Capability - Building the department's capacity to conduct successful evaluations

Evaluation workshops facilitated by leading evaluation experts, give staff practical evaluation skills
Advanced programs delivered by internal and external experts, build expertise in identified areas of specialist need in evaluation
Forums, using case studies, focus on practical aspects of evaluation and disseminate evaluation findings and learnings
A Vodcast library on the evaluation website support key aspects of evaluation professional development
External seminars, conferences and other evaluation professional development activities develop technical evaluation capacity

Customised Program Logic modelling sessions assist evaluation teams to develop a systematic, visual representation of programs and their evaluation requirements
Technical advice in Program Logic models, evaluation methodologies, governance structures, evaluation proposals, and plans and access to evaluators

Evaluation assistance

An evaluation cycle that outlines the four phases and requirements for undertaking an evaluation
A toolkit that includes fact sheets, user-friendly templates, glossary of evaluation terms and references for Program Logic modelling

Evaluation report repository

A library of reports on evaluations undertaken by the department and an index of examples indicating various aspects of high-quality evaluation

Celebration

Recognise and build on achievement and celebrate success in various aspects of evaluation