Training Course on Research Methodology (Surveying and Polling) for Civil Servants of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (MRDI)

The main objective of this project is to support the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (MRDI) in developing relevant research methods with a particular focus on data gathering, polling and surveying.

In pursuit of its goals, PMCG, as part of a consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, under the USAID-funded Good Governance Initiative (GGI), will undertake the following activities:

• Develop training materials on research methodology, including presentation, agenda as well as possible Q&As for the training;
• Conduct three-day training on research methods for selected civil servants of MRDI on:

           – Research tools and reporting principles;

           – Practical examples to prepare research documents including the formulation of research objectives;

           – Applying quantitative and qualitative analysis methods, and data compilation tools through information and

              communication technologies (ICT);

           – Basic principles of cost-benefit analysis as an effective decision support framework; and

           – Data gathering, polling, surveying and sampling methods, and other popular tools.

• Conduct a follow-up workshop to check the progress made by trainees and respond appropriately to the issues identified by participants in the course of their experience.

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