Evaluation skills - find out more about our training
posted: Jun 16, 12:19
Evaluation Skills Training
Designed and delivered by experts
Evaluation is a crucial component of every project or service, and a powerful tool with which you can demonstrate the value of your work and provide invaluable evidence of its effectiveness.
Through effective evaluation you are able to:
* Make evidence-based decisions about where to spend your budget. * Demonstrate the value of your project or service to internal and external funders, and justify future spend. * Assess the extent to which your work has met its objectives. * Explore the experiences of your stakeholders. * Demonstrate the value of your project or service to people who might want to work with you in the future. * Make decisions about how to deliver your project or service and improve future outcomes.
Brainbox offers bespoke training in conducting evaluations. Our trainers are active researchers who have extensive experience of both designing and conducting evaluations. They also have in-depth experience in delivering training in evaluations skills, skills for engaging stakeholders, and research methods. We offer evaluation expertise across the board, and our specialisms include both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods
We will put together a training programme that is specifically designed for your team. We do not deliver inflexible, off-the-shelf training that has been designed for other organisations. Our evaluation skills courses will take into account the current skill levels of your team members and their specific training needs. We then plan the content of the course with you before we finalise the training programme.
Our training programmes can range from one day to three days or more, depending on your needs. We can plan and deliver modules in key aspects of evaluations, including:
• Introduction to evaluations
• Developing outcome measures
• Constructing research questions
• Evaluation designs
• Stakeholder mapping
• Communication skills for evaluation
• Qualitative methods
• Quantitative methods
• Evaluations with seldom heard groups
• Evaluations with children and young people
• Designing questionnaires
• Designing interview and focus group schedules
• Analysing qualitative data
• Analysing quantitative data
• Statistical modelling
• Data protection and ethics
• Writing evaluation reports
• Developing recommendations.
We have developed and delivered training for organisations such as North Yorkshire County Council, Bradford and Airedale NHS, East of England Screening QA Reference Centre (NHS), and Gloucester Road Safety Partnership. Our researchers have delivered research training modules on programmes at Aston University and the University of York.
Brainbox is a team of researchers that specialises in providing high-quality, actionable insight and understanding. We can design training that fits most budgets. Contact us for more information.
