LAUNCH OF THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION COURSE
LAUNCH OF THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION COURSE
With the European Union’s N$ 108 million financial and technical
assistance towards developing this course, NIPAM together with the National
Planning Commission (NPC) launched the monitoring and evaluation short course
on 13 November 2020.
NIPAM Vice-Chairperson, Dr. Nashilongo Shivute said, as an institution mandated
to transform the public sector, NIPAM is determined to build a public sector
human capital that is competent and skilled in their mandate of ensuring
Namibia becomes an industrialised nation by 2030. The development of the course
was prompted by the identified need to have a practical course talking to the
realities in the professional conduct of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
augmented by a balanced theoretical framework to result in a course addressing
the needs of our M&E Practitioners. This course is an outcome of the
collaboration and spirit of working together between NIPAM, NPC, and the
European Union.
NPC Executive Director,
Ms. Welhencia Uiras, said the course is expected to generate awareness,
knowledge, and understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) theories,
practices and instruments and to enhance the current M&E practices across
the country and to establish the standardisation of M&E terminologies, approaches,
systems and reporting requirements as per integrated National performance
Framework.
“Our officials will also be equipped with skills on how to apply M&E tools
to their specific workplace interventions. It is, therefore, my hope and belief
that this course will serve as a catalyst for producing experts in the field of
monitoring and evaluation which is crucial for the implementation of our
development programs culminating into the realisation of our goals”.
According to NPC the country is known for producing wonderful plans as well as
contributing greatly to the formulation of Regional and Global plans including
long-term Plan Vision 2030, the Harambee Prosperity Plan, and Regional as well
as Global Development Agendas such as the Africa Agenda 63 as well as the
United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Meanwhile, European Union Delegation Head of Cooperation, Achim Schaffert said
with the financial support of about N$ 108 million into the programme for
strengthening M&E capacities, all relevant stakeholders will be able to
better assess the progress towards the achievement of the expected results. The
training will also allow policymakers to take decisions based on evidence, to
better understand which processes work best and to identify SMART objectives.