Our Solution
An Integrated Approach
The United Nations calls for an “integrated delivery of its capacity development work.” We agree. Measurable, impactful capacity building, especially in the complex environment of an emerging market, requires an integrated approach of assessment of the capacity building recipient, training, and coaching centered around strategic action planning for measurable results. We build this integrated approach on the foundations of:
- Quality Methodologies & Disciplines of IFC's GLC Principles for Learning & Guide
- Training
- IFC's Impact Principles
- Adult Learning Principles
- Expertise in Quality Measurement
- Evaluation and Instructional Design
What Makes Us Uniquely Qualified To Do This?
We empower the globe through capacity building and training. At its core, capacity building is about developing and strengthening projects, teams, organizations, and lives so that they can transform and thrive. We specialize in integrating assessment of the capacity building recipient, training, and coaching centered around strategic action planning for measurable results.
For impact projects that need to see measurable results against strategic objectives and goals, we bring in a team with specific skills to each project. This team, led by certified experts, brings the expertise and experience in the methodologies and disciplines needed to drive impactful capacity building and training.
- Assessment
- Coaching
- Training
- Strategic Action Planning
- Measurable Results
Let’s Create Impact Together
We have successfully helped Global 500 companies, international organizations, nonprofits, government organizations, financial institutions, and businesses of all sizes.
Capacity Building and Training
Developing and strengthening projects, teams, organizations, and lives, in adherence to the IFC’s GLC Principles for Learning, so that they can transform and thrive
Impactful
Align learning objectives and evaluation methods with the client’s performance needs and business objectives
Develop engaging learning programs that address the skill and knowledge gaps of participants and increase their resilience
Inclusive
Address performance gaps and challenges specific to emerging markets and fragile and conflict-affected situations
Develop gender-inclusive learning solutions that promote equal access to skill-building programs and reduce barriers to participation
Scalable
Leverage digital solutions and reusable components to design interactive learning programs that are cost-effective and able to scale
Apply a systematic competency-based approach in the development and delivery of learning programs to ensure quality and consistency
Sustainable
Use and assist in developing qualified local providers to deliver learning programs
Effectively transition learning programs to the client to promote sustainability and long-term business resilience
Our promises
(covenants) to you:
Starting with the end in mind
Develop a clear way to measure success
To ensure we meet or exceed your training goals, our measurement and evaluation experts partner with you to set measurable, meaningful metrics to drive the project towards success. We measure training effectiveness along with sustainable results to evaluate their impact on your training goal. We partner with you to identify meaningful metrics, baseline data, and data collection. We celebrate the results with you.
How do we do it?
With stakeholder support and feedback, we identify:
- An opportunity statement for current and future states
- Key performance indicators for key metrics
- Baseline data
- A data collection process and tool
- A regular cadence of reporting
Exceed training goals
Build from a place of experience and expertise
We leverage our experience across industries and organizations of different sizes and types, regardless of location. With a sharp focus on cultivating relationships built on the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Grow Learn Connect (GLC) Principles for Learning, our solutions are made for collaborative use. They cultivate successful fulfillment of your purpose and are an integral part of our consultations.
We have successfully helped Global 500 companies, international organizations, nonprofits, government organizations, financial institutions, and businesses of all sizes. We apply principles of continuous learning to ourselves—if we lack the expertise you need, we are happy to engage an expert in that subject to add value to our project.
How do we do it?
With stakeholder support and feedback, we identify:
- Active learning and apply adult learning principles
- Blended learning options to best meet training goals
- Innovative approaches to solving your training challenges
Driving your training goals through quality
Apply quality expertise, tools, and processes
We exceed your training needs to optimize your strategy with our quality expertise. We apply quality best practices in organizations of all types and sizes. We build continuous improvement into our capacity-building programs to drive your training goals. We pinpoint issues, identify challenges, and mitigate risks by continually examining the training project using quality tools and processes.
How do we do it?
With stakeholder support and feedback, we do this through our:
- Team of editors led by a Level 1 Reviewer
- Team of instructional designers led by a Level 1 ID Reviewer
- Project charter with stakeholder feedback and approval
- 4D problem-solving model
- Continuous improvement toolkit
- Standard documents customized for each client and project:
- Background documents checklist
- Stakeholder document
- Standard background
- Quality checklist
- Status tracker
- Project management process:
- Project tracker
- Stakeholder document
Covenant Consulting experience
As a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Covenant Consulting specializes in bringing quality management and industry-leading methodologies to your value-driven organization.
Our ASQ Expert Certification blends with and compliments our expertise in these methodologies:
- QDM (Quality Driven Management): Quality-driven management
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization): Standards and compliance
- Lean: Production practice with process improvement
- Baldridge: Formal recognition for performance excellence and organizational management
- Six Sigma: Approach and tools to improve the quality of outputs by identifying and removing the cause of errors
- PMP (Project Management Professional): Project management
Measurement and evaluation expertise
Based on our ASQ Expert Certification, we bring these disciplines to the table to drive your purpose:
- Organizational goals and continuous improvement
- Organizational drivers and metrics
- Systems thinking and the theory of constraints
- Quality principles
- Project management
- Team structure and communication
- Leadership for quality
- Using change management to lead
- Leading with emotional intelligence
- Problem-solving expertise
- Statistics