Services

PEARL AFRICA RESEARCH MONITORING AND EVALUATION CONSULTING (PARMEC) was established in 2006. Since then it has undertaken numerous studies and consultancies in South Africa.

The members of PARMEC have extensive expertise and experience in

  • The design, management and execution of applied research projects;
  • Monitoring and evaluation studies;
  • Training in a wide range of research methods and techniques.
  1. Research Advice and Consultation Services 
  • PARMEC has advised research institutions, NGOs, government departments and other organisations, as well as individuals, on a variety of research-related matters, including:
  • The development of an M&E framework and system
  • Research capacity building and training needs
  • The development of an integrated research portfolio
  • Data management and research information needs
  • Analysis of both Quantitative and Qualitative Data
  1. Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Monitoring and evaluation methods
  • Research design and project management
  • Questionnaire design
  • Introduction to social statistics
  • Qualitative data analysis
  • Scientific report writing
  • Observation and interviewing methods

Training

PARMEC conducts workshops and courses in a wide variety of research methods and skills. The workshops and courses range from 2 days to a week depending on your needs. PARMEC is able to present all workshops and short courses in-house for your organization.

PARMEC currently offers the following three day short courses:

  • An introduction to M&E Logic modelling: a planning and evaluation tool for organizations 
  • Collecting data on programmes 
  • An introduction to interviewing Introduction to Qualitative data analysis
  • Introduction to Quantitative data analysis 
  • Writing evaluation reports   

WHO ATTENDS

These courses are excellent foundation courses in key skills in monitoring and evaluation and are aimed at the following people:

  • Directors of M&E units
  • Managers who are increasingly being asked to contract and supervise evaluations
  • Staff members of organisations who are being called upon to carry out evaluations with little or no experience
  • Professionals who believe that the monitoring and evaluation can improve the way the currently work

WHAT IS COVERED?

An introduction to M&E for programme managers

  • Developing a brief
  • Selecting an evaluator
  • Contracting an evaluator
  • Supervising an evaluation
  • Utilising an evaluation

Logic modelling: a planning and evaluation tool for organizations

  • Developing a logic model for an organization
  • Using the logic model for programme management and evaluation purposes

Collecting data on programmes

  • Developing questionnaires to collect useful data on your programme
  • Developing interview schedules (structured and unstructured) to collect useful data on your programme

An introduction to Interviewing

  • Carrying out one-to-one interviews
  • Carrying out focus groups

Introduction to Qualitative data analysis (QDA)

  • Available software to assist with Qualitative Data Analysis
  • Presenting Qualitative data analysis

Writing evaluation reports

  • Key principles of report writing
  • Writing text to tables
  • Including qualitative primary data in your report