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Institutional Capacity-Building Programs

Hands-on, participatory training curricula engineered for MEAL officers, researchers, field supervisors, and data management teams across Myanmar.

ToT Flagship Duration: 3–5 Days

KoBoToolbox Training of Trainers (ToT)

Designed for MEAL officers, project managers, and senior researchers who need to master KoBoToolbox / ODK administration and confidently train field enumerators.

Target Audience MEAL Officers & Research Leads
Class Size Up to 20–25 Participants
Language English / Myanmar (Bilingual)
Delivery Mode Yangon On-Site / Online Hybrid
Prerequisites: Basic spreadsheet knowledge and prior exposure to survey questionnaires.

Measurable Learning Outcomes:

  • Server & Role Management: Provision servers, configure user roles, and manage media project assets.
  • Training Delivery: Author field enumerator manuals and conduct live tablet simulation labs.
  • Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve mobile sync, GPS, and data collection edge-case errors.
  • Data Governance: Enforce device PIN security, PII protection, and regular backup routines.
Includes: Full Trainer Toolkit & Manuals Request Training Outline
Advanced Logic Duration: 3 Days

Advanced XLSForm Programming & Logic

Master the full power of XLSForm syntax. Build multi-module, error-free mobile survey questionnaires with multi-tier cascades, nested rosters, and regex constraints.

Target Audience CAPI Programmers & Data Officers
Class Size Up to 15–20 Participants
Language English / Myanmar (Bilingual)
Delivery Mode Hands-on Intensive Lab
Prerequisites: Familiarity with KoBoToolbox/ODK and basic XLSForm spreadsheet structure.

Measurable Learning Outcomes:

  • Cascading Hierarchies: Build 3-tier Myanmar administrative selections (State → District → Township).
  • Repeat Rosters: Architect nested household rosters, calculate loops, and index referencing.
  • Regex Validation: Author regex patterns for NRC numbers, phone checks, and mutual exclusivity.
  • Bilingual Scripting: Author multi-lingual forms with clean Myanmar Unicode rendering.
Includes: Reusable XLSForm Template Library Request Training Outline
Data Automation Duration: 3–4 Days

Survey Data Processing with SPSS & Stata

From raw mobile survey CSV exports to structured, clean datasets. Automate variable recoding, multiple response sets, sampling weights, and donor-ready cross-tabulations.

Target Audience Quantitative Analysts & MEAL Officers
Class Size Up to 15–20 Participants
Language English / Myanmar (Bilingual)
Delivery Mode Interactive Syntax Lab
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of quantitative research datasets and survey variables.

Measurable Learning Outcomes:

  • Syntax Automation: Author reproducible `.sps` and `.do` scripts for variable recoding and labels.
  • Multiple Responses: Restructure split variables into multiple-response indicator sets.
  • Cross-Tabulations: Generate weighted, disaggregated summary tables and inferential tests.
  • Codebook Documentation: Generate structured variable dictionaries for institutional archival.
Includes: Complete SPSS/Stata Syntax Scripts Request Training Outline
Operations & QC Duration: 2–3 Days

Field Data Quality & Supervisor Operations

Equip field supervisors and data assistants with systematic quality control procedures, daily submission audits, error-log tracking, and rapid enumerator feedback loops.

Target Audience Field Supervisors & QA Monitors
Class Size Up to 25 Participants
Language English / Myanmar (Bilingual)
Delivery Mode Field Operational Simulation
Prerequisites: Prior experience in field survey operations or enumerator supervision.

Measurable Learning Outcomes:

  • Daily Audit Logs: Implement systematic daily submission monitoring and error-log registries.
  • Anomaly Detection: Audit GPS coordinates, duration outliers, speeders, and duplicate IDs.
  • Performance Loops: Conduct enumerator debriefings and targeted retraining on flagged logic.
  • Spot-Checks: Execute random spot-checks and field callback verifications while deployed.
Includes: QA Audit Checklists & Logs Request Training Outline

Need a Tailored In-House Training Program?

We design customized capacity-building curricula built directly around your project's questionnaires, mobile servers, and indicator frameworks in Yangon, field locations, or online.

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