CURRICULUM

Curriculum

To further institutionalize the capacity building efforts across central ministries and states, DMEO has drafted a dedicated curriculum and competency framework on M&E for government officers. Both the components are interlinked, with the curriculum designed to target and cater to the specific skilling needs identified in the competency framework. Once finalized, the curriculum and competency framework will be institutionalized through capacity building initiatives through Central and State Administrative Training Institutes (CTIs/ATIs), online and classroom learning sessions, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) through the iGOT-Mission Karmayogi platform, etc.

Note: The curriculum and competency framework cover both the aspects of monitoring and evaluation. Going forward, the same may be revised further to address specific aspects of M&E, if required.

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives Purpose of the training curriculum and the competency framework is to train participants (i.e., government officers) across all stages and aspects of an M&E cycle, as well as building essential skills for evidence-based decision-making to enhance the impact of public policy and programmes/schemes. Overall objectives are to:

Map, identify, and address the existing capacity and skill gaps in the government M&E staff/professionals at all levels.
Advocate for the role of a robust M&E system in enhancing the effectiveness of public service delivery.
Introduce government officers at all levels with national and global M&E practices, tools, techniques, etc.
Augment the ability of central ministries/departments and states to plan, execute, and utilize results from high-quality evaluations and M&E systems.

The M&E curriculum is divided into two parts based on the target audience. One set of the curriculum is designed for senior in service government officers (Director and above) and the other is designed for Group A/B officers (up to Undersecretary), research officers, etc.

Draft M&E curriculum for senior in-service government officers (Director and above)

Objectives and the expected outcomes of the course are provided in the detailed curriculum (Section 8).

Module 1 Evidence based decision making for effective public policy	Module 2 Monitoring & evaluation concepts	Module 3 Building blocks for high-quality M&E
Overview of the M&E landscape in India	Overview of concepts, key elements in an M&E system	Commissioning and management of evaluations
Strengthening Institutional capacities for M&E	Theory of change and performance measurement frameworks	Utilization of evaluation results
Evidence in action: Case studies on enhancing effectiveness and delivery of public policy through M&E	Indicators and performance metrics in M&E	Improving the quality and use of administrative data in decision making
	Research methods for programme performance assessment
	Framing the evaluation questions; M&E cycle management

*Note: The abovementioned courses need to be supplemented with additional trainings/ courses organized by LBSNAA and DoPT on leadership, team building, negotiation, and communication skills.

Draft M&E curriculum for Group A/B officers (up to Undersecretary), research officers, and internal staff at DMEO*

Objectives and the expected outcomes of the course are provided in the detailed curriculum (Section 9).

Module 1 Introductory	Module 2 Performance measurement frameworks	Module 3 Research methods	Module 4 Evaluation management
What is M&E?	Programme theory of change and results framework	Research methods for programme performance assessment	Programme evaluation cycle and supervision
M&E systems and common deficiencies	Indicators and performance metrics in M&E	Contemporary research designs	Digital data collection
Key design principles for project monitoring and evaluation		Qualitative designs	Commissioning and managing evaluations
		Sampling
		Designing and piloting tools
		Interpreting research results
		Use of administrative data in decision making

*Note: The abovementioned courses need to be supplemented with additional trainings/ courses organized by LBSNAA and DoPT on team building, negotiation, and communication skills.