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This area provides access to the ideas and products of the Capitalisation and Evaluation Research Network

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The Capitalisation and Evaluation Research Network

The Capitalisation and Evaluation Research Network (CERN) network brings together experts in evaluation from across Europe in order to share ideas and practice, undertake research and develop new tools and instruments for the evaluation of vocational education and training.

Our Ideas

CERN is committed to the idea of evaluation as structured and skilled intervention in the cycle of project planning, implementation and review, which adds value by providing feedback, offering alternative interpretations, challenging assumptions and helping stakeholders make judgements about the effectiveness and impact of their policies and practices. In this context, it is essentially a diagnostic and developmental process, the aim of which is to maximise the collective learning of the organisation and the wider community and improve quality in the future.

Aims of the network

The aims of the CERN network are to:

Improve the relevance and effectiveness of training projects
Improve the evaluation skills of practitioners, trainers and managers
Inform the capitalisation process

How the CERN network can help you

The CERN network has developed a range of products and services including:

Access to ideas and information about evaluation
Materials and tools to support the design of evaluation systems
Handbooks and guidelines for evaluation
Training in evaluation skills for internal (or external) evaluators and project workers
Access to skilled practitioners able to undertake evaluations.

These products have been tested by members of the European funded projects and are now being made available on a wider basis through the Evaluate Europe web site. If you are interested in learning more about any of the products contact Michaela Woods at michaela@iago.eu.com or Brian dillon at brian@nexus.ie.

Evaluation Training Programme

CERN Research Papers

One of the aims of the CERN project was to develop research in evaluation ideas and theory. This section of the web site present the results of that work.

CERN Game

LUDOVALUATE is a game on evaluation

Key Issues Papers

Key Issues papers are discussion papers covering areas of concern, areas presenting evaluation challenges or problems.

e val Bringing evaluation theory and practice closer together

Evaluate Europe