The Certificate in Evaluation Practice (CEP) offers participants a breadth of understanding of the knowledge and skills that are frequently needed for evaluations.
The CEP is intended for evaluators who are seeking a course of study that exposes them to the fundamentals of evaluation practice.
This certificate is designed:
- for evaluation professionals who do not have substantive formal training in evaluation
- for those who wish to brush up on recent developments
- for those who are seeking a systematic understanding of evaluation practice
- for individuals who are approaching evaluation practice as a new endeavor
This Certificate also serves as the first prerequisite for the Master Evaluator Certificate.
CEP Requirements: The CEP is awarded after the completion of 30 days of instruction from a prescribed set of courses. 15 days are to be selected from a group of required courses, and the remaining 15 days are selected from among two groups of elective courses (Design & Analysis and Evaluation Practice & Inquiry).
Required Courses
Evaluation Foundations
15 days of instruction in Evaluation Foundations courses:
- Applied Measurement for Evaluation (3 days)
- Basics of Program Evaluation: Strengths-Informed and Cross-Cultural Applications (3 days)
- Ethics in Practice: A Global Perspective (International perspective) (1 day)
- Evaluation Foundations (1 day)
- Evaluation Research Methods: A Survey of Quantitative & Qualitative Approaches (3 days)
- Evaluating Training Programs and MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning) Initiatives (3 days) OR Evaluating Training Programs (2 days)
- Informing Practice Using Evaluation Models and Theories (3 days)
- Managing for Success: Planning, Implementation, and Reporting (2 days)
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Frameworks and Fundamentals (2 days)
- Professional Standards and Principles for Ethical Evaluation Practice (1 day)
- Working with Evaluation Stakeholders OR Working with Diverse Stakeholders: Appreciative, Strengths-based, and Culturally Responsive Approaches (2 days)
Electives
Design & Analysis
9 days of instruction selected from the following topic areas:
Design
- Blue Marble Evaluation (2 days)
- Case Studies in Evaluation (2 days)
- Creating and Implementing Successful Evaluation Surveys (3 days)
- Developmental Evaluation: Systems and Complexity (2 days)
- Evaluation Design: Alignment with Evaluation Objectives (2 days)
- Longitudinal Methods: Building and Maintaining Participant Commitment Across Time (2 days)
- Policy Design and Evaluation Across Cultures (2 days)
- Principles-Focused Evaluation (2 days)
- Sampling: Basic Methods for Probability and Non-Probability Samples (1 day)
- Systems-based Culturally Responsive Evaluation (3 days)
- Using Non-Experimental Designs for Impact Evaluation (2 days)
- Using Research, Program Theory and Logic Models to Design and Evaluate Programs (2 days) OR Using Program Theory and Logic Models in Evaluation (2 days)
- Utilization-Focused Evaluation (1 day)
Analysis
- Applied Regression Analysis (3 days)
- Applied Statistics for Evaluation (4-5 days)
- Comparative Effectiveness: Balancing Design with Quality Evidence (1 day)
- Introduction to Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (2 days or 3 days)
- Introduction to Data Analysis for Evaluators and Applied Researchers (2 days)
- Introduction to Machine Learning for Evaluators (2 days)
- Introduction to R Programming or Data Analysis and Visualization
- Implementation Analysis for Feedback on Program Progress and Results (2 days)
- Linking Evaluation Questions to Analysis Techniques (3 days)
- Making Evaluation Data Actionable (2 days)
- Mixed-Method Evaluations: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (2 days or 3 days)
- Needs Assessment (2 days)
- Outcome and Impact Evaluation (3 days)
- Practical Meta-Analysis (2 days)
- Quantitative Methods (2 days)
- Qualitative Methods (2 days)
- Qualitative Data Analysis (2 days)
- Intermediate Qualitative Data Analysis (2 days)
- Social and Organizational Network Analysis (2 days)
Evaluation Practice & Inquiry
6 days of instruction selected from the following topic areas:
- Applying an Equity Lens to Visualizing and Communicating Data (1 day)
- Applying Appreciative Inquiry & Positive Psychology to Improve Your Evaluation Practice (2 days)
- Artificial Intelligence for Equity and Justice in Evaluation: Bridging Technology and Practice (3 days)
- Culture, Equity, and Evaluation (2 days)
- Dashboard Design: Creating Static Dashboards Using Excel (1 day)
- Designing, Managing & Analyzing Multi-site Evaluations (2 days)
- Effective Reporting Strategies for Evaluators (1 day)
- Evaluability Assessment (2 days)
- Evaluation Capacity Building in Organizations (1 day)
- Evaluation Management
- Evaluating Resource Allocation in Complex Environments
- Foundations in Data Visualization (1 day)
- How to Build a Successful Evaluation Consulting Practice (1 day)
- How to Enhance the Learning Function of Evaluation: Principles and Strategies (2 days)
- Internal Evaluation: Building Organizations from Within
- Introduction to Chat GPT4 for Evaluation and Evaluation Capacity Building (2 days)
- Introduction to Data Visualization (2 days or 3 days)
- Introduction to Visualizing Data with a Racial Equity Lens (2 days)
- Learning through Data Visualization
- Leveraging Technology in Evaluation (1 day)
- Measuring Performance and Managing for Results in Government and Nonprofit Organizations (2 days)
- Participatory Evaluation: Frameworks, Approaches, Appropriateness and Challenges (2 days)
- Policy Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation (2 days)
- Policy Evaluation and Analysis (2 days)
- Practical Strategies for Improving Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (2 days)
- Presenting Data Effectively (2 days)
- Strategy Mapping (2 days)
- Strategic Planning with Evaluation in Mind (2 or 3 days)
- Utilizing Culturally Responsive and Racially Equitable Evaluation (3 days)
- Using Program Evaluation in Nonprofit Environments (1 day)