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Strengthening Individual and Organisational Capacity to Use Evidence for Impact

At the crux of it, Learning Hub at CERP focuses on building the long arc of human capital development in Pakistan: a key contributor to economic growth in the long-term. The core philosophy of all Learning programmes is the centrality of data and research for informed decision making.

Our Scope

We have a national and global presence, academic experts and practitioners, best-in-class customised modules and teaching methods and an extensive partner network.

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Evidence-Based Program Design (EBPD) 

Evidence-Based Program Design (EBPD) 

EBPD is a four-day course, offered annually, that aims to equip participants with the technical tools to apply a structured and highly practical approach to programme design and implementation, incorporating economic theory and evidence at every stage. It aims to help determine mechanisms that can help ensure that development policies and programmes in Pakistan achieve maximum impact. 

Leading Thinking Firms (LTF) 

Leading Thinking Firms (LTF) 

LTF caters to the private sector and is designed for C-level executives and strategic management across various verticals of (including but not limited to): marketing and business development, consumer insights, product development, and finance. LTF is an intensive day-long boot camp-style course that builds participants’ ability to leverage data to make strategic decisions,

Policy Skills & Leadership (PS&L) 

Policy Skills & Leadership (PS&L) 

CERP’s Policy Skills & Leadership is a three-day intensive workshop that focuses on two fundamental topics: Exercising Leadership and Policy Skills. PS&L is designed for a broad range of mid-senior level professionals from the public and development sectors (i.e. NGOs, INGOs, non-profits) and multi-lateral institutions, including: policymakers, practitioners as well as policy-focused academics and analysts.

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Boot Camp 

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Boot Camp 

Taught by leading M&E specialists and global experts, the M&E Boot Camp is an open-enrolment series of three courses:

  1. Monitoring & Evaluation
  2. Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies
  3. Project Management

Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE)  

Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE)  

BCURE is a series of trainings that aim to increase technical skills and motivation for the use of data and evidence. It has been implemented in collaboration with the National School of Public Policy in Pakistan, Civil Services Academy and Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at Harvard University. The course is designed for policymakers, public agencies and the broader systems of governance. 

Innovative Leadership in the Age of Data (ILEAD) 

Innovative Leadership in the Age of Data (ILEAD) 

Leaders today have to survive and thrive in a world which is characterised by unprecedented growth in data and information. This creates the inevitable challenge to create data-savvy organisations.
ILEAD is a three-day course that employs cutting-edge pedagogy and experiential learning in groups to give the participants a vision to transform their organisations.

Activate

Activate

Activate is a first-of-its-kind, highly selective summer programme in Lahore, Pakistan, that aims to equip the youth interested in the development sector with experiential learning and on-ground field experience in Pakistan, tailored technical and professional development skills, and networking opportunities.

Customised Offerings

public & development sectors

We aim to build and enhance participant skill set to use evidence effectively for research, decision-making and informed policies. We couple practical knowledge with an action-oriented approach, to help participants catalyse career growth in their relevant fields and build a strong culture of evidence within their organisations. Our expertise includes but is not limited to Data driven impact evaluation, results-based monitoring, rigorous capacity building on how to employ both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and adaptive project management and foundational negotiations skills.

corporate & private sectors

We aim to serve as an active change agent to help bolster participants’ skillsets pertinent to entrepreneurial leadership and mindset, innovation management, growth, and scale, with learnings to help drive future growth in their businesses. Our expertise includes but is not limited to Leadership development and informed decision making through data & innovation.

Calendar

Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition II

Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)

Activate, at CERP: Track 1 (Pre-College Summer Programme)

M&E Boot Camp for Practitioners (Customised) - Planning Commission

Monitoring & Evaluation Boot Camp (M&E)

The Art of Negotiation Skills (Customised) - EO Lahore

Policy Skills and Leadership (PS&L)

Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE)

Leading Thinking Firms (LTF)

Innovative Leadership in the Age of Data (ILEAD)

Payment Options

  1. Make an online/wire transfer to the following account:
    Bank Name: Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited
    Account Title: Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan
    Account Number: 08-7010606-01
    IBAN: PK10 SCBL 0000 0087 0106 0601
  2. Send over your cheque against CERP’s bank account to the following address:
    Learning Hub
    Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan
    29-P Gulberg II, Lahore 54660, Pakistan
    contact@cerp.org.pk
    +92 (0) 42 3577 7844

testimonials

Naveed Aziz DFID/UKAID

Monis Rahman YPO

Rafique Mustafa Shaikh

“I was one of the participants for the M&E course that CERP offered during the month of April. My primary motivation for joining the course was that I was always interested in learning more about the development sector and potentially working over there. I was especially interested in learning how projects are managed and what projects are relevant within the context of Pakistan. This course did not only do a brilliant job at exposing me to the kinds of projects that are going on but also the framework that is followed by the development sector, the skills that you need to develop in order to run a project efficiently and I think one of the theories that I will not only be carrying with me in the corporate sector right now but also eventually when I join the development sector will be the Theory of Change. I think this framework is just so helpful, regardless of what context you apply it in and other than that I was really grateful for the networking opportunities, the fact that I was able to meet like-minded people who were interested in the development sector or were already working there. I learned a lot not just from the teachers but from my peers as well and I hope to continue to stay in touch and continue to use the skills that I learned in my day to day life right now and also stay in touch with the connections I made during this class.”

