Training Events

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Short training courses are part of the PSPPD’s toolkit and have been used to:
  • Rapid evidence assessment training workshop:
    Rapid Evidence Assessments (REAs) have been developed as a means of responding to the evidence needs of policy makers and public service providers. REAs are one type of research synthesis. Research syntheses seek to analyse all existing evidence in a systematic and unbiased way. This 3-day course training was offered to academics and policy-makers, supported by the Monitoring and Learning Facility of the PSPPD.
    Event Documents:
    1) Report on rapid evidence assessments training workshop: 9-11 March 2011
    The course was offered over 3 full days and was attended by policy makers and researchers.
  • Strengthen the skills of researchers and broaden their range of contributions towards poverty and inequality by providing:
    • Training in the Stata statistical package for academics from Limpopo (April 2010); • A 5-day training for 20-25 academics from the Universities of Limpopo, Venda and Fort Hare who were struggling to complete their doctorates (October 2010); • Two 5-day trainings for 20-25 academics from the Universities of Limpopo, Venda and Fort Hare who were developing their PhD proposals and supporting them with mentors (November 2010 and May 2011); • Training for supervisors from the same universities (planned); • Training in the development of policy briefs (planned); • Training in quantitative analysis for social scientists (planned).