This training is aimed to equip participants with the skills to collect, analyze, and manage educational data to support evidence-based decision-making and policy development in educational settings.

After attending the workshop participants will:

• have an overview of good data management practices,
• know what a data management plan is,
• recognize the advantages of good research data management
• know how to manage your data using excel
• Learn data protection procedures
• Cloud data management

Course Content

• Introduction to Data Management Plans
• Data Collection
• Documenting the Data
• Cloud Data Processing
• Excel Data Management
• Data Extraction
• Data Protection
• Data Backup and Recovery
• Policies for Data Sharing and Access
• Reuse and Redistribution of Data
• Long-Term Preservation and Archiving of Data

For Whom

Teachers, Lecturers, HOD, HOS, Educational planners, policy analysts, education statisticians and other professionals involved in educational planning at central or decentralized level.

Training Methodology

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.