GEI Training and Professional Development Programs

Objective(s): teach students the knowledge and skills needed to undertake professional evaluation work as expert consultants in the in the fields of policy-making, administration and social services;
how to design and implement evaluations in an international context; the academic methodologies required to address questions and problems relating to evaluation; how to understand contract award and procurement processes and to manage evaluation projects.

Objective(s): train participants on how to use the concepts and methods of Evaluation of projects in the field of development cooperation (DC) and humanitarian aid (HA). More specifically, participants will learn how to write and operationalize Terms of References, conduct Evaluations, and submit reports.

Scope:
- I. Evaluation (M&E) in Development Cooperation (DC) and Humanitarian Assistance (HA)
- II. Project Management
- III. Internship Institution / Organization / Company

Objective(s): improve participants' understanding of key evaluation approaches and current and emerging thinking in evaluation, enabling them to reflect on how topical issues such as transformation and
indigenization of evaluation can be applied in their practice; and advance the Made-in-Africa Evaluation conversation.

Scope: topics include...
- Transformational Evaluation
- Made-in-Africa Evaluation
- Results-Based Project Management

Objective(s): explore transformation in Evaluation from its historical context in relation to the Global South and how it may relate to equity and social justice, gather local and international speakers in making a contribution to the transformation discourse form a Global South perspective.

Objective(s): equip young development researchers with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to design and implement randomised evaluations for assessing the effectiveness of social policies and programmes.

Scope:
Stage 1 - course on the theory behind designing and implementing evaluations (proctored exam at the end of stage 1)
Stage 2 - practical training on implementing an evaluation, course on primary data collection covering a range of topics related to measurement and survey tools

Objective(s): provide a thorough grounding in conducting randomised evaluations for measuring the impact of social programmes and policies.

Scope: the programme covers methods and considerations for the design and implementation of randomised evaluations, and how findings can inform evidence-based policies and programmes.

Objective(s): provide a comprehensive introduction to the concepts in measurement theory and quantitative survey design.

Scope: the programme covers the practical and theoretical aspects of collecting high-quality data, particularly for concepts that are difficult to measure, through an array of pedagogical tools including lectures, case studies, and experiential exercises.

Objective(s): provide participants with a space where they can present and coordinate efforts around the main initiatives for the development of evaluation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Objective(s): train evaluation managers in Latin America and enable them to visualize alternative formats for managing and carrying out quality evaluations.

Objective(s): help participants build necessary perspectives and skills on why and how to conduct gender transformative evaluations, introduces participants to the concepts of both gender and evaluation and enable them to bring in a critical gender transformative lens when conducting evaluations.