STAFF DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION ORGANISES SEMINAR ON PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT

The Staff Development Organisation in the Office of the Prime Minister is organising a seminar titled Project Cycle Management. This activity is targeted at the Directors, Office of Review and Change Managers in the Public Service.

The overall aim of the Project Cycle Management (PCM) is to improve the quality of project design and management and thereby to improve EU aid effectiveness. This programme focuses on the six phases of the Project Cycle, that is: Programming, Identification, Formulation, Financing,Implementation and Evaluation.

By the end of this workshop, participants will understand:

1. the role of the project cycle, and key activities to be undertaken at each stage;
2. the principles of the PCM and the Logical Framework Approach (LFA);
3. how to use the LFA to assess a project document and identify information needs for a feasibility study;
4. how to structure terms of reference for feasibility studies;
5. the role of the logframe in project monitoring and evaluation; and
6. the role and importance of indicators for project preparation, implementation and evaluation.

This seminar is being facilitated by Dr Irene Lorisika who is Senior Advisor of the Support Programme to develop and strengthen Project Cycle Management methodology in aid of the European Commission.

This seminar is being held over five full days at the St Paul's Suite, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sliema from the 4 to 8 February, 2002