Qandeel Tariq

Research Scientist, Amazon.com
“I was one of the participants for the M&E course that CERP offered during the month of April. My primary motivation for joining the course was that I was always interested in learning more about the development sector and potentially working over there. I was especially interested in learning how projects are managed and what projects are relevant within the context of Pakistan. This course did not only do a brilliant job at exposing me to the kinds of projects that are going on but also the framework that is followed by the development sector, the skills that you need to develop in order to run a project efficiently and I think one of the theories that I will not only be carrying with me in the corporate sector right now but also eventually when I join the development sector will be the Theory of Change. I think this framework is just so helpful, regardless of what context you apply it in and other than that I was really grateful for the networking opportunities, the fact that I was able to meet like-minded people who were interested in the development sector or were already working there. I learned a lot not just from the teachers but from my peers as well and I hope to continue to stay in touch and continue to use the skills that I learned in my day to day life right now and also stay in touch with the connections I made during this class.”

Qandeel Tariq

Research Scientist, Amazon.com
“This workshop was really good because I think this is the first time researchers are sharing their techniques for making decisions with the private sector. Usually, researchers operate in their own silos and the corporate sector in their own silos, but there are skills that are in both silos, and the two sides can learn from each other. The research sector can learn how large scale companies can use data and the corporate sector can learn how data can be made sense of. And in that sense, this workshop was really good, because it bridged the gap between the two.”

Mariam Chughtai

Director, Chughtai Lab
“This workshop was really good because I think this is the first time researchers are sharing their techniques for making decisions with the private sector. Usually, researchers operate in their own silos and the corporate sector in their own silos, but there are skills that are in both silos, and the two sides can learn from each other. The research sector can learn how large scale companies can use data and the corporate sector can learn how data can be made sense of. And in that sense, this workshop was really good, because it bridged the gap between the two.”

Mariam Chughtai

Director, Chughtai Lab
“I think it was a very useful session today and the value and usefulness of data, how it can be employed in industries locally and the insight into how it is being used globally in Fortune 500 companies was very insightful and it has been a great learning experience, I leave this conference with new ideas and thoughts about opportunities that one should focus on.”

Junaid Kalim

CEO, Kalim Associates
“I think it was a very useful session today and the value and usefulness of data, how it can be employed in industries locally and the insight into how it is being used globally in Fortune 500 companies was very insightful and it has been a great learning experience, I leave this conference with new ideas and thoughts about opportunities that one should focus on.”

Junaid Kalim

CEO, Kalim Associates

News & events

News

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

November 29, 2023
CLEAR Pakistan & Central Asia and its host institute, CERP recently concluded the EBPD-Climate Edition workshop.
Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

News

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

November 29, 2023
Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

News

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

November 29, 2023
Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

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CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

October 23, 2023
A team from CERP visited Aga Khan University (AKU) to brainstorm and discuss potential areas of collaboration.
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CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

A recent meeting between CERP and Aga Khan University (AKU) aimed to explore collaborative opportunities and discuss potential areas of cooperation. Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO, emphasised CERP’s vision for research in health and shared the organisation’s strategic partnerships across sectors such as education, gender, and governance. Zoha Waqar, the Infant Feeding & Health Research Lead at CERP, discussed the goal of facilitating scientific research and innovation with advanced data collection and analysis methods to enhance workforce capacity and share findings with stakeholders in the health field. AKU expressed interest in potential collaboration within their community health and family medicine departments. Dr. Asad Ali, Associate Dean of Research at AKU’s Medical College, highlighted CERP’s expertise in study design, cost evaluations, and large-scale field experiments for behavioural interventions, which could complement AKU’s clinical research portfolio. The two teams discussed knowledge exchange through seminars and guest speaker sessions. The meeting ended with a clear understanding of the benefits of collaboration and identified action items. The collaboration between CERP and AKU aims to conduct high-quality research with a community-centred focus and an emphasis on impactful, outcome-driven projects.

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

A recent meeting between CERP and Aga Khan University (AKU) aimed to explore collaborative opportunities and discuss potential areas of cooperation. Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO, emphasised CERP’s vision for research in health and shared the organisation’s strategic partnerships across sectors such as education, gender, and governance. Zoha Waqar, the Infant Feeding & Health Research Lead at CERP, discussed the goal of facilitating scientific research and innovation with advanced data collection and analysis methods to enhance workforce capacity and share findings with stakeholders in the health field. AKU expressed interest in potential collaboration within their community health and family medicine departments. Dr. Asad Ali, Associate Dean of Research at AKU’s Medical College, highlighted CERP’s expertise in study design, cost evaluations, and large-scale field experiments for behavioural interventions, which could complement AKU’s clinical research portfolio. The two teams discussed knowledge exchange through seminars and guest speaker sessions. The meeting ended with a clear understanding of the benefits of collaboration and identified action items. The collaboration between CERP and AKU aims to conduct high-quality research with a community-centred focus and an emphasis on impactful, outcome-driven projects.

