aes19 International Evaluation Conference

Vanessa Hood (Rooftop Social), Liam Downing (NSW Department of Education and Training)

Who is best placed to build the evaluation capacity of an organisation - internal staff members or external consultants?  Or a combination? How do you make the decision about what will be best for your organisation?  If you've ever contemplated these questions, then this interactive session is for you.

During the session, the facilitators will share the reality of their experiences in internal and external evaluation capacity building (ECB) roles - the pros and cons, the similarities and differences, the different approaches they've tried (hint, it's not all about running a good workshop!)

Participants will also be encouraged to share their experience around ECB decision making in their context. As a group, we will pull apart how decisions are made in this space.

We will collaboratively develop a 'decision tree' that can be used to support the decision-making process. The facilitators will use creative processes that allow participants to interact with each other and contribute to their ideas.

The outputs of the session, including the draft decision tree, will sent to participants afterwards. For those who wish to remain engaged, a follow-up Adobe Connect session will be offered to finalise the model and then it will be distributed to the AES Evaluation Capacity Building Special Interest Group (AES ECB SIG).