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The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
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This 4-day practical course is intended for software testing professionals who wish to build on the knowledge and skills of the Foundation Level and further develop their test analysis, design and execution skills in order to become highly-skilled Test Analysts.
This four-day course follows the ISTQB® Advanced Level Test Analyst syllabus (which can be downloaded free of charge from the ISTQB® website).
Contents of the course:
1st day
- Testing in the Software Development Lifecycle (Test Planning, Monitoring and Control; Test Analysis & Design; Test Implementation & Execution; Evaluating Exit Criteria & Reporting; Test Closure)
- Test Management Responsibilities for the TA (Test Progress Monitoring and Control; Distributed, Outsourced and Insourced Testing; Risk-based Testing)
- Test Techniques (Equivalence Partitioning; Boundary Value Analysis)
2nd day
- Test Techniques, continued (Decision Tables; Cause-Effect Graphing; State Transition Testing; Pairwise Testing; Use Case Testing; User Story Testing; Domain Analysis)
3rd day
- Test Techniques, continued (Defect-based and Experience-based techniques; Combining techniques)
- Testing Software Quality Characteristics (Functionality; Usability and Accessibility)
- Reviews
4th day (9:00 – 15:00)
- Defect Management
- Test Tools (Test Design tools; Data Preparation tools; Automated Test Execution tools)
All courses start at 9:00 and finish at around 18:00, except for the last day which will finish at 15:00. There will be a 1-hour lunch break, and short breaks for refreshment at regular intervals.
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Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff
Training Venue - TBA
April 6th to 10th, 2020
The Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff course is a 5-day training for technical staff responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring cash transfer programmes.
The training is structured around the project cycle and covering all of the key skills required to design, implement and monitor cash transfer programmes.
The course is interactive, drawing on participants’ experiences and knowledge. It is focused on a technical/programmatic perspective and incorporates examples and case studies from multiple sectors.
This course is CaLP-accredited and delivered in English by Key Aid Consulting.
Course objectives
By the end of the Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff,training participants will be able to:
Understand how CVA is guided by key policies, standards and guidelines
Describe how CVA needs to be integrated into role of different teams throughout the project cycle
Explain what assessment information is needed to inform response analysis
Use market information to inform modality choice
Understand how CVA can contribute to response objectives
Identify the information needed for monitoring of CVA
Identify how collaboration and coordination support quality CVA
Course structure
Training will run from 9:00 to 17:00 every day except for the last day, which will end at 15:00. Each day is organised into four blocks, separated by a lunch break and two coffee breaks (one in the morning and another in the afternoon).
From the second day onwards, each day will begin with a review of the topics covered the day before to ensure that the concepts, tools, and approaches were fully understood. Each day ends with a period of reflection, evaluation, and questions.
Participants will be actively encouraged to take part in classroom discussions and group work. The trainers will draw on both theoretical and practical knowledge in order to make the experience and learning applicable.
TOPIC 1 - CVA Concepts, Standards and the Policy Environment
- CVA concepts and terminologies
- Explain how CVA can support the different phases of humanitarian response
- The key steps of CVA across the project cycle
- CVA and key standards in the humanitarian sector
- Key policy trends and their influence on CVA
TOPIC 2 - Assessment
- Apply the project cycle to assessing what humanitarian response efforts will be necessary
- Integrate CVA-relevant information into needs assessment data collection
- Explain how CVA contributes to broader Market-Based Programming (MBP)
- Key types of data that need to be collected to assess market performance
- Key actions involved in market analysis
- Outline common market assessment tools and methods and contexts where they may be more appropriate
- Key factors for selecting delivery mechanisms
- Coordination between assessments and situation analysis
TOPIC 3- Analysis
- Define CVA feasibility
- Compare the feasibility of different delivery mechanisms for CVA
- Pros and cons of different assistance modalities and delivery mechanisms
- Identify the decision-making process for modality selection
- Types of risks related to CVA and potential mitigation strategies
- Transfer value and related concepts
- Relationship between transfer value and expected outcomes
TOPIC 4- Design and Implementation
- CVA-specific targeting considerations
- Key considerations for beneficiary registration for CVA
- Service providers for CVA
- Programme design to reach a humanitarian objective or objectives
- Key elements of the CVA delivery (encashment) process (registration, authentication/verification, distribution, reconciliation)
- Explain concept of accountability to affected populations (AAP) and other stakeholders
- Complaint and feedback mechanisms
- Staff and beneficiaries safety
- Coordination, jobs and functionalities
- The different service providers
- How to select the good ones and have successful relationships?
- Cash in/cash out: the concrete steps
TOPIC 5 & 6 – Monitoring & Looking ahead
- CVA monitoring indicators
- Market monitoring: purpose, steps and tools
- Collaboration and coordination across sectors
- Next steps for learning
Who should attend?
This course is aimed for technical staff who manage/support/backstop cash programs. This might include: programme managers, programme officers, technical specialists from any sector, such as food security, livelihoods, WASH, Health, or Shelter, MEAL specialists.
Participants are typically from NGOs/INGOs, UN, Red Cross/Red Crescent. In addition they may be from donors, especially staff involved in technical supervision of and guidance to projects/programmes.
Upon successful completion of the 5 days course, participants will receive a CaLP certificate.
Your trainer
Helene Juillard has over a decade’s experience in evaluating, researching and managing emergency and early recovery responses. She is both a cash and market-based programming expert, as well as a capacity strengthening, expertise. She has led and supported several market analysis exercises in the field, from South Sudan to Syria. Helene authored the Minimum Standard for Market Analysis, the Pre- Crisis Market Analysis and reviewed the Labour Market Analysis Guidance, the Multi- Sectoral Market Analysis and the Markit. Helene is a CaLP member and part of the Market in Crisis advisory group.
How much does it cost to attend the training?
Our fees are inclusive of all training resources, lunch, and refreshments. Our training is non-residential but we usually offer recommendations on affordable accommodations close by.
Standard fees: 5 days training: 900 EUR.
Early bird: if you register and pay by February 24th, 2019, you will get a 10% discount.
Individuals working for organisation with HQ based in the global south are offered a 30% discount on our training fees.
Group discount: organisations booking at least 3 participants at the same time get a 20% discount on training fees.
Note: those discounts are non-cumulative.
(NB: if you are a French-based organisation, we will have to charge you 20% VAT on top of the training fees)
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If you have any questions about this course or require further information, please contact training@keyaidconsulting.com