Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course in Pretoria, South Africa
Classroom training in Pretoria · next cohort Nov 2, 2026 · from USD 3,200
Surveys fail quietly: leading questions, poor samples, tired enumerators and unchecked data produce numbers that look precise and mislead. Team leaders carry responsibility for avoiding that outcome while also keeping fieldwork on schedule and on budget. Five days prepare research leads, M&E officers and field supervisors to run data collection that is both well designed and well managed. You write clear questionnaires, test them through cognitive interviews and pilots, and choose between household, key informant and facility survey approaches.
Sampling sessions cover sample size, stratification, clustering and random selection. Technical labs build forms in XLSForm for KoboToolbox and ODK, with skip logic, constraints, GPS and photo capture, then deploy them to tablets and phones, sync data and export to Excel, SPSS or R. Leadership sessions deal with enumerator training, supervision, ethics, consent, remote monitoring dashboards and data cleaning. The course suits M&E and research officers, survey coordinators, statisticians, programme managers and NGO and government staff. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can lead a survey from concept to clean dataset.
At a Glance
Training in Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria is South Africa's administrative capital, home to the Union Buildings, the Reserve Bank and most embassies.
More about training in Pretoria →- Format
- Classroom, in Pretoria
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 3,200
- Next start dates
- Nov 2, 2026, Nov 30, 2026, Dec 28, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- O.R. Tambo International (JNB), connected by the Gautrain
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Hatfield, Brooklyn, Menlyn and Centurion
About this course
Programme decisions, donor reports and policy debates all depend on data that someone had to collect, often in difficult conditions. Mobile devices have made collection faster and cheaper, but they have not removed the old problems of unclear questions, biased samples and weak supervision. In some respects they add new ones, such as device management, connectivity and data security.
The Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course joins technical method with team leadership. Participants start with research questions and indicators, move to questionnaire design and translation, sampling and power, and then to digital form building, testing and deployment. Management topics include recruiting and training enumerators, planning logistics, supervising in the field, motivating teams, handling ethical dilemmas and tracking performance with daily quality checks.
Most of the week is hands-on. Each participant builds a working mobile survey, collects practice data in the room, cleans a dataset with errors planted for them to find, and prepares a field operations plan. The result is a set of tools and habits ready to apply on the next assignment.
Training Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Translate research questions and indicators into a survey design.
- Write unbiased questions and structure a questionnaire for easy analysis.
- Calculate sample sizes and apply stratified, cluster or random sampling.
- Build and test mobile forms in XLSForm with validation and skip logic.
- Deploy surveys to devices and manage submissions in KoboToolbox or ODK.
- Recruit, train and supervise enumerators and field teams.
- Apply informed consent, confidentiality and data protection practices in the field.
- Monitor data quality in real time and clean and document the final dataset.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants complete the course with:
- A tested questionnaire for their own study, with a codebook.
- A working mobile form built to the XLSForm standard.
- A sampling plan with calculated sample size and selection steps.
- An enumerator training agenda and field supervision checklist.
- A set of data quality checks and a cleaning log template.
- A field operations plan covering schedule, budget and risk.
Training Methodology
Technical skills and team management are taught side by side through practice. Participants experience:
- Short methods briefings followed immediately by labs
- Building and testing forms on participants' own phones or tablets
- A practice data collection in the training room with live monitoring
- A cleaning exercise on a dataset with deliberate errors
- Role play of enumerator briefings and field problem solving
Day 1: From Research Question to Survey Design
- Research questions, indicators and data needs
- Quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches
- Survey types: household, facility and key informant
- Bias, validity and reliability
- Ethics, consent and approvals
- Exercise: matching indicators to questions
Day 2: Questionnaire Design and Sampling
- Question types, wording and sequencing
- Translation, back-translation and cultural fit
- Cognitive testing and piloting
- Sampling frames, probability and non-probability methods
- Sample size, stratification and clustering
- Exercise: drawing a sample
Day 3: Building Mobile Data Collection Forms
- Mobile data collection platforms compared
- XLSForm structure: survey, choices and settings sheets
- Skip logic, constraints, calculations and repeat groups
- GPS, photo and audio capture
- Testing forms and version control
- Lab: building and testing a form
Day 4: Fieldwork Leadership and Quality Control
- Recruiting and training enumerators
- Logistics, scheduling and budgeting fieldwork
- Supervision, spot checks and back-checks
- Motivation, safety and handling difficult situations
- Device management, syncing and data security
- Exercise: running a practice data collection
Day 5: Data Cleaning, Documentation and Use
- Real-time monitoring dashboards
- Detecting duplicates, outliers and fabrication
- Cleaning in Excel and basic scripts
- Codebooks, metadata and archiving
- Presenting results and sharing data responsibly
- Field operations plan and action planning
The course is aimed at those who commission, design or lead data collection, including:
- Monitoring and evaluation officers and managers
- Research officers and survey coordinators
- Field supervisors and team leaders
- Programme managers and project officers
- Statisticians and data analysts in public agencies
- Information management officers in NGOs
- Academic researchers and graduate students
- Consultants conducting baseline and evaluation surveys
Participants who attend all sessions and complete the labs receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course Venues
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200Viewing- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course in Pretoria
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course runs as classroom training in Pretoria, South Africa, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Pretoria cohort starts on November 2, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Pretoria" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course in Pretoria is USD 3,200 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Pretoria, Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course runs as classroom training in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in South Africa, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Pretoria or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools programme, you'll be able to translate research questions and indicators into a survey design, write unbiased questions and structure a questionnaire for easy analysis, calculate sample sizes and apply stratified, cluster or random sampling, and build and test mobile forms in xlsform with validation and skip logic. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is aimed at those who commission, design or lead data collection, including: Monitoring and evaluation officers and managers, Research officers and survey coordinators, Field supervisors and team leaders, Programme managers and project officers, Statisticians and data analysts in public agencies, Information management officers in NGOs, Academic researchers and graduate students, and Consultants conducting baseline and evaluation surveys.
Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Leadership and Performance in Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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