Training services
Our courses focus on building practical skills and confidence around evaluation, capturing impact and how to use evidence in funding application.
Sessions are designed as a starting point — enabling organisations to understand what good practice looks like before deciding whether further support is needed.
Evaluation and Impact Foundations
Available on request
Upcoming
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For: organisations new to evaluation or wanting to strengthen existing practice
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Duration: 3 hours
Content:
What do we mean by “impact” and why does it matter?
Developing meaningful outcomes, indicators and logic models
Proportionate evaluation: doing what’s useful, not what’s burdensome
Evaluation for learning, not just reporting
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What participants gain:
A clearer understanding of evaluation concepts
Confidence to design realistic evaluation approaches
Tools to measure impact in day to day practice
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Location: Online or in-person (additional charges may apply)
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Cost: £100.00 per team (max 3 participants)
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Evidence for funding
Available on request
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For: organisations applying for grants or managing funded projects
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Duration: 3 hours
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Content:
Understanding what funders are really asking for
Theory of Change and theory-based evaluation
Linking activities, outcomes and impact in funding applications
Writing strong evaluation and impact reporting sections
Using existing evidence and data effectively
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What participants gain:
Greater confidence in responding to funder requirements
Clearer narratives for funding bids
Reduced reliance on last-minute external support
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Location: Online or in person (additional charges may apply)
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Cost: £100.00 per team (max 3 participants)
Practical research and data skills
Available on request
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For: organisations collecting and working with data
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Duration: 3 hours
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Content:
Choosing appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods
Designing surveys, interviews and focus groups
Making sense of qualitative data
Ethical and practical considerations when working with communities
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What participants gain:
Practical tools they can use immediately
Increased confidence in data collection and interpretation
Better-quality evidence without over-complexity
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Location: Online or in person (additional charges may apply)
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Cost: £100.00 per team (max 3 participants)
Participatory and creative approaches
Available on request
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For: organisations working with lived experience and community knowledge
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Duration: 2 hours
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Content:
Introduction to participatory and co-produced approaches
Creative and inclusive methods for engagement
Power, ethics and inclusion in research and evaluation
Working meaningfully with lived experience expertise
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What participants gain:
Greater awareness of inclusive practice
Practical ways to involve people meaningfully
Confidence to move beyond tokenistic engagement
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Location: Online or in person (additional charges may apply)
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Cost: £100.00 per team (max 3 participants)
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