Workshop planning sheet

Course Name:

FAO Project Cycle Workshop

Format:

Virtual Workshop

Total length:

78 chronological hours attended in 10 weeks

Workshop modality and methodology:

This workshop organizes seven technical-pedagogical units for sequential exploration, which means that once a unit has been thoroughly reviewed, it is possible to access the next one. However, once completely revised, the workshop design partially allows access to the contents through specific consultations in the corresponding units.

Each unit describes a differentiated theme in its contents and activities linked to the different project cycle phases, nevertheless they determine the achievement of the learning objective. Throughout the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to review concepts, learn and reinforce procedures and apply the criteria. The technical-pedagogical units connect to key concepts of the study topic regarding the implementation of projects throughout their life cycle under the logical framework approach.

This workshop will provide three tools through which will deliver the technical content and review applied case studies:

The tools are the following:

• Text in pdf format for each unit: each unit, linked to one of the project cycle phases, will have a text detailing the FAO administrative process through which each formulated project must pass, explaining the steps, validations, and requirements to fulfil.
• Platform forum: A forum with a tutor will be available to share doubts, ask questions and establish a common space for self-learning support for each unit.
• Weekly virtual workshops: Virtual meetings will be held within each unit with the respective focal point, moderated by the tutor, to have a space for additional consultations that can be discussed and resolved within the seminar/workshop. The objective of these virtual workshops is not to provide additional knowledge already reviewed in points 1 and 2 but to work on practical and concrete cases that deepen the content reviewed.

Start and end of course:

From October 5 to December 14, 2022

Target audience:

The workshop is aimed at project formulation teams in all FAO Representations in the region who are involved in designing, implementing, and evaluating projects in the FAO context. This training is done by closing the invitation to FAO teams. The participant will receive an email with an application form.

General objective:

Strengthen technical capacities for appropriate project design, emphasising initiative development that generates tangible results and large-scale impacts that contribute to the positive transformation of reality, the achievements of FAO's strategic objectives, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (ODS) at the country and regional levels.

Specific objectives:

• Reinforce knowledge of project formulation definitions under the logical framework methodology to evaluate the project's contribution to the Organization's results chain.
• Analyze and review FAO's project life cycle stages through the practical use of the platforms designed for this purpose.
• Reinforce the horizontal and vertical logic concepts in the Logical Framework Methodology context and their importance related to both the design and measurement of proposed and achieved results.
• Analyze the processes of project development within FAO, from a technical and administrative point of view, from formulation to evaluation and closure.

Workshop content:

The following is a summary of the content to be reviewed in the workshop identifying the channels through which they will be delivered as defined in the previous methodology section. At the beginning of the first unit, we will present the introduction to the workshop, in which we will briefly explain:

• Constituent Elements of the Platform.
• Summary and presentation of workshop content.
• Learning Methodology Explanation.
• Explanation of the use of the forum and schedule of weekly virtual workshops

 

TOPICS	CONTENTS	DURATION	TIME LOAD	START	END
Unit 1: General Presentation Project Cycle and Familiarization with the platform	Summary and overview Project Cycle Phases. Classification and Types of FAO Projects. Definition and conformation of the Task Force for the project.	One week	8	October 5	October 11
Virtual workshop 1	Preliminary considerations	One hour	1	October 6 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Unit 2: Identification Phase Fase de Identificación	Identification of potential project idea. Concept Note Development Presentation and Approval Concept Note	One week	8	October 12	October 18
Virtual Workshop 2	Design priorities	One hour	1	October 14 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Unit 3: Formulation Phase	Formulation of the Project Document. Definition of Problem or Need. Strategy development and preparation of the Logical Framework Matrix. Formulation of Work Plan, Budget and Risk Management. Preparation of FAO Financing agreement and obligations. Project Document Clearances and required documentation.	One week	8	October 19	October 25
Virtual Workshop 3	Formulating and operating the expected results	One hour	1	October 20 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Unit 4: Evaluation and Approval Phase	Feasibility clearances from relevant units and quality assurance review by the Program and Project Review Committee (PPRC). Approval stage FAO and host governments.	One week	8	October 26	November 1
Virtual Workshop 4	Monitoring and Implementation Phase	One hour	1	October 27 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Unit 5: Monitoring and Implementation Phase	Start-up and start of the project. Implementation. Monitoring and development of performance reports	One week	8	November 2	November 8
Virtual Workshop 5	Project Implementation Log	One hour	1	November 3 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Unit 6: Evaluation Phase	Project evaluation.	One week	8	November 9	November 15
Virtual Workshop 6	What to consider in a good evaluation?	One hour	1	November 10 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Unit 7: Project Closing Phase	Operational Closing Process Financial Closing Process	One week	8	November 16	November 22
Final work		Two weeks	14	November 23	December 6
Virtual Workshop 7	Closing a project in the best way	Two hours	2	November 17 at 11:00a.m. Chile
Tutor feedback on final work		December 7 to 14
Total hourly load		Ten weeks	78 hours	October 5 to December 14, 2022

Evaluation and passing requirements:

Participants must pass the activities and virtual workshops of each unit before passing this course. There will be a final work where the competencies acquired by the participant will be evaluated based on a previously designed rubric

The evaluation will be measured according to the following percentage scale:

• Outstanding: 90 to 100 points
• Remarkable: 80 to 89 points
• Pass: 60 to 79 points
• Failed: 0 to 59 points

Hardware requirements:

Participants must have the following minimum hardware specifications for proper execution of the workshop:

• Computer or electronic device with an internet connection (the quality and navigation speed and document download depend exclusively on the connection bandwidth).
• Minimum RAM greater than 1GB on both computer and mobile devices.
• Free hard disk space, greater than 500 MB.
• A processor of 600 MHz or higher.

Software Requirements:

• The latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Opera web browser, with JavaScript enabled.
• Screen resolution of at least 1024x768 pixels (width by height).
• PDF document reader.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, e-mail and web browsing.
• Availability of at least 8 to 10 hours per week for reading and activities.
• The course schedule is at the participant's choice. You can enter the classroom at any time you wish. You should only consider entering the classroom at least three times a week for readings and activities.

Language:

This workshop is in English.

Workshop code:

TCP-EN202210

Certification:

Once the workshop is approved, participants will be able to automatically download the certificate issued by FAO-RLC from the course platform. Please remember to save your certificate as it cannot be downloaded again once the workshop is finished.

FAO Regional Initiative with which it is linked:

• Regional Initiative 1: Support the Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative.
• Regional Initiative 2: Family farming and inclusive food systems for sustainable rural development.
• Regional Initiative 3: Sustainable use of natural resources, adaptation to climate change, and disaster risk management.

Integrated clusters:

All clusters

Supervising Officer:

Hivy Ortiz

Contact:

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]