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 (2-3 days)

Basics of Program Evaluation (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)

Informing Practice Using Evaluation Models and Theories (3 days)

M&E: Frameworks and Fundamentals (2 days)

Professional Standards and Principles for Ethical Evaluation Practice (1 day)

(Formerly: Professional Standards and Principles for Evaluation Practice)

Project Management & Oversight for Evaluators (2 days)

Working with Evaluation Stakeholders (2 days)

Electives

Design & Analysis

9 days of instruction selected from the following topic areas:

Design

Case Studies in Evaluation (2 days)

Conducting Successful Evaluation Surveys (2 days)

Developmental Evaluation: Systems and Complexity (2 days)

Sampling: Basic Methods for Probability and Non-Probability Samples (1 day)

Systems Evaluation

Using Non-Experimental Designs for Impact Evaluation (2 days)

Using Research, Program Theory and Logic Models to Design and Evaluate Programs(2 days)

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)

Introduction to Data Analysis for Evaluators and Applied Researchers (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)

Needs Assessment (1-2 days)

Outcome and Impact Assessment  (3 days)

Practical Meta-Analysis

Quantitative Evaluation Methods (2 days)

Qualitative Data Analysis (2 days)

Qualitative Evaluation Methods (2 days)

Social and Organizational Network Analysis (2 days)

Evaluation Practice & Inquiry

6 days of instruction selected from the following topic areas:

Culturally Responsive Systems Evaluation (2 days)

Culture and Evaluation (1 day)

Dashboard Design: Creating Static Dashboards Using Excel

Designing, Managing & Analyzing Multi-site Evaluations (2 days)

Effective Reporting Strategies for Evaluators (1 day)

Evaluability Assessment (2 days)

Evaluating Resource Allocation in Complex Environments

Evaluating Training Programs: Frameworks and Fundamentals (2 days)

Evaluation Capacity Building in Organizations (1 day)

Evaluation Management

Foundations in Data Visualization (1 day)

How to Build a Successful Evaluation Consulting Practice (1 day)

Internal Evaluation: Building Organizations from Within

Learning through Data Visualization

Leveraging Technology in Evaluation (1 day)

Managing for Success: Planning, Implementation, and Reporting (2 days)

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)

Presenting Data Effectively (2 days)

Strategic Planning with Evaluation in Mind (2 days)

Strategy Mapping (2 days)

Using Program Evaluation in Nonprofit Environments (1 day)