"The main learning objective for the five-module course is to become familiar with a process that uses thorough causal analysis as the foundation for creating an evidence-based TOC for development programs. Each of the five modules can be completed in one 8-hour day, including two 15-minute breaks and an hour for lunch. The modules begin with an overview of the entire TOC process, progress through recommended steps necessary to develop a final product, and conclude with ideas about how to use a TOC throughout the program cycle. Every session has a suggested duration, which you may adapt to time available and participants’ level of understanding." (Using this guide, page 2)

"While the format of the 2019 version models earlier editions, the content has substantially changed to better align to USAID’s Office of Food for Peace requirements. The TOPS Program recommends that applicants and awardees for FFP-funded activities no longer reference earlier versions, as some content is no longer accurate." (Page iii)