The Africa Center for Project Management is announcing three training courses in Nairobi, Kenya: Proposal Writing and Fundraising from September 2-4, SPSS Training from September 15-18, and Monitoring and Evaluation from September 29 to October 2. The Proposal Writing course will provide tips for fundraising in Africa, designing project plans and log frames, and writing successful proposals. The SPSS Training will teach data analysis and presentation using SPSS software. The Monitoring and Evaluation course will cover developing SMART indicators, evaluation strategies, and using monitoring for project learning and decision making. All courses cost between $500-$600 and will provide training materials, certificates, and meals. Interested participants should contact the Training Manager for registration details.

1. Dear All,
Africa Center for Project Management is pleased to announce Proposal
Writing and fundraising from 2nd to 4th September 2015,SPSS Training
Course from 15th to 18th September 2015 and Monitoring and Evaluation in
Nairobi Kenya.
PROPOSAL WRITING AND FUNDRAISING:2nd to 4th September 2015
Proposal Writing Course Overview
The Proposal Writing & Fund raising activities form the backbone of any
development organization. Hence for sustainable strategies, organizations
must enhance their skills and capacity on fundraising and proposal writing
equipping their key members of staff with the emerging and modern
trends in Proposal Writing & Fund raising today.
Course Objectives
By the end of the training program, the participants
should be able to;
• Identify tips in successful fund raising in Africa
• Design Log Frame and project workplan
• Identify the key major steps in a proposal
• Design an online fund raising plan for his organization
• Identify at least ten key tips on why proposal are denied funding
• Initiate critical networks with key players in the development sector
for purposes of fund raising vii. Identify steps of approaching and
maintaining effective relationships with donors.
Training Course Content
• Mastering the fund raising environment
• Project Planning & Design /using log frames
• Concepts used in Proposal writing and Fundraising
• Proposal Writing components.( proposal writing drills)
• Understanding why some proposals don’t get funded

2. • On line Fund Raising
• Developing a Fund Raising Strategy for your Organization
Date: 2nd to 4th September 2015
Location: Nairobi Kenya
FEE:USD 500 PER PERSON ( Kshs 45,000) (fee includes: training &
materials, certificate,
lunch & refreshments)
For more information regarding the Proposal Writing training workshop,
contact:
Training Manager
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,Westlands
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-5280309 +254-721-450-847
Email: info@africaprojectcenter.com
www.africaprojectcenter.com
SPSS TRAINING WORKSHOP: 15TH TO 18TH SEPTEMBER 2015
Why this training
Learn the data definition, data analysis and data for presentation. See
how it is easy to get the data into the SPSS and focus on analyzing the
data using SPSS. The workshop will endorse the fundamental skill of data
and the information. The workshop will underscore the fundamental skills
of Data Management; Statistical Analysis and many more tools. The course
for the training is designed considering contemporary statistical analysis
requirement in the mind
Training Contents
• SPSS Interface: Data view and Variable View
• How to Enter Data in SPSS
• How to import external data into SPSS
• How to clean, edit data and use of SPSS syntax
• How to transfer variables
• How to sort and select cases
• How to get descriptive statistics
• Examining Summary statistics
Methodologies
• Presentation
Group Work
• Simulation

3. • Brainstorming
• Questions and Answers
• Trainees assessment (pre and post Training Assessment)
• Practical Demonstration
Course Organisers
Africa Center for Project Management was established in 2006. The
organization was formed to address capacity building needs among busy
development and business professionals by offering Online Certificates and
institutional based training programmes. The organization has trained over
3500 professionals in relevant courses. ACPM values the communities we
train in as engines and classrooms for knowledge dissemination. Through
our training programmes, we deliver timely and cost effective
training programmes to development organizations, United Nations staff,
civil servants, International development agencies, business people,
corporate organizations, development workers and young people. Our
training techniques ensure that knowledge dissemination is a continuous
process, from the young to the old, from school going young adults to
professionals.
How to register:
For registration in this SPSS training workshop send email to
info@africaprojectcenter.com
Participants will be registered on first come first serve basis. Cost is
Usd 600 per person. ( Kshs 55,000) Training will be facilitated by
professional with hands on skills and great wealth of experience in the
selected courses.
To get the course registration form, kindly contact the undersigned.
The Training Manager
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,Westlands
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-5280309 +254-721-450-847
Email: info@africaprojectcenter.com
www.africaprojectcenter.com
MONITORING AND EVALUATION COURSE: 29th September to 2nd October 2015
Africa Center for Project Management is pleased to announce Monitoring and
Evaluation Training Workshop from 29th September to 2nd October 2015 in
Nairobi Kenya.

4. Course Overview
The Four day course will provide in-depth skills and knowledge development
across all areas of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and draws on the wide
range of experience of the facilitators. The course modules reflect the
key tasks required by M&E practitioners, as well as the knowledge,
behaviors, and skill competencies necessary to complete these
successfully.
Course Outline
The course will be facilitator led, but interactive, allowing participants
to work on case studies, apply their learning and share their experiences.
The course will cover the following key areas:
•Select Strategies (objectives) and Results Chain - developing project
objectives based on problem analysis & relationship between outputs,
outcomes, and impact
•Logical Framework and Narrative Column – developing & understanding
components of a logframe space needed?
•Results Based M&E approach - differences between traditional M&E and
Results based M&E
•Situation Analysis - conducting a Situation Analysis
•Problem and Objectives Trees – development & rationale for project design
and planning
•Theory of Change – rationale, common categories and levels of change and
relationship between expected changes and project objectives
•Assumptions and Risks – identifying and managing types of risk and
assumptions
•Developing SMART indicators & importance of external data sources to
validity and trustworthiness
•M&E Framework - basic processes an M&E Framework should capture & its
fits into project and organization planning and performance management.
•M&E Plan – development of an M&E plan, data collection planning and methods
•Data Quality - data control, collection, collation, analysis & quality
issues
•Evaluation management – baselines, mid-term review and final evaluations
•Adjusting and Learning - how to use M&E information for
project/organization learning and decision-making
Where and Where?
Date: Monitoring and Evaluation -29th September to 2nd October 2015
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
•Course fee: Usd 600 (Kshs 55,000) (fee includes: training & training
materials, certificate, lunch & refreshments)

5. To participate in this course, kindly contact the undersigned.
Phyllis Wangari
Training Manager
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,Westlands
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-5280309+254-721-450-847
Email: info@africaprojectcenter.com
www.africaprojectcenter.com

6. To participate in this course, kindly contact the undersigned.
Phyllis Wangari
Training Manager
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,Westlands
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-5280309+254-721-450-847
Email: info@africaprojectcenter.com
www.africaprojectcenter.com