ISPPME Alumni & Practitioner Network
Practitioners trained since 2011

Every cohort keeps building the network.

Wherever you're monitoring a programme, planning one, or evaluating what it achieved — this is where ISPPME graduates stay connected, find each other's work, and keep learning from the field.

300 graduates working across 54 countries
40 cohorts trained in PME certification
$100K raised for the alumni scholarship fund
01 — Stay informed

Newsletter

A quarterly round-up of new courses, tools, and what graduates are building in the field.

Q4 2026

New results-based M&E toolkit

A first look at the logframe-to-dashboard toolkit developed with three alumni chapters.

Alumni notes

Where graduates are now

New postings, promotions, and programme launches submitted by past cohorts.

Archive

Past issues

Every newsletter since 2020, searchable by cohort and training track.

02 — Time-sensitive

Notices

Deadlines, governance updates, and changes to alumni certification or membership terms.

Closes 12 Oct

Alumni Council nominations open

Three regional seats are up this cycle — self-nominate or propose a colleague.

Effective Jan 2027

Certification renewal window

PME practitioner certificates now require renewal every three years through the portal.

03 — Gatherings

Events

Annual convenings, regional practitioner meetups, and refresher trainings.

Nov 18 — Gweru

ISPPME Annual Convening

Three days of case studies, working groups, and the alumni awards dinner.

Dec 3 — Online

Evaluation Methods Refresher

A half-day session on mixed-methods evaluation, open to all certified alumni.

Ongoing

Regional chapter meetups

Find or start a gathering in your country through the chapter directory.

04 — Field work

Stories

Long-form features on alumni whose work traces back to a course taken here.

Cohort 2021

Redesigning a national M&E system

How a course project became the framework now used across a ministry's programmes.

Cohort 2022

Fifteen years, one indicator framework

A practitioner on why getting the baseline right still matters most.

05 — Give back

Donations

Where gifts go, what's been raised, and ways to support beyond a one-time donation.

Scholarship Fund

Sponsor a practitioner's tuition

$310K raised this year toward scholarships for early-career M&E officers.

Course Sponsorship

Fund a regional cohort

Underwrite training costs for a full cohort in an underserved region.

06 — Remembering

In Memoriam & Testimonials

Remembering colleagues we've lost, and what graduates say the training meant for their work.

In Memoriam

A standing record of alumni who have passed, organized by cohort, with space for colleagues to leave a remembrance.

"The logframe course changed how I write every proposal since. It's the one training that actually followed me into the job." — Cohort 2018
07 — Representing ISPPME

Ambassadors

Alumni volunteers who represent ISPPME in their country, agency, or sector.

Regional

Country chapter leads

Your local point of contact for meetups, mentorship, and new-cohort outreach.

Sectoral

Practice-area hosts

Alumni running peer groups in health, agriculture, governance, and climate programmes.

Apply

Become an ambassador

A short form and a conversation with our alumni office — no prior volunteering needed.

08 — Members only

Alumni Portal

Sign in for your directory profile, certificates, and member benefits.

Directory

Find a fellow graduate

Search by name, cohort, or country — visible only to signed-in alumni.

Records

Download your certificate

Official PME certification documents for employers or further study.

09 — Reach us

Contact Us

Reach the alumni relations office directly for anything not covered above.

General enquiries

alumni@isppme.com
+254 700 019 442

Office hours

Monday–Friday
9:00–16:00 CAT

Visit

ISPPME Alumni Office
Gweru, Zimbabwe