Certificates: To assist you in planning a program of study in evaluation and to acknowledge completion of these programs, The Evaluators' Institute® offers three course-based Certificates and a fourth that is competency based. They are:

• Certificate in Evaluation Practice™
• Certificate in Advanced Evaluation Practice™
• Certificate in Quantitative Evaluation Methods™
• Master Evaluator Certificate™

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Course Objectives

One- to four-day courses are offered on a variety of topics to help practicing evaluators learn new skills or polish old ones. But, others who know something about scientific research and want to learn applications in evaluation or who nevertheless find themselves involved in evaluation tasks should also be challenged by the courses. It is hoped that those who attend will hone their skills in diagnosing, analyzing, designing, managing, and implementing such that evaluations, and the programs evaluated, will be improved.

TEI Offers Three New Courses:

We are pleased to have Dr. Joe Wholey, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning and Development and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and Dr. Doreen Cavanaugh, Research Associate Professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Senior Advisor to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA), as new members of The Evaluators' Institute Faculty.

Dr. Wholey will teach two classes this July: Exploratory Evaluation (7/13-14) which will focus on evaluability assessment, rapid-feedback evaluation, service delivery assessment, small-sample studies, and a simplified form of zero-base budgeting; and, a class on the Use of Evaluation in Government (7/16) with an emphasis on strategic management and the politics of evaluation. This class focuses on the growth of evaluation in government, federal/national policies and practices and their effects on state and local levels, as well as political implications of conducting evaluations.

Dr. Cavanaugh will teach a one-day course on Financial Mapping (7/15), a systematic approach to evaluating the public funds expended by government entities (Federal/National, State, County, Provincial, etc.) that are used to support and address the needs of populations of interest and concern. This class will focus on how to organize and administer these funds for maximum program efficiency and effectiveness.

Mission

To increase the number of evaluators who deliver evaluations that are relevant, of high quality, and useful. The Evaluators' Institute® offers concentrated professional development courses on evaluation topics. Nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the evaluation profession helped with the conception of the Institute in 1995-96 and each year assist with the planning and implementation of courses and the continued development of TEI.

Institute Goals

• to enhance the capabilities of practicing evaluators and others responsible for producing and using evaluation results,
• to increase the implementation and use of methodologically-defensible evaluations,
• to advance the evaluation profession, and
• to implement events that are seen as relevant, of high quality, and useful.