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Evidence, Evaluation and Insights Courses
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Date: 2019-10-03 11:46:24+10:00

The UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance provides a wide range of professional development short courses exploring evidence, evaluation and insights.

Those involved in the design and delivery of public policy and programs need to base their work on the systematic use of evidence and insights. They also need the capability to understand the effectiveness and sustainability of these policies and programs into the future. Our range of evidence, evaluation and insights courses will build your capability in these areas.

Enrol now in one of our upcoming courses. Register your interest in courses that we are planning in the future. Contact us about our customised in-house training options.

Can a small shift greatly affect outcomes? Behavioural insights (BI) suggest that subtle changes in the way we frame decision-making can have big impacts on behaviour. Nudge theory and behavioural science are game-changers for policy makers. This behavioural insights course provides... Find out more >

Duration: One session (3 hours in total)

Dates: Tue 4, Tue 11, Tue 18 & Tue 25 May, 2021

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $1,285 (GST free)

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Enhance quality and ensure the success of your programs with this evaluation course online. This online course will introduce you to the key basics you need to get started with program evaluation. Evaluation is a valuable tool for strengthening the quality of programs and improving outcomes. Find out more >

Duration: Two sessions (5 hours in total)

Dates: Mon 19 & Wed 21 Apr, 2021

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $485 (GST free)

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Program evaluation is a valuable tool for strengthening the quality of programs and improving outcomes. Evaluation provides an opportunity for critical, strategic thinking through collecting and analysing information about a program's activities, characteristics and outcomes to understand its effectiveness and improve... Find out more >

Duration: Two sessions (14 hours in total)

Dates: Thu 29 Apr & Fri 30 Apr, 2021

Venue: UTS City Campus

Cost: $1,980 (GST free)

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We plan to run the following courses in the future. Express you interest now and we will notify you once they are open for enrolment.

Join the ‘nudge’ frontier of behavioural science. It’s where small tweaks yield big shifts; where data and behavioural economics meet policy innovation. Designed for executives, policy-makers and practitioners, this short course provides step-by-step processes to analyse, strategise and intervene. Find out more >

Duration: Three sessions (24 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: UTS City Campus

Cost: $2,640 (GST inclusive)

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This evaluation course online provides practical guidance, underpinned by a sound theoretical framework, for evaluating value for money (VfM). The approach combines explicit evaluative reasoning (e.g. through the use of rubrics) with mixed methods evidence (qualitative, quantitative, and economic). Find out more >

Duration: One session (3.5 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $445 (GST free)

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Improve quality and ensure the success of your programs with this evaluation course online. In this online course you will examine the three major evaluation designs: process, outcomes, and economic evaluations. Process, outcomes, and economic evaluations each address very different aspects of program design... Find out more >

Duration: One session (3.5 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $445 (GST free)

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Improve quality and ensure the success of your programs with this evaluation course online. This online course will explore a variety of sources and methods for collecting data to inform your evaluation. In this evaluation course you will learn when to apply a range of data collection methods to support evaluation. Find out more >

Duration: Three sessions (6 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $485 (GST free)

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Improve quality and ensure the success of your programs with this online evaluation course. This online course will introduce you to the key skills for making sense of data you might collect in an evaluation. Evaluation is a valuable tool for strengthening the quality of programs and improving outcomes, and provides... Find out more >

Duration: Two sessions (6 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $485 (GST free)

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Improve quality and ensure the success of your programs with this online evaluation course. This course will introduce you to the key basics for pulling evaluation evidence together to have impact. Evaluation is a valuable tool for strengthening the quality of programs and improving outcomes, and provides an opportunity... Find out more >

Duration: One session (2 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $485 (GST free)

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Making business decisions backed by data is a smart way to work. Learn to build evidence based practice and culture in your organisation and leverage workplace outcomes through rigorous research and evaluation. This evidence based practice (EBP) course brings scientific EBP learnings into... Find out more >

Duration: Two sessions, with additional activities (9am—4pm)

Dates: TBA

Venue: UTS City Campus

Cost: $2,750 (GST free)

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This evidence review course online will give you the skills to focus, find, and pull together research evidence. The main context will be for public policy decision-making, but the skills will have general appeal to anyone who needs to make sense of what past research means for future action. Find out more >

Duration: Two sessions (4 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: Online via a live video link

Cost: $445 (GST free)

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This futures thinking course will equip you with a practical understanding of futures thinking and the role it can play in improving decision-making and delivering under uncertainty. In this introductory futures thinking course you will learn what futures thinking is, the range of methods and tools available, and how to... Find out more >

Duration: One session (7 hours in total)

Dates: TBA

Venue: UTS City Campus

Cost: $685 (GST free)

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Need something different? Professional development for staff when, where and how you need it.

In-house training offers organisations looking to train a group of employees a flexible, time and cost effective solution.

Our in-house professional development programs are designed to address your organisational objectives and strategic goals. Our team works with you to identify the training needs, coordinating that with our expert trainers to develop a focused, needs-based learning experience. The short courses we offer to the public can all be commissioned to meet your needs, or new programs developed ensure a highly relevant and practical solution. Find out more >

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Need to know more about our evidence, evaluation and insights courses or upcoming dates? Email us or call +61 (2) 9514 7884.

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