Road Safety GB Academy Evaluation Training, Wakefield

Wakefield was the location for a two-day evaluation course, organised through the Road Safety GB Academy and delivered by Tanya Fosdick. The students were a range of practitioners from West Yorkshire, with varied experience in designing and delivering evaluations. The course follows a set structure, with many practical exercises designed to demonstrate evaluation in practice and to bring out the competitive nature of attendees!

The course explores:

• Why evaluate?
• Understanding objectives
• Using E-valu-it
• Evaluation design
• What to measure
• Logic models
• Best practice
• Before and after studies
• Question writing
• Planning and piloting an evaluation
• Focus groups