The Certificate in Evaluation Planning and Management provides a foundational understanding of planning and implementing a successful evaluation effort. With learning objectives aligned with globally recognized evaluator competency frameworks, those who complete this certificate will understand:

• The importance of planning and management in ensuring evaluation quality
• How to negotiate a feasible plan, budget and timeline
• How to address culture in planning and managing evaluations
• How to manage and safeguard data
• How to plan for influence
• How to coordinate and supervise evaluation processes
• How to manage teams and monitor progress
• How to work with stakeholders to build evaluation capacity
• How to use technology to support evaluation practice

To earn the ELC-CEPM, learners must complete at least six of the following courses:

• Equity-Focused and Culturally Responsive Evaluation
• Evaluation Briefers: Short-Reports Designed for Utilization
• Evaluation Management
• Evaluation Planning – Setting the Stage for Successful Evaluations
• Facilitating Evaluation
• From Default to Dazzling: Creating Visual Evaluation Reports that Shine
• Harnessing Frontier Digital Technologies for Evaluation
• Leading Effective Virtual Teams
• Managing Conflict
• Managing Difficult Conversations
• Organizational Capacity Assessment
• Participatory Data Analysis, Integration, and Synthesis
• Positive Psychology: A Powerful Tool in Your Professional Evaluation Toolkit
• Real-Time Evaluation (RTE): Using Timely Evidence and Learning to Drive Improvement
• Talk Like Ted