1. Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation in the Asia Pacific

There is a need to augment the efforts to make avenues for the M&E in the higher education curriculum. To achieve this goal, consortium was initiated with a few professionals from academia and other like-minded institutions which currently offer courses and training on M&E related aspects or are looking forward to starting such courses/trainings.This consortium serves as a platform for knowledge sharing and offer cross-learning. More importantly, the consortium can also work as a resource group to support academic institutions in setting up formal academic programs and/or offer standalone courses on various aspects of M&E.

The consortium may take up the following tasks:

- Work as an advocacy group to promote the agenda of the inclusion of M&E in mainstream education. The group will work with the government and/or relevant ministries to create buy-in and persuade various institutions to include M&E in undergraduate and master programs

- Work as a resource group to support academic institutions in initiating academic programs/courses/training on M&E related aspects. The support can be in the form of curriculum development, delivering sessions/courses, helping in arranging internships for the students, etc.

- Organize events, roundtables, knowledge/process workshops in flagship events (such as APEA, ECOI Evalfest, etc.) to help institutions understand the relevance as well as practical aspects of initiating M&E programs

- Showcase best practices

2. Developing a model curriculum

The members of consortium expects to develop a model curriculum for M&E studies which can be used as a certificate or a short course by universities or any other reputed organization in the Asia Pacific region. The team is currently reviewing the existing M&E curriculums in the Asia Pacific region.

The Webinar on '' Localizing M&E Education in the Asia Pacific Region''

This webinar was conducted on 7th December 2022 as the 37 webinar conducted by SLEvA together with APEA. In this webinar, the key findings of the research study on existing M&E courses in the world conducted by consortium team and a team of YEE volunteers from EYBhutan was also presented.

The launch of the Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation in the Asia Pacific

The launch of the Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation in the Asia Pacific was held on 24th February at 1.00 PM IST during the APEA Conference & EvalFest 2022 . Around 60 participants across the globe participated to the launch event. The inclusion of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in mainstream higher education is still a non-starter. There is a need to augment the efforts to make avenues for the M&E in the higher education curriculum. To achieve this goal, consortium was initiated with a few professionals from academia and other like-minded institutions which currently offer courses and training on M&E related aspects or are looking forward to starting such courses/trainings. This consortium can serve as a platform for knowledge sharing and offer cross-learning. More importantly, the consortium can also work as a resource group to support academic institutions in setting up formal academic programs and/or offer standalone courses on various aspects of M&E.

Online Survey on Need Assessment of Training / Academic Courses in Monitoring and Evaluation

This survey was used to study and to identify the needs of students and professionals working or likely to work in development or M&E related activities. The objective of the online survey is to identify broad set of M&E specific knowledge and skills required in various organizations like educational institutions, development agencies, civil society organizations, government etc.

• Report of Needs Assessment for Academic Courses in Monitoring & Evaluation

This report was developed based on the study conducted with 41 academic institutions in the Asia Pacific Region.

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• Enhancing Monitoring and Evaluation Education in Asia Pacific: Curriculum for Academic Courses

This curriculum has been carefully crafted to provide a comprehensive understanding of M&E concepts, tools, and techniques. Thus, this curriculum comprising 11 modules serves as a structured pathway for students to gain knowledge, skills, and competencies in the M&E field.

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