Professionalisation

IDEAS aims to support members by contributing to the professionalisation of evaluation.

IDEAS is especially proud to present its foundation documents Code of Ethics and the Competencies for Development Evaluation Evaluators, Managers, and Commissioners that were agreed upon. Both were developed by multicultural working groups with a truly global perspective.

Our efforts on qualification are ongoing and we invite (new) members to be involved.

june, 2018

17jun - 20All DaySummer Evaluation InstituteFinding your path in evaluation

18jun - 20All DayTraining Course: Outcome Harvesting for Complex Development Programmes

Event Details

Outcome Harvesting is a utilzation-focused, highly participatory evaluation tool that enables evaluators, grant makers, and managers to identify, formulate, verify, and make sense of outcomes they have influenced when at the time of planning the relationships of cause-effect were substantially unknown. As the UNDP says, Outcome Harvesting is “an evaluation approach that — unlike some other methods — does not measure progress towards predetermined outcomes, but rather collects evidence of what has been achieved, and works backward to determine whether and how the project or intervention contributed to the change”. The workshop embodies the hands-on, participatory values that are at the core of this utilization-focused evaluation approach, combining theory and examples with group discussion, individual reflection and small group practical exercises all revolving around a case study especially written for this CID workshop. Special attention is given to dealing with the uncertainty about the causal relationships linking inputs, activities and outputs with the outcomes of development interventions. The participants will apply all concepts embodied in the six steps in working groups. The ten underlying principles will be explained throughout the workshop with examples from one or more of the 50+ evaluative experiences for which the facilitator has been responsible. Thus, participants will build their practical capacities and leave the course with skills in adapting this tool to evaluate interventions for the purposes of both accountability and improving performance.

Enrollment Fees: 650 Euros (early review) 750 Euros (general application)
Early Review Deadline: April 15, 2018 General Application Deadline: May 15, 2018
For more information on the course and trainers visit www.cid-bo.it

Download the application form and return by email to: summer-school@cid-bo.org

Partners: Centre for International Development (CID Bologna), the University of Bologna Department of Economic Sciences (DSE-Unibo), the Cattaneo Institute Research Foundation, and the Center for International Development at the State University of New York (CID-SUNY).

Time

18 (Monday) - 20 (Wednesday)

Location

Bologna, Italy

Organizer

The Center for International Development

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18jun - 22jun 181:00 amjun 22Training course: Innovation Policy in a Changing Global Context

25jun - 28All DayTraining: Social Protection: policies, programmes and evidence

Event Details

Why attend?

Now in its fifth year, this popular course expands your knowledge and conceptual understanding of social protection approaches and provides vital insight into recent evidence and thinking on social protection. It equips you with the necessary skills to engage in critical debate on social protection and ultimately helps improve the effectiveness of social protection interventions in the context of development and poverty reduction. The course inspires critical reflection of policy and practice, grounding discussions in practical examples from across low- and middle-income countries. The focus of the course is on social assistance policies.

Course aims

To enable participants to expand their knowledge base of approaches to social protection, develop an understanding of the challenges in designing and implementing social protection programmes, and critically assess current evidence of what works in social protection.

Who should attend?

Policymakers, practitioners, researchers and project managers who are already or will be working in the area of social protection.

How will participants learn?

The course is interactive, participatory and inclusive. You will be strongly invited to share your own experiences and views on social protection throughout the course. Teaching methods include plenary presentations, facilitated plenary discussions, hands-on exercises, case studies and group discussions. The combination of techniques serves to build on the knowledge already available and to draw on participants’ own experiences of social protection.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course you will:

Have expanded your knowledge of approaches to social protection, including frameworks for social protection; regional approaches to social protection; and social assistance instruments.
Understand how to more effectively design and implement social protection programmes, most notably social assistance interventions. This includes targeting and delivery of social protection and systems development.
Have a good grasp of current evidence of what works in social protection, including tools for monitoring and evaluation approaches.
Gained insight into topical issues in social protection, which could include urban social protection, social protection and graduation and social protection for food security.

Note: This is not an IDEAS organised event. Any questions should be sent to the event organisers.

Time

25 (Monday) - 28 (Thursday)

Location

University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Organizer

Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex

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