DCHA/PPM Learning and Training Support Quarterly Report 2Q, FY2013

The contract, which runs through September 30, 2013, supports USAID's DCHA Bureau in their learning and training activities, including training curriculum design and delivery, assessing learning through evaluation, and knowledge management through dissemination of electronic information and e-learning. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, MSI delivered several courses, including the Crises, Stabilization and Governance (CSG) course in Bangkok, Thailand, and Cairo, Egypt, and the Conflict 102 Workshop in Arlington, Va. The CSG course is intended to improve participants' understanding of the relief to development continuum and the intersection with effective and legitimate governance. Both courses received high scores, with 88% of Bangkok participants and 91% of Cairo participants finding the training good or excellent. The Conflict 102 Workshop is a practical and highly participatory training that introduces participants to conflict analysis, best practices for programming, and provides the tools needed to successfully apply basic conflict diagnostic tools, design an appropriate response, and develop a conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation plan. The workshop was well received by participants, with 88% reporting that the workshop enhanced their ability to understand the differences between traditional development programming, conflict sensitive programming, and conflict programming. MSI also continued to support the DCHA Professional Development and Learning portal, planning for the regional AFR-DCHA State of the Art (SOTA) Symposium, and curricula design support for CMM's course on Gender & Conflict. Additionally, MSI provided analytical support for CMM's guide on conflict sensitive programming and began development of a DCHA Essentials e-Learning module to be offered next quarter. The DCHA/PPM Learning and Training Support Task Order has made significant progress in the creation of a symposium agenda and has begun sharing the Illustrative Agenda and Trade Show Guidelines on the DCHA Learning Portal. Pre-registration was opened and 25 participants from Washington and the field registered. However, the symposium has been rescheduled to October 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania due to lack of approval from the M Bureau. Overall, the DCHA/PPM Learning and Training Support Task Order has made significant progress in supporting USAID's DCHA Bureau in their learning and training activities, including training curriculum design and delivery, assessing learning through evaluation, and knowledge management through dissemination of electronic information and e-learning.