Events

Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) tools and approaches in education is a nine-week online course designed to enhance participants’ MEL knowledge and skills, which are critical for measuring and assessing the status and changes in education systems. Participants will explore the various purposes of MEL and discover its key tools, methods, and approaches. Ultimately, they will design a MEL framework for a selected education policy in their country.

The 2025 conference focuses on the vital role of data in delivering impactful evaluations that drive positive change. From commissioning to reporting, we will explore the data lifecycle in the evaluation process.

This hybrid event will be held in the vibrant city of Glasgow, Scotland, with online sessions on day 1, followed by in-person on days 2 and 3 - with keynote presentations and selected content streamed daily. 

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The Community of Evaluators-South Asia (CoE-SA) and the Evaluation Association of Bhutan (EAB) will host the Evaluation Conclave 2025: Future-Ready Evaluation – Integrating Voices and Localizing Evaluation for Global Impact from 27 to 30 May 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Summit for the Future of Evaluation will be held on 29-30 May 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka as a featured event at the Evaluation Conclave 2025. The summit marks the fifth anniversary of the Eval4Action campaign and the tenth anniversary of the EvalYouth Global Network and the Global Parliamentarian Forum for Evaluation (GPFE).

This year, Glocal Evaluation Week features hundreds of free knowledge-sharing events covering a rich variety of evaluation topics.

Whether you’re attending a session in person or online, participation is just a few clicks away!

It's time to visit the Glocal platform and search for your next learning adventure.

To sign up for events, follow these quick steps:

Tous les deux ans, le RFE organise le Forum international francophone de l’évaluation (FIFE), qui rassemble à la fois des décideurs politiques et institutionnels du Nord et du Sud et les représentant·e·s des associations nationales d'évaluation ainsi que des praticien·ne·s de l’évaluation, des commanditaires, des utilisateur·trice·s et des chercheur·euse·s venant des quatre coins de l’espace francophone. Par son contenu et son audience, il constitue un temps fort dans la promotion de l’évaluation et le développement des pratiques évaluatives comme vecteurs de bonne gouvernance publique.

Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation Online Workshop: Module One – Complexity and its Challenges for Policy and Evaluation

Tuesday 10th June 2025, 10:00 – 16:00, Live Online Training (via Zoom)

Tutors: Martha Bicket and Helen Wilkinson

Back by popular demand, our ‘Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation’ workshop series provides you with knowledge and practical advice to allow you to deal with complexity in policy analysis and evaluation.

Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation Online Workshop: Module Two – Selecting an Appropriate Evaluation Approach

Tuesday 24th June 2025, 10:00 – 16:00, Live Online Training (via Zoom)

Tutors: Martha Bicket and Richard Allen

Back by popular demand, our ‘Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation’ workshop series provides you with knowledge and practical advice to allow you to deal with complexity in policy analysis and evaluation.

The 2025 IPDET On-Site Program in Bern, Switzerland, will occur from July 7 to 18. Applications close June 13.

Participants could attend the entire two weeks or just parts:

Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation Online Workshop: Module Three – Commissioning and Managing a Complex Evaluation

Tuesday 8th July 2025, 10:00 – 16:00, Live Online Training (via Zoom)

Tutors: Martha Bicket and Georgie Parry-Crooke

Back by popular demand, our ‘Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation’ workshop series provides you with knowledge and practical advice to allow you to deal with complexity in policy analysis and evaluation.

Handling Complexity: Adaptive and developmental evaluation – essential principles and practice

Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 10:00 – 16:00, Live Online Training (via Zoom)

Tutors: Georgie Parry-Crooke and Helen Wilkinson

CECAN Ltd is delighted to bring back this exciting training opportunity! This training builds on our popular ‘Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation’ series, which is designed to provide you with knowledge and practical advice that allows you to deal with complexity in policy analysis and evaluation.

CECAN Ltd CPD Online Workshop: Process Tracing

Wednesday 10th September 2025, 09:30 – 17:00, Live Online Training (via Zoom)

Tutor: Corinna Elsenbroich, CECAN Research Fellow and Reader at the MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow

Course Details:

CECAN Ltd CPD Online Workshop: Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Thursday 11th September 2025, 09:30 – 17:00, Live Online Training (via Zoom)

Tutor: Corinna Elsenbroich, CECAN Research Fellow and Reader at the MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow

Course Details:

The annual AES International Evaluation Conference brings together evaluators from around the world. Presentations include keynote addresses by well-known and thought-provoking national and international evaluators and more than 100 breakout sessions. The three-day conference is accompanied by a two-day workshop program.

Conference and conference workshop registration

Member Only Early Bird: 14 to 22 May 

Early Bird: 23 May to 19 June or when allocation is exhausted

Theme: Institutionalisation and professionalisation of evaluation.

Registration is expected to open at the beginning of June 2025.

The Conference aims to serve as a pivotal platform for fostering connections among evaluators, clients, and users of evaluation results. It seeks to bring together evaluation practitioners, policymakers, donors, and academic institutions from the Balkans, Europe and beyond to:

Theme: Fairer, faster, better – Realising the promise of evidence and implementation to improve lives.

The Evidence and Implementation Summit (EIS) is a biennial event sharing the latest advances, case studies and results across evidence synthesis, knowledge translation and implementation science – with the aim of improving lives globally.

The 2025 IPDET On-Site Program in Nairobi, Kenya, will occur from November 3 to November 7.

Application Deadline for 2025 Nairobi On-Site Program for Scholarships: August 1, 12:00 p.m. CEST

Application Deadline for 2025 Nairobi On-Site Program for Selfpayer: October 3, 12:00 p.m. CEST

The AEA Evaluation Conference brings together 2,000+ evaluation professionals from multiple disciplines and backgrounds. Evaluators come to this event to learn best practices, discover new techniques, and implement lessons learned from others in the field. 

Evaluation 2025 is taking place at the Kansas City Convention Center. We hope you join us November 10 – 15, 2025 in Kansas City, MO!

Registrations to open in July 2025.

Save the date for the 5th APEA Conference in Tokyo, Japan: 11-14 November 2025

Theme: Forging Collaborations for Transformative and Resilient Policy Solutions.

Partnerships are critical for designing, implementing, and evaluating public policy, ensuring decisions are well-informed, inclusive, and adaptable. Involving diverse perspectives—from policymakers, researchers, businesses, and citizens—helps create efficient, fair policies that address complex societal challenges and build trust in public services. 

Innovative teaching-learning methodologies are used to explore different dynamics, and through group work, you will explore the key concepts of Theory of Change in Practice. We critically reflect on our assumptions and their effect on influencing change. Applying participatory and other development methodologies, you see your project through a Theory of Change lens.