Methods and Tools for Self-Evaluation

This new one-day course from CENI is for managers and staff within voluntary/community organisations who wish to introduce or improve the quality and use of monitoring and self-evaluation tools and methods within their organisation.

Event Date:

Tuesday 22 May 2007

Start Time:

10 am

End Time:

4 pm

Location:

NICVA- 61 Duncairn Gardens- Belfast

Cost:

£85 (vol/comm) £150 (others)

Event Type:

Event

In the current funding environment it is increasingly important for organisations to be able to demonstrate the value of their work and to support their reporting of project activities with good evidence that is both quantitative and qualitative.

This course is designed to help participants understand the different approaches to gathering evidence and the range of evaluation methods and tools available. It will look at the pros and cons of using different methods and their appropriateness for different contexts and client groups. Some time will be spent focusing on the use of questionnaires and observation methods for evaluation and the training will highlight good practice issues in the use of these approaches. Participants will also consider some creative methods which might be appropriate as well as recognising the value of on-going recording of activities. The session will also incorporate discussion on capturing project outcomes including examples of baseline tools for evaluation.

Course objectives:

To raise awareness of the purpose and benefits of evidence gathering to capture different aspects of participants’ work eg outputs, outcomes, the quality of the service etc.
To enable participants to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluation.
To increase awareness of the range of methods available for self-evaluation (including current examples from a variety of contexts) and the pros and cons of particular methods.
To enable participants to consider which methods are most appropriate for evaluating their work as well as identify appropriate tools for specific client groups eg children, people with learning or language difficulties.
To consider good practice issues in integrating evaluation methods into daily work.

The course will use examples and tools and provide structured input, discussion and case studies to support participants with the development of evaluation tools.

To book a place please contact Gladys Swanton at CENI
028 9024 8005
gladys@ceni.org

Community Evaluation NI | Kerry McCarroll | 28 Mar 2007

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