In order to improve service delivery the South African government has identified M&E as a priority for all public sector institutions. It has developed a programme called Government Wide Monitoring and Evaluation (GWM&E). The new ANC government has continued to put M&E at the top of the agenda. In his address to the British Business Conference, the Treasurer for ANC, Mr Mathews Phosa, stated that the new ANC government will not change existing government policies, but will rather strengthen and improve the M&E capacities initiated by the previous government in order to ensure service delivery improvement. The implication is that government institutions should prioritise M&E capacity building in order to ensure that this goal is realised.

In order to respond to the challenge of M&E capacity shortages, as stated above, the DED Monitoring and Evaluation unit in conjunction with the EU funded Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation (LMRF) initiated the Emerging Researchers’ Capacity Enhancement Programme (ERCEP) in 2007. The aim of the programme is to create a pool of M&E practitioners both within and outside government.

The LMRF and the DED Monitoring and Evaluation unit are inviting for applications for the 2009/2010 capacity enhancement programme for emerging researchers on M&E in LED. Please download the file attachment below for further detais.

The Closing Date for applications is June 05, 2009 at 12:00 midday.

For further infomation please contact Fikile Mbatha on 033 264 2688 or Phumla Mbhele on 033 264 2704.