfacing and interoperability
• Access and control
• Audit trails
• Reports
• Creating and working with new information
• Document creation
• Word templates vs. eForms
• Designing and deploying electronic forms
• Document distribution
• Workflow and business process modelling
• Technology options
• Developing an information strategy
• Selecting EDRMS
• Implementing EDRMS

General Notes
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
• Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.
• Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.

• For any enquiry at: training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

• Click the link to register here as individual or group to attend http://fdc-k.com/electronic-document-records-management-course/

• View Mobile Technology courses calendar 2019 – http://fdc-k.com/mobile-data-collection-using-odk-koobtoolbox/

• View All Courses calendar 2019 - http://fdc-k.org/courses/