Effective Project Proposal and Report Writing Training Course
INTRODUCTION
Among the most common institutional challenges facing relief and development organizations are to document effectively their activities and to develop highly saleable proposals for donor funding. These challenges have further resulted in limited capacity for resource mobilization in many organizations. Therefore, to bridge this capacity gap, we have planned to conduct this training in light of the current competitive and challenging funding environment. Training on Project Proposal and Report Writing is an important concept in the project management arena. This is because without the skills the project managers cannot be in a position to request grants from the funders/donors of a project. It is thus paramount for the project managers and other stakeholders to train on this course to be better placed when managing projects.
A good proposal that addresses a real need will attract a donor. Organizations require personnel well equipped with an understanding of the proposal development process.
This is a highly practical and participative course that will provide organizations with staff grounded in knowledge and skills for developing marketable project proposals.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this Effective Project Proposal and Report Writing course , you will be able to :
Explain the basic concepts that are applied in the writing of project proposals and reports
Enhance the capacity of trainees to develop highly competitive project proposal for donor funded projects.
Increase the ability of trainees to generate and compile high-quality technical reports.
Create a forum for practising project proposal development and report writing skills.
Introduce participants to problem identification, understanding the cause-effect, and means-ends relationships for identifying a meaningful
Explain the important skills of writing that are required to generate quality proposals
Strengthen support for ideas in reports and proposals to get results
Construct well-planned sentences and paragraphs leading to logical exposition of thought
Intuitively write business reports with good structure
Handling various reports such as: informative, persuasive, evaluative, problem-solving, project and feasibility reports
Formulate a logical document into a specific action request based on a real concern
WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?
This Effective Project Proposal and Report Writing course is ideal for :
Programme officers, managers, and other humanitarian and development agencies staff whose roles involve producing proposals and reports for their organization.
Programme staff of humanitarian and development agencies including project managers, officers and assistants.
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1
Introduction to resource mobilization principles and practices.
A snapshot of the current funding environment for non-profit organizations.
Relevance of strong proposals and quality reports in a competitive scenario.
Basic proposal elements, proposal formats, and proposal summary.
Day 2
Call analysis, project concept development, formulation of the project objectives and a preliminary work plan. Needs assessment, project design frameworks, problem statement, problem justification, project goals and objectives setting, Project output and outcomes, project strategy and approaches, and Project implementation planning.
Day 3
Monitoring and evaluation framework and plan, organizational frameworks.
Defining the work packages developing a Gantt chart and a PERT diagram, establishing a complementary partnership, discussion on impact and exploitation issues.
Importance of quality reporting in a competitive business environment.
Day 4
Determining suitable reporting for different audiences.
Finalizing the proposal with the Budget Development discussing final issues and introducing a real proposal.
Day 5
Local and international trends in report and proposal writing
Why the business world is now trying to simplify reports.
Taking a reader-centered approach.
Concept to construction-a practical guide to report-building
How to produce a powerful one-page executive summary
Why knowing how to self-edit is a must for anyone writing a report.
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
LPC Training is capable of conducting this training programme exclusively for your delegates. Please e-mail us on admin@lpcentre.com for further information and/or to receive a comprehensive proposal.
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DOCUMENTATION
High-Quality material has been prepared by the LPC team for distribution to delegates. In addition, a special note pad to facilitate note-taking will be provided.
CERTIFICATES
Accredited Certificate of completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.
SCHEDULE
Our Course timings commence at 09:00AM12:45PM Or 01:00PM - 05:00PM.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Please complete the registration form on the course page & return it to us indicating your preferred mode of payment. For Further Information, please get in touch with us.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Delegates have 14 days from the date of booking to cancel and receive a full refund or transfer to another date free of charge. If less than 14 days notice is given then we will be unable to refund or cancel the booking unless on medical grounds. For more details about the Cancellation and Refund policy, please visit www.lpcentre.com/terms-and-conditions/
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
We are committed to picking up and dropping off the participants from the airport to the hotel and back.
CONTACT INFO
LONDON
Oxford Street Offices:
London - Oxford Street 25 N Row, London W1K 6DJ
+44 (0) 20 36 916 970
West London Office:
47 49 Park Royal Road London NW10 7LQ
+44 (0) 20 80 900 464 info@lpcentre.com
DUBAI
Business Bay, ParkLane Tower, Offices 718 - 719
+971 43880094
dubai.training@lpcentre.com
KUALA LUMPUR
No. 03-06-05, UOA Business Park, Jalan Pengaturcara U1/51A, Section U1, Kawasan Perindustrian Temasaya, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor
