October 31st, November 1st and 2nd 2023
London, UK
£800

“The training surpassed any expectations I may have had. it was the BEST short training I have ever done, and has made me feel the most inspired and creative I have felt in a long time.”

– Trainee, October 2017 course.

A new course for those keen to learn the basics of our Participatory Video combined with the Most Significant Change technique (PVMSC). Over the past 9 years of developing our PVMSC process, we have seen that it can create an invaluable space for organisations to learn through reflection and reshaping of programmes in line with participants’ values. We have been asked on numerous occasions to provide guidance on using PV for monitoring and evaluation so we felt it was time to share our learning.

In December 2015 we launched our PVMSC toolkit to help spread the method. You can download a free copy here. Now we invite you to learn how to design a PVMSC process in this intensive and highly practical training. As a trainee, you will experience, explore and practise elements from the toolkit. The course is designed around principles of experiential learning: using a wide range of techniques that enhance creativity, sharing, reflection and learning. You will learn how to assess when PVMSC is appropriate as well as to design as PVMCS process as part of a wider M&E strategy. The course also includes advice on how to capitalise on a process that can simultaneously be an M&E activity, a programmatic intervention and an advocacy exercise.

Dates

The next face-to-face course will take place between the 31st of October and 2nd of November 2023 in London: 3 full days for learning the basics of our Participatory Video combined with the Most Significant Change technique (PVMSC).

If you’re looking for private group training, please contact us at trainings@insightshare.org.

Course Price

£800* including:

  • Vegetarian working lunch
  • Online follow-up session on project design and management

 

*We offer a limited number of discounted places for InsightShare Alumni or those who cannot afford the total price.

Get in touch to claim your 10% off.

Book your place

To reserve your place for our November 2023 course, please fill out the reservation form.

Please note that places are not confirmed until full payment has been received.

Places are served on a first-come, first-served basis.

What is Participatory Video and Most Significant Change?

It is not easy to gauge and communicate what a program or activity has really meant to the lives of the participants involved. Those best positioned to explore and convey these messages are the participants themselves – they are trusted sources and have first-hand experience of impacts and outcomes.

The Most Significant Change (MSC) technique is a form of participatory monitoring and evaluation that directly involves the voices and perspectives of a specific group. Essentially the Most Significant Change process involves the collection of stories of significant change from the field, followed by the systematic selection of the most significant of these stories by panels of designated community members and other stakeholders.

Participatory video is an accessible, flexible medium for recording community stories of change. With InsightShare’s games and exercises and experiential learning approach participants can rapidly learn video skills, allowing people to tell their Most Significant Change stories in a familiar context and to someone they trust. The process itself is fun, direct and the results can be played and reviewed immediately. It also helps to avoid situations where project staff or external evaluators speak on behalf of communities, allowing the participants to speak for themselves.

When participatory video (PV) and the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique are skilfully brought together, the human stories behind development projects can be captured in an accessible form, even for those with low levels of literacy. These combined methodologies promote peer-to-peer learning, collective reflection, triangulation and wide distribution of these important stories. Participatory video allows for everyone to get involved, contribute, feel, and respond to, other people’s stories and can strengthen community ties and identification with developmental objectives.

Who is it for?

  • People working in the fields of monitoring, evaluation, learning and impact evaluation
  • In particular people responsible for the design, management and delivery of these processes
  • Professionals in the fields of social sciences, development studies, and community engagement interested in embedding participatory approaches into their work
  • People who fund social initiatives and projects could learn about the effectiveness of PV and MSC techniques in creating social impact

What will you learn?

  • Knowledge and skills necessary to design PVMSC processes
  • Awareness of the underlying principles of PVMSC and its use in different contexts
  • Understanding of informed consent processes and the ethical considerations relating to all aspects of video production and post‐production
  • Insights into the main challenges of PVMSC processes

About us

As leading practitioners in the field of Participatory Video, we have dedicated ourselves to delivering transformational projects with some of the world’s most marginalised communities.  We have directly facilitated hundreds of projects in over sixty countries, working with diverse peoples to address a wide variety of issues. Founded in 1999, our organisation is committed to improving and shaping the use of Participatory Video in all its forms and building a grassroots movement of practice to sustain its role as a powerful community engagement tool.  We have trained hundreds of facilitators, founded numerous community video ‘hubs’ and produced free resources on various approaches. Read more…

For More Information

For more information about the course or our work:

Email: trainings@insightshare.org or call us: +44 (0)1865 403127

To know more about us and our work over the last 23 years, visit our Website

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What past trainees said about the course

“I found the PV MSC course not only useful from the technical perspective but an opportunity to challenge and question some assumptions about the MEL practices in the field. The facilitators are extremely knowledgeable, kind, and supportive throughout the process; they provide great advice and make the learning environment engaging and interactive.”

“The training was a very positive experience on many levels, being very well facilitated and the learning opportunities were immeasurable. It far surpassed any expectations I may have had and I want to apply my newly acquired knowledge and skills in the field as soon as possible.”

“You have spoilt me for all future trainings! I have realised how much of a visual learner I am and now cannot abide boring trainings where we sit around and listen to people speak at us all day! Thank you for doing your job so well…”

“To go through the method and experiencing it is the only way to model it to others. It is also very therapeutic.”

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