|
Strategic Planning and Management
Course Number 01
“ For I know the plans I have for you”,
declares the Lord “ plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future” Jeremiah 29:11 [NIV]
Introduction
As the old adage goes, 'if you fail
to plan, you plan to fail.' Planning has assumed a central place
in the art of social development and even a key requirement by development
partners (donors). However, requiste capacities need beefing and
plans must become living documents that related directly to the
needs of target communities and their contexts including that of
the client. Therefore, knowing about how to strategize and plan
for implementing a project or a programme is very crucial in the
business or development arena. In a bid to overcome the challenges
and pitfalls facing organizations and personnel, today's managers
must consider the impact of their strategic tools, long-term plans,
objectives and results of their actions. This training will involve
participants practicing some of the techniques and procedures that
are expected to be used when they return to their organizations
and undertake planning. They will also consider and share challenges
that they may be expected to encounter and how to overcome them.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to assist participants
to acquire knowledge and skills in strategic planning for their
organizations/institutions within a fast changing environment.
By the end of the course, participants
will be able to:
• Identify fundamentals of management in the context of change
situations;
• Undertake strategic assessment of their own organizations
and identify strengths, constraints and opportunities that these
organizations have; and
• Formulate strategies and strategic plans for their institutions.
Course Content
This course highlights various stages involved in the development
of a strategic plan in conformity with organization’s vision
and mission. It also includes an analysis of the development environment,
culminating in detailed programmes and budgets to be followed.
• Development of the vision, mission, goals and values
• Analysis of the external and internal environment
• SWOT and stakeholder analysis
• Development of strategies, trategic programmes and activities
• Developmenmt of work plans and budget
• PPBMEL and Reporting tools and mechanisms
Target Group
The main target group includes: Co-ordinators, Managers, Project
or Programme Officers, Financial Managers or Finance staff and other
key staff involved in managing the implementing projects and/or
programmes.
Course Duration: 3 Days
Course Fees: Kshs. 15,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposal Writing and Report Writing
Course Number 02
“Each man’s work
will become manifest” (1 Corithians 3:13)(RSV))
Introduction
Proposals and Reports are important
tools for communication within and without the organization. They
play an important role by informing existing and potential supporters
about future interventions to be undertaken and progress regarding
performance. Donors and other stakeholders make important decisions
about the organization’s future on the basis of these documents.
It is therefore imperative that proposals and reports be of quality
in order to ensure that external supporters have a very clear picture
of the organization’s performance and its future intentions.
Poorly written proposals are unlikely to yield a positive response
while poor reports are a sure recipe for disaffection on the part
of the organization’s governance and external supporters.
Writing a successful grant proposal
and acceptable reports requires high-level proficiency that only
trained personnel can do. Yet this is what institutions and organizations
need for realizing their dreams in fundraising or mobilizing resources
for programmes/projects. Equally important is how to report about
the ongoing or completed projects/ programmes within any environment.
This is a very important course as it seeks to enhance accountability
to all stakeholders and improve institutional memory.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how to propose and report;
• Communicate as clearly and objectively as possible in report
writing;
• Attend to minute details of the use of language and style
of writing;
• Outline the significance of report writing;
• Identify the essential steps in preparing a proposal;
• Grasp the different steps in report writing;
• Describe the types of reports and proposals; and
• Give a detailed description of the proposed study designed
to investigate a given problem.
Course Content
• Elements of report and proposal writing
• Technical objectives of reports and proposals
• Budgets and work plans
• Linking reports and proposals to a fundraising strategy
• Purpose, role and importance of proposals and reports
• Types of and Structure (s) of Proposals and reports
• Writing /langauge skills for Proposals and Reports
• Organizational policy on propsal and reporting
Target Group
This is an important course for all
managers, investors, leaders, and directors among others within
Churches, NGOs, CBOs, and government departments. Board members,
CEOs, Project directors, programme managers, project officers, as
well as other people interested in developing professional skills
in proposal writing.
Course Duration: 2 Days
Course Fees: Ksh. 10,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Promoting effective Communication,
Dialogue, Course Number 03 Conflict Management and Resolution
“May there be peace within your walls and
security within your citadels!” Psalms 122:7[NIV]
“Dialogue Protects Life”
African Proverb
Introduction
This is a unique course that is relevant
in any polity where different people or persons interact. The current
work environment is characterized by the stress to achieve and show
impact and at the same time, with ICT communication is tenduing
toward becoming impersonal. Organizations have different cultures
of communication and conflict management and resolution and most
cases they are not fully formal nor documented. This course is about
making participants aware of the various principles of communication
and managing conflicts at the work place. It involves audience dialoging,
some interviewing or research techniques, mediation, and a focus
on how to build peace and development through managing processes
and conflicts in organizations and the society.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Access and appreciate basic principles of communication
• Understand potential causes of conflicts and know how to
manage and resolve conflicts
• Identify causes of conflicts in their own organizations;
• Determine factors that hinder effective communication and
the right tools to facilitate communication
• Apply principles of conflict management
Course Content
This course content include:
• Principles of communication and conflict management
• Identifying conflicts at work
• Outline communication channels and bottlenecks in at work
• Sources and styles of conflict
• Mediation and negotiation skills
• Organizational policy and culture of conflicts and their
management
• Concepts and theory of conflict management and resolution
• Concept and practice of mediation – Western and African
approaches
• Principles and meaning of communication and dialogue
• Organizational power profiles
• Organizational policies
Target Group
This course is ideal for Project Officers, Faith-Based leaders,
Managers, Directors, and any development concerned individuals.
Course Duration: 3 days
Course Fees: Kshs. 15,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MIS/ICT for Results Based Management
Course Number 4
“When Spider webs unite, they can tie up
a lion”. An Ethiopian proverb
Introduction
 Africa
is still negativey impacted by the digital divide however, increasingly,
MIS/ICT is critical to the work of any organization.This course
focuses on result-oriented packages through Information, Communication
and Technology (MIS/ICT) Management. The place of Information Management
Systems in organizations cannot be underestimated given the financial
inmplications and productivity by the workforce. Many development
organizations are only beginning to appreciate the importance of
MIS/ ICT in facilitating improved results and increasingly, many
are accessing the relevant technology especially with the reduction
in prices. Nevertheless to ensure better result management this
course is designed to increase the skills and capacities of clients.
Both theories and practical lessons will be explored.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Define realistic expected results, based on appropriate
analysis withMIS/ ICT programmes.
• Clearly design MIS/ICT programmes to meet the needs of clients
or organizations.
• Monitor progress towards results and resources consumed.
• Identify and manage risks.
Course Content
• Introduction to RBM approach and Results
• The role of MIS/ICT in Results Based Management
• The chain of results
• MIS/ICT in Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
• Risk management strategies
• Building performance meassurement frameworks
• Quantitative and Qualitative indicators and use of ststistical
softwares
• Data collection techniques
• Data processing and Analysis
• Using MIS/ICT tools in reporting on Results
• MIS/ICT in Human Resource Management and Results through
people
Target Group
Finance Managers/Officers, Accountants
and Book-keepers, Programme/Project Officers, Project Co-ordinators
and Programme Managers. Board members, Company Secretaries, Administrators
and ICT Managers.
Course Duration: 3 Days
Course Fees: Kshs 15,000
|
