About Course

About the Program

Mobile Data Collection Using CommCare is a hands-on program that equips participants with the skills to design, deploy, and manage digital surveys and mobile applications for fieldwork. CommCare, developed by Dimagi, is a leading open-source mobile and cloud platform used across health, agriculture, education, and humanitarian sectors to replace paper-based processes and capture accurate data even in low-connectivity environments.

The course emphasizes practical learning, guiding participants through mobile form design, project setup, offline data capture on Android devices, submission management, and real-time project monitoring. Training is available in person, virtually, or in a blended format to suit different organizational needs. Upon successful completion, every participant receives a Certificate of Completion.

Course Objectives

By the end of this Mobile Data Collection Using CommCare course, participants will be able to:

• Convert paper forms/questionnaires into digital forms that can be used for mobile data collection and case management.
• Build basic mobile application, install and use on phone.
• View, manage and export data within CommCare.
• Map and visualize CommCare data.

Target Audience

• M&E Officers and Field Researchers
• Field Researchers and Survey Teams
• NGO and Humanitarian Staff
• Public Health and Development Professionals
• Academics and Data Analysts
• Government Field Officers and Program Managers

Training Duration

Classroom: 5 Days

Online: 7 Days

Course Modules

Module 1: Overview on CommCare

• Introduction and Key Concepts
• Methodologies
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Setting up your CommcareHQ
• Navigating through ComCareHQ
• Case study
• Best practices

Module 2: Building a Basic Application

• System design
• Setting Up Your Project Space
• Building your application
• Designing forms using the form builder
• Adding form logic
• Creating a follow up form

Module 3: Refining Your Application for Case Management

• Setting up cases
• Loading case data
• Update EDD
• Testing your application
• Closing cases

Module 4: Publishing and Installing Your Application & More

• Managing Mobile Workers and Web Users
• Managing Captured Data
• Installing an Application on Android
• Setting Up Multimedia in the Application
• Common Logic and Calculations Additional
• Information on Managing Cases

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will be awarded a certificate of course completion

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