The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) conducted a four-day project Proposal Development In-house short course, with the aim to equip members of staff to produce winning proposals, to bolster organizational viability and long-term sustainability.

IPOR Director of Strategy and Management, Professor Blessings Chinsinga, said the training was worthwhile for IPOR, as a research firm that specializes in surveys and social science research, advisory and consulting services.

At the end of the training Professor Chinsinga said: "Following the completion of the four-day Proposal Development In-house course, we are confident that it will be a worthwhile value for money investment for IPOR, both in the short and long-term".

During the training, participants were taken through all the processes in the project proposal development that includes; Introduction; problem statement; background and literature review; Goals and objectives; Project design and Monitoring and Evaluation; Project implementation and management; Management plan; Institutional capacity and experience; Budgeting and budgetary requirements, among others.

IPOR Director of Training and Programs, Dr. Michael Chasukwa, said the training was timely as it built capacity for members of staff, emphasizing that sometimes there is proposal writing fatigue, which can be broken by going over and above board, amid the current competing business environment.

At the end of the course, members of staff received certificates of attendance.