Field assessment

Rapid Assessment Basics

A practical pathway for planning rapid assessments, reviewing secondary data, checking quality, and writing useful briefs.

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What this pathway is for

Field teams, programme staff, volunteers, and local responders

Learning outcomes

  • Plan an assessment
  • Use secondary data carefully
  • Check field-data quality
  • Write a decision-ready brief
Certificate boundary: Free learning record available after completion. A paid certificate requires assessment, practical evidence, and review.

Materials

Templates and practical files attached to this pathway.

These files make the course useful even before paid certificates open. They should be used as practice material, workshop support, or organization readiness tools.

Facilitator Session Plan Open file Field Data Quality Checklist Open file Rapid Assessment Brief Outline Open file Rapid Assessment Planning Matrix Open file Secondary Data Review Log Open file

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