Formal education and training

Synonyms:
Academic training; Professional development courses

Education and training programs can range from short courses, workshops and seminars to formal accredited university programs at the post-graduate level.

They aim to increase skills and knowledge among evaluators, others doing monitoring and evaluation, and those overseeing monitoring and evaluation systems (for example, program managers).

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  • Academic education programs

    Formal courses can be a useful way to develop people’s knowledge and skills in conducting and/or managing an evaluation.  Courses range from one-day introductory short courses to complete doctoral programmes in evaluation. 

  • Professional development courses

    Professional development courses can be a useful way to develop people’s knowledge and skills in conducting and/or managing an evaluation.

Global Evaluation Initiative (2022). MESA Guidance Note: Diagnostic Tool for a Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis. Retrieved from https://www.globalevaluationinitiative.org/mesa

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