M&E for Nutrition and Multi-Sectoral Health Programmes Training Course

This advanced course develops technical skills in nutrition programme M&E, covering anthropometric survey methodology, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification data use, and multi-sectoral nutrition indicator design across health, agriculture and humanitarian data sources. Participants work through real nutrition survey data and classification exercises rather than nutrition programming theory alone, examining how to build M&E systems that draw credibly on multiple sectoral data streams. The course closes with a multi-sectoral nutrition M&E framework designed for a defined programme context.

Nutrition programme M&E draws on a distinct set of measurement systems, anthropometric survey methodology, growth monitoring data and food security classification frameworks, that cut across health, agriculture and humanitarian sectors simultaneously, making nutrition M&E genuinely multi-sectoral in a way few other programme areas are.

Nutrition programmes in African contexts frequently sit at the intersection of health system data, household food security data and humanitarian early warning systems, requiring M&E practitioners to work fluently across data sources that were built for different purposes. This advanced course moves beyond general nutrition programme knowledge into the anthropometric data systems, classification methodology and multi-sectoral indicator design skills specific to nutrition M&E.

• Explain the multi-sectoral data architecture underlying nutrition M&E
• Apply anthropometric survey methodology to nutrition programme monitoring
• Interpret Integrated Food Security Phase Classification data for programme use
• Design nutrition indicator frameworks spanning health and food security data
• Assess growth monitoring data quality and its programmatic use
• Evaluate nutrition surveillance systems and early warning integration
• Structure multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition M&E data sharing
• Assess seasonal and emergency-responsive nutrition monitoring design
• Advise programme teams on nutrition M&E system design

This programme is designed for:

• M&E officers assigned to nutrition programmes
• Nutrition programme managers with M&E responsibility
• Ministry of health nutrition information staff
• Food security and nutrition cluster coordination staff
• Humanitarian nutrition programme MEL staff
• Development partner nutrition and food security staff
• Research staff supporting nutrition surveys
• Community-based nutrition programme M&E staff

The programme is delivered through facilitator-led technical sessions combined with anthropometric data analysis exercises, classification methodology practice and a multi-sectoral framework design simulation, structured around small-group work and real or anonymised nutrition survey material rather than lecture alone. Each module closes with a short applied task so participants leave with working tools rather than notes alone.

Institutions sending staff on this course can expect:

• Nutrition M&E genuinely integrated across health, agriculture and humanitarian data
• Improved interpretation and use of anthropometric and classification data
• Stronger multi-sectoral coordination on nutrition data sharing
• Better-designed seasonal and emergency-responsive monitoring
• Improved credibility with nutrition cluster and government counterparts
• More timely programme response informed by classification data
• Reduced duplication across sectoral nutrition data collection
• A documented nutrition M&E strengthening approach
• Stronger overall nutrition programme accountability and impact tracking

By the end of this course, participants gain:

• Advanced technical skill in nutrition programme M&E
• Confidence to interpret anthropometric and food security classification data
• Sharper multi-sectoral indicator design skills
• Practical experience coordinating M&E data across sectors
• Stronger standing in nutrition and food security M&E discussions
• A completed multi-sectoral M&E framework for direct application
• Improved ability to design seasonal and emergency-responsive monitoring
• A specialist network across African nutrition M&E practice
• A foundation for senior nutrition M&E leadership roles

At Strategic Revenue Africa, our certification goes beyond proof of attendance—it represents practical competence and measurable capability. Upon successful completion of our training programs, participants are awarded a Certificate of Completion from Strategic Revenue Africa, recognizing their ability to apply acquired knowledge in real-world settings. As an organization focused on architecting sustainable revenue and strengthening organizational performance, our certifications signal that participants are equipped with skills that drive results, not just theory.

Prior general M&E experience is expected, alongside some exposure to nutrition or health programming. This is an advanced, practitioner-level course building sector-specific depth onto existing M&E foundations.