An Evaluation Framework

As we’ve discussed how to wrangle this nebulous notion of “evaluation” we have found it helpful to have a framework to guide our thinking.

Luckily, there is a framework available, one that was designed specifically for career services, and is Canadian.

The Canadian Research Working Group on Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development (CRWG) has created a comprehensive framework for evaluation which is specific to organizations providing career-related services. We have chosen to use their framework to structure our work on evaluation thus far, and we will be using it to structure the evaluation guide that we are creating as well.

The CRWG framework is available online in an article titled "Demonstrating Value: A Draft Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Career Development Interventions," published in the Canadian Journal of Counselling.

Have you used this framework to guide your evaluation planning? If so, how have you used it, and how has it been helpful?

Working with Learning Outcomes

For any readers who are currently using learning outcomes in their work, I wanted to let you know about an upcoming webinar.

CACEE asked me (Cathy) to present "Learning Outcomes: Taking it to the next level."

I'll share some ideas about setting "good" outcomes, strategies for measuring outcomes, and how to use outcomes in quality improvement planning. And there will also be space for discussion and questions.

Monday April 19, 12-1
register through CACEE

Learning outcomes will be one (of many) topics we will cover in the guide that we are developing. Through offering this webinar I hope to hear more about the kinds of questions, issues, and ideas that other career centres across the country are thinking about when it comes to using learning outcomes. If you aren't able to attend the webinar, but still have ideas/questions about learning outcomes you like to share with our group as we develop the guide, please comment on this post, or send an email directly to me. Thanks!