For new grantees preparing to embark on their first Knowledge Practice Coverage (KPC) Survey or a veteran in need of an extra hand conducting a KPC survey, this KPC Mentorship Program is designed to match new trainees with a CORE member’s KPC survey teams to learn by going through the entire process.

Click here to view the host and participant criteria.

Trainee Responsibilities:

1. Commit to being on site for the entire process of implementing the survey (usually 2-3 weeks).
2. Review KPC reference materials prior to starting assignment to gain basic familiarity with common terms and the process of conducting KPC surveys.
3. Agree to carry out any KPC related assignment the host assigns you.
4. Trainee’s sponsoring organisation is responsible for travel, food, and accommodation costs for the trainee.

Trainee Eligibility Requirements:

1. Employee or consultant for a CORE member organisation.
2. New Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP) grantee.
3. Must be sponsored by a CORE member organisation.

Participate as a host:

Does your in-country team need additional support to carry out a KPC? Can the evaluation consultant use a deputy?

Host Responsibilities:

1. Invite trainee to KPC planning and implementation meetings.
2. Assign tasks to trainee as part of the KPC survey implementation team.
3. Allow trainee opportunities to interact directly with consultant or other staff leading the KPC implementation and ask questions.
4. Optional: Help offset the cost to trainee’s sponsoring organisation by offering accommodation or meals if possible (negotiated directly with trainee’s sponsoring organisation).

Send an e-mail stating your interest either as a HOST or a TRAINEE to: contact@coregroup.org by no later than July 14 2009 for participation in surveys being implemented in August / September 2009. Or add your posting to the M&E working group page on KPC Mentoring.

Click here for more information.

CORE's Child Survival Community listserv on March 5 2009, and email from Rozalin Davoodnia on March 11 2009.