This comprehensive course is designed for professionals in the museum and heritage sector looking to strengthen their skills in creating effective evaluation plans.
The day begins by exploring essential evaluation terminology, ensuring a clear understanding of quantitative versus qualitative data, distinguishing between outcomes and outputs, and recognising the role of baselines and endpoints. These foundational elements are important for developing evaluations that can support funding applications, engage stakeholders through clear reporting, and contribute to broader organisational growth.
In the afternoon, using a case study, participants will be introduced to, and will begin to construct, a logic model, a valuable tool for mapping out their evaluation plan. Logic models provide a structured framework to articulate intended project goals, streamline data collection efforts, and make it easier to communicate the evaluation plan to stakeholders. By the end of the course, participants will have the confidence to use a logic model to guide their evaluation journey, ensure alignment with key project objectives, and demonstrate measurable impact.
The event will be delivered via Zoom, utilising Breakout Rooms, Chat, Polls and Whiteboard functions. Breaks will be scheduled during the workshop.
If you have any concerns about accessibility or usability for online features please contact enquiries@mdmidlands.org.uk as early as possible before the event.
About the Trainer
Lesley Wood is a highly experienced professional with over two decades of experience in safeguarding within creative, heritage, and cultural sectors. Their expertise lies in management, impact measurement, strategic development, and fostering safe environments for young people.
Artswork’s programme of training courses and bespoke support harnesses the power of creativity to improve professional practice and create a better working environment for all organisations, with topics including innovation, creative wellbeing and safeguarding.
Who should attend?
This training is aimed at museum staff and volunteers that wish to develop their evaluation skills and understanding.
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation. You’re welcome to book a place if you are not from a priority museum, including non-Accredited museums, on the understanding we may ask you to release your place if the event becomes oversubscribed.
Accessibility
This event will be auto-captioned through Zoom. If you would benefit from any other form of access support, including live captioning, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the MDM team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
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01952 435 900
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