Course Overview

The programme gives a thorough grounding in the processes by which evidence based reports are created, managed and stored. Writing evidence based reports for effective delivery of strategic and operational goals is key. Reports are important for the creation and maintenance of records. The function includes many different but related elements, all with the goal of ensuring a true record of events in a company or organizational are maintained and security of the same is assured.

Course Rationale

Evidence based reports are important part of an organization that help to provide evidence inorder to make informed decisions.  Reporting also enable decision making and problem solving in an organization based on the information presented, analyzed and discussed.  A good reporting process is one that ensures that feedback and decision making can occur between organizations and contractors/funders.  Reporting principles should be applied to any report preparation to ensure that both the writer and report user share a common understanding and interpretation of the report.

Objectives

• The main objective of the training is to equip County Assembly staff with the knowledge and skills to develop, review and present well-structured reports to inform the decision making in the area of influence. The specific objective of the training is that by the end of the training the participant should be able to: -

  1. Identify common pitfalls in evidence based report writing
  2. Describe the basic outline of an evidence based Report in a legislative setting;
  3. Discuss the principles and elements of an evidence based Report Writing in a County Assembly setting;
  4. Design sample structure, layout and presentation of an evidence basedreport, for a legislature