Poor data costs more than slow data. A badly worded question, a biased sample or an unchecked form can lead a programme to the wrong conclusion, no matter how advanced the analysis that follows. Five days equip researchers, monitoring staff and survey managers to design studies that produce data they can trust, and to collect it efficiently on mobile devices.
You move from research questions to indicators, questionnaire writing, sampling methods and sample size, then into hands-on form building with skip logic, constraints, repeat groups, GPS and photo capture in KoboToolbox and Open Data Kit. Further sessions cover offline collection, server set-up, enumerator recruitment and training, pre-testing, field supervision, back-checks and real-time quality monitoring, with attention to consent, privacy and safeguarding of respondents. Data export, cleaning in Excel and basic summaries close the loop. The course is practical for M&E officers, researchers, statisticians, programme and project staff, university and think tank analysts, market researchers and government planners in NGOs, development agencies, companies and public bodies. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house with a CPD-accredited certificate. You leave with a tested digital questionnaire and a field plan you can run next month.
Programmes, ministries and businesses all depend on survey evidence, but too many surveys still rely on paper forms, rushed training and unchecked data entry. Errors creep in through ambiguous questions, wrong skips, missing records and unsupervised interviewers, and are discovered only when the report is half written. Mobile data collection removes many of these problems, yet technology alone does not rescue a weak design.
The Practical Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course joins the thinking and the tooling. Participants first define what they need to know, select indicators and decide between quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches. They then learn questionnaire principles, response scales, translation and pre-testing, followed by probability and non-probability sampling, sample size calculation, weighting and handling of non-response. Hands-on labs follow in which every participant builds, deploys and tests a digital form, including calculations, validation rules and multi-language support.
The final sessions deal with the field: logistics, enumerator training, supervision, spot checks and dashboards that show progress and anomalies as submissions arrive. Participants export data, clean it and produce first tables, learning how quality control during collection prevents rework later. Each person completes a survey plan for a real or realistic study.
By the end of the five days, participants will be able to:
Participants leave the course with:
Learning is lab-based and tied to field reality. The programme uses:
Day 1: From Research Questions to Survey Plan
Day 2: Questionnaire Design
Day 3: Sampling and Sample Size
Day 4: Building Mobile Forms
Day 5: Fieldwork, Quality Control and Data Cleaning
The course will benefit people who design, manage or use survey data, including:
Participants who attend all sessions and complete the practical labs will receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
The certificate is awarded on the basis of attendance and the survey plan produced during the course.
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By the end of the Practical Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools programme, you'll be able to translate a research question into measurable indicators and a data collection plan, write clear, unbiased questions and organise them into a logical questionnaire, select a sampling approach and calculate a defensible sample size, and build and test mobile forms with skip logic, constraints, repeat groups and gps capture. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course will benefit people who design, manage or use survey data, including: Monitoring and evaluation officers and data managers, Researchers and research assistants, Statisticians and survey coordinators, Programme and project managers commissioning surveys, Market and social researchers, University, think tank and policy analysts, Government planning and statistics office staff, and Field supervisors and lead enumerators.
Practical 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.
Practical Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Practical Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools starts October 19, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Practical 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.
Practical 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.
Fees for Practical Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Practical Data Collection, Survey Design & Mobile Tools Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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