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20junAll Day23National General Assembly 2021Canberra Event Organized By: ALGA

22junAll Day23Evaluation Skills for Robust Policy Design and Program DevelopmentLeadership Centre Event Organized By: Policy Skills

Event Details

2 Day Workshop – In person and remote places available

program combines a comprehensive research foundation with practical exercises to embed evaluation practice in policy practitioners’ and program developers’ work. Essential to evidence-informed policy and critical to any program planning and development. Important to anyone who wants to design good policy.

Delivered by experienced policy professional, Nonie Malone and highly experienced evaluation expert, Marion Norton. Build your competence to plan, commission and execute robust evaluations – essential for robust policy. This workshop shows how to develop meaningful performance measures to check that policy goals are being realised in implementation – often the missing ingredient to success.

Topics Covered:

Understand the role of evaluation in delivering efficient & effective outcomes for government
Know how to plan for and deliver quality evaluation that is fit for purpose and audience
Know how to influence the authorising environment to ensure quality evaluations can occur
Understand and know how to select and use evaluation methodologies
Develop capability in commissioning and managing evaluations
Gain and refine program logic skills
Know how to develop the evidence-base from policy idea to post-program implementation
Become familiar with the best information available to support your evaluation responsibilities and practice.

Course Overview

Day One: Fundamental Evaluation Skills

1. Role of evaluation in policy decision-making

What is policy – where does it come from?
From policy to program – governments and non-government organisations.
What determines failure vs success in policy and programs?
What is evaluation?
What do we evaluate and why?
Role of the policy officer in evaluation

2. Evaluation skills for policy and programs

Applying program theory to uncover what works
Building outcome chains
Using program logic as a formative policy analytical tool

3. Basic evaluation tools

Creating an evaluation framework to specify what, how and when to evaluate
Identifying objectives, high-level evaluation questions, what to measure and sources of evidence

4. Scoping evaluation questions and data instruments

Understanding the purpose of the evaluation
Identifying perspectives of internal and external stakeholders to inform design and scope
Involving internal and external stakeholders in evaluation processes
Identifying and designing data instruments (incl. surveys, interviews, audits)
Revealing unintended consequences

Day Two: Applied Evaluation Skills for For Policy & Programs

5. Evaluation design – choosing methodologies

Designing at the beginning of the policy cycle
Choosing time and place for different methods
Applying techniques for formative and summative evaluation
Demystifying evaluation terms
Designing at the end of the policy cycle

6. Evaluation planning, commissioning and governance

Integrating phases of evaluation with policy development and implementation
Managing meaningful evaluation with resource constraints
Incorporating ethical and culturally-appropriate practices
Securing authority and commitment for conduct and use of evaluation that fulfills its purpose

7. Building credibility through robust analysis and reporting

Making sense of evaluation data
Using sound research practices
Determining cause and effect, and challenging assumptions
Answering evaluation questions
Reporting findings to various audiences

8. Open session

Setting and meeting evaluation requirements for service providers
Developing competencies and skill building
Discuss Queensland Program Evaluation guidelines and other practical guidance

Costs

2 Day Workshop $2290

Early-bird discount of $200 if payment received by 31 May 2021

Time

june 22 (Tuesday) - 23 (Wednesday)

Location

Leadership Centre

Leadership Centre Australian Catholic University Level 3, Cathedral House 229 Elizabeth Street

Organizer

Policy SkillsPolicy Skills is a collaborative operation of Peter Bridgman, Australia’s most-recognised policy leader and Nonie Malone, a highly experienced policy manager. We present public offer programs delivered by ourselves and other policy area specialists. PO Box 5418 West End QLD 4101

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