MDC Academy Course

MEAL Systems for Development Projects

Build practical monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems that support adaptive management and credible reporting.

Course overview

This course is part of MDC Academy's applied learning portfolio. It can be delivered as a standalone professional short course or adapted for universities, donor-funded programmes, NGOs, public agencies, and project teams.

Learning outcomes

  • Prepare results frameworks and indicator plans
  • Design monitoring tools and reporting templates
  • Integrate accountability and learning loops
  • Use evidence for adaptive project management

Indicative modules

  1. Results chains, logframes and indicators
    Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning.
  2. Data collection plans and monitoring tools
    Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning.
  3. Evaluation questions and learning agendas
    Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning.
  4. Accountability, feedback and safeguarding basics
    Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning.
  5. Reporting dashboards and management use
    Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning.

Delivery approach

Sessions combine facilitator inputs, practical templates, group exercises, case discussion, reflection, and an action plan that participants can take back to their organizations.