MPRS® ResearchSkills™ Course

MPRS® ResearchSkills™: Theory of Change

This course introduces participants to the Theory of Change (ToC) approach, a widely adopted framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating social interventions. Built on evidence-based logic and participatory planning, this method articulates how and why a desired change is expected to happen in a specific context. Participants will learn to map the pathways of change, define assumptions, and build measurable indicators aligned with their organisational goals. The course focuses on applying ToC to real-world development programmes, ensuring that planning and evaluation are not just reactive but deeply strategic and grounded.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the core principles and structure of Theory of Change

  • Develop causal pathways and identify preconditions to change

  • Define assumptions and external influences in change processes

  • Distinguish between inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impact

  • Align programme design with robust evaluation strategies

  • Use visual mapping tools to communicate ToC to stakeholders

Who It’s For

Development professionals and programme managers

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) specialists

Grant writers and proposal developers

Researchers in policy and social science domains

Students of public policy, social work, and development studies

CSR and NGO project teams seeking to build results-based frameworks

“MPRS workshops and training programs go beyond theory and are more practical than others. The resources are experienced, approachable and make the topics interesting and useful.”

Student, Mumbai

MPRS Research Workshop, 2023

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