News

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

October 23, 2023
Read More

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

A recent meeting between CERP and Aga Khan University (AKU) aimed to explore collaborative opportunities and discuss potential areas of cooperation. Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO, emphasised CERP’s vision for research in health and shared the organisation’s strategic partnerships across sectors such as education, gender, and governance. Zoha Waqar, the Infant Feeding & Health Research Lead at CERP, discussed the goal of facilitating scientific research and innovation with advanced data collection and analysis methods to enhance workforce capacity and share findings with stakeholders in the health field. AKU expressed interest in potential collaboration within their community health and family medicine departments. Dr. Asad Ali, Associate Dean of Research at AKU’s Medical College, highlighted CERP’s expertise in study design, cost evaluations, and large-scale field experiments for behavioural interventions, which could complement AKU’s clinical research portfolio. The two teams discussed knowledge exchange through seminars and guest speaker sessions. The meeting ended with a clear understanding of the benefits of collaboration and identified action items. The collaboration between CERP and AKU aims to conduct high-quality research with a community-centred focus and an emphasis on impactful, outcome-driven projects.

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

A recent meeting between CERP and Aga Khan University (AKU) aimed to explore collaborative opportunities and discuss potential areas of cooperation. Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO, emphasised CERP’s vision for research in health and shared the organisation’s strategic partnerships across sectors such as education, gender, and governance. Zoha Waqar, the Infant Feeding & Health Research Lead at CERP, discussed the goal of facilitating scientific research and innovation with advanced data collection and analysis methods to enhance workforce capacity and share findings with stakeholders in the health field. AKU expressed interest in potential collaboration within their community health and family medicine departments. Dr. Asad Ali, Associate Dean of Research at AKU’s Medical College, highlighted CERP’s expertise in study design, cost evaluations, and large-scale field experiments for behavioural interventions, which could complement AKU’s clinical research portfolio. The two teams discussed knowledge exchange through seminars and guest speaker sessions. The meeting ended with a clear understanding of the benefits of collaboration and identified action items. The collaboration between CERP and AKU aims to conduct high-quality research with a community-centred focus and an emphasis on impactful, outcome-driven projects.

News

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

October 23, 2023
Read More

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

A recent meeting between CERP and Aga Khan University (AKU) aimed to explore collaborative opportunities and discuss potential areas of cooperation. Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO, emphasised CERP’s vision for research in health and shared the organisation’s strategic partnerships across sectors such as education, gender, and governance. Zoha Waqar, the Infant Feeding & Health Research Lead at CERP, discussed the goal of facilitating scientific research and innovation with advanced data collection and analysis methods to enhance workforce capacity and share findings with stakeholders in the health field. AKU expressed interest in potential collaboration within their community health and family medicine departments. Dr. Asad Ali, Associate Dean of Research at AKU’s Medical College, highlighted CERP’s expertise in study design, cost evaluations, and large-scale field experiments for behavioural interventions, which could complement AKU’s clinical research portfolio. The two teams discussed knowledge exchange through seminars and guest speaker sessions. The meeting ended with a clear understanding of the benefits of collaboration and identified action items. The collaboration between CERP and AKU aims to conduct high-quality research with a community-centred focus and an emphasis on impactful, outcome-driven projects.

CERP and Agha Khan University Discuss Potential Avenues for Collaboration in Health Research

A recent meeting between CERP and Aga Khan University (AKU) aimed to explore collaborative opportunities and discuss potential areas of cooperation. Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO, emphasised CERP’s vision for research in health and shared the organisation’s strategic partnerships across sectors such as education, gender, and governance. Zoha Waqar, the Infant Feeding & Health Research Lead at CERP, discussed the goal of facilitating scientific research and innovation with advanced data collection and analysis methods to enhance workforce capacity and share findings with stakeholders in the health field. AKU expressed interest in potential collaboration within their community health and family medicine departments. Dr. Asad Ali, Associate Dean of Research at AKU’s Medical College, highlighted CERP’s expertise in study design, cost evaluations, and large-scale field experiments for behavioural interventions, which could complement AKU’s clinical research portfolio. The two teams discussed knowledge exchange through seminars and guest speaker sessions. The meeting ended with a clear understanding of the benefits of collaboration and identified action items. The collaboration between CERP and AKU aims to conduct high-quality research with a community-centred focus and an emphasis on impactful, outcome-driven projects.

News

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

November 29, 2023
CLEAR Pakistan & Central Asia and its host institute, CERP recently concluded the EBPD-Climate Edition workshop.
Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

News

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

November 29, 2023
Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

News

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

November 29, 2023
Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

CLEAR-PCA Hosts “Evidence Based Program Design-Climate Edition” Workshop

he flagship Evidence Based Program Design (EBPD)-Climate Edition workshop marked the first of many upcoming climate-focused initiatives from GEI Implementing Partner, the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), which is hosted at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). The goal is to enhance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the region by building the capacity of key policy actors. Read More

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