• Register now for the July e-ESS
• Deadline extended: nominations for CES-ON Board of Directors
  
• Have you registered for our 2020 AGM + Learning Event?
• AGM Proxy Voting Form

When: ten weeks starting July 20, 2020
Where: Online
Cost: $862.50 for CES Members (discounts available for Student, Retired and New Practitioner Members)
Register online here!

The Canadian Evaluation Society’s on-line ten-week course offers participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices of evaluation. No prior knowledge of evaluation or social science research methods is required to participate. Participants will gain:

- Basic knowledge and skills,
- Appreciation for essential elements of evaluation,
- Capacity to apply acquired knowledge and skills, and
- Development as an evaluation professional.

The Essential Skills Series is ten self-paced learning modules that cover everything from basics like the objectives of evaluations, all the way through to practical skills such as budgeting and workplan development. The discussion forum encourages knowledge transfer/sharing among participants and instructor, instructor reviewed assignments to guide learners and real-time Zoom learning at the start and conclusion of the course.

 
Learning Objectives:

- Describe the role of evaluation in the program lifecycle;
- Explain common evaluation terms, functions, and approaches;
- List the steps in planning and conducting an evaluation;
- Describe how common social science data collection methods are used in evaluations;
- Describe the value and use of project management concepts in evaluations;
- Outline ways to support the use of evaluation findings and produce actionable evaluation reports; and
- Recognize evaluation standards and ethical principles and identify their role in the professionalization of evaluation in Canada.
 
Learners will be expected to:

- Complete one module per week independent of the facilitator;
- Participate regularly in discussion forums with participants and the instructor;
- Complete seven assignments to submit to facilitator for review/feedback
 

Find the full course description, and register online, here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/july-2020-essential-skills-series-tickets-108789231520

When: June 23, 2020, from 9:30 AM to 12 PM
Where: Online

Register online here

Please join us for the 24th annual CES Ontario AGM and Learning Event! This event is open to all members of the Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario chapter, as well as interested members of the public.

Event Agenda:

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: AGM presentation: report back on 2019/20 activities and plans to address strategic plan and results of members survey

11:00-11:10 AM: 10-minute bio break

11:10AM-12:00 PM: Learning Event: Re-imagining Evaluation Criteria: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic from Sanjeev Shridharan

Looking forward to seeing you online!

If you're unable to attend the 2020 AGM, but would still like to make your voice as a member heard, please consider designating a proxy. A proxy allows a member in attendance to speak and vote on your behalf. If you are interested in designating a proxy, please complete our Proxy Form by June 20, 2020.