Book 2025 Course Dates
Humanitarian Evaluators Course – Foundations
Humanitarian Evaluators Course - Foundations
The Humanitarian Evaluators Course (Foundations) is a pathway to a career as an external evaluator in both the humanitarian & development sectors.
Course Summary
This course provides the fundamental knowledge and tools necessary to become an external evaluator in the humanitarian and development sector.
It is an intense course designed to give students the skillset necessary to deliver an evaluation alongside an experienced evaluation Team Leader.
This course is paired with the Humanitarian Impact Institute’s course on Advanced Humanitarian & Development Evaluations.
Where other courses online focus on specific technical skills, this course is holistic and covers the full range of evaluator skills and knowledge at a foundational level. Students will learn how to design evaluations; how to conduct unbiased and uncontaminated data collection; to prepare data for analysis; conduct high quality analysis; and how to manage evaluations and difficult scenarios the evaluator is likely to experience in their career.
This is a high practical course that involves applying what you learn throughout the course in small teams and individually.
The learning is delivered in a diverse and psychologically safe environment by a number of senior and highly experienced evaluators with different expertise who are there to build your confidence as an evaluator.
Students will leave the course with the fundamental skills and tools necessary to conduct a high quality evaluation.
Humanitarian & Development Evaluators Course – Foundations
Learning Goal
Students who pass this course will be able to deliver humanitarian and/or development project evaluations with the support of an experienced Team Leader.
Course Outline
Each day of the course will comprise two stages:
- In-course formal learning comprising 6 hours of the course day.
- After/before hours independent learning tasks which should take approximately 2 hours each day and can be completed at the start or end of your day depending on your timezone.
The course modules are:
- Purpose of evaluations & the value they add
- Conceptualising evaluations sectorally and thematically
- Choosing and configuring evaluation frameworks
- Evaluation methodological designs
- Effective and efficient desk reviews
- Inception reports
- Sampling
- Creating valuable evaluation matrixes
- Designing robust qualitative tools
- Survey design
- Inclusive evaluation approaches
- Training data collectors
- Preparing for and conducting evidence-based analysis
- Evidence matrixes
- Evidence strength and valuable vs minor findings
- Analysing theories of change
- Report structure and tone
- Evaluation limitations
- Evaluation ethics & practical challenges the evaluator encounters
In addition, you will have four, two hour tasks to complete in between course days.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for people with some experience of humanitarian and/or development projects/programs who want to transition into evaluations and learn how to deliver evaluations.
At the completion of this course, graduates will be able to contribute to the conduct of an evaluation led by an experienced Team Leader.
The ideal candidate for this course is someone with in-house MEAL experience or humanitarian/development programming experience who wants to transition into an external evaluation role.
Humanitarian & Development Evaluators Course – Foundations
2025 Course Cost
€1498 (plus VAT if in Ireland)
Subsidies Available
A limited number of free and/or subsidised (heavily discount) places are available for women from the global south who want to transition into an evaluator role.
You can apply for a free or subsidised place on this course by completing this form. Only applicants who meet the above conditions will be considered for a subsidised place.
Payment
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Book 2025 Course Dates
Humanitarian & Development Evaluators Course – Foundations
Course Administration
Humanitarian & Development Evaluators Course – Foundations
Format & Requirements
This is an online course in real-time with other students and multiple teachers interacting throughout. We use collaborative video software so you will be joining with your video on to enhance communication. It is highly recommended you join the course using a computer, as a smartphone or tablet will not allow you to perform at your best on this course.
Course Length
5 day course
6 contact hours per day plus two non-contact hours per day (8 hours per day total)
The two non-contact hours are to complete four offline tasks which will be provided at the end of each day.
Course Times
9am – 3pm (Ireland Time)
Pre-requisites
None. However students enrolling on this course should have a basic understanding of, and/or had exposure to, humanitarian or international development programs.
Course Language
English
Passing Grade
To pass this course, students must complete all practical tasks given; attend all sessions and actively participate; and must achieve a score of at least 75% on the final test.
Students who pass the course will receive a certificate from the Humanitarian Impact Institute.
Tags
- Humanitarian Evaluation Course
- International Development Evaluation Course
- Humanitarian Evaluator Course
- International Development Evaluator Course
- External Evaluation Course
- External Evaluators Course
- Humanitarian & Development Evaluator Course
- Humanitarian & Development Evaluation Course
Humanitarian & Development Evaluators Course – Foundations
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