Measuring soft indicators and distance travelled

This session will take participants through the process of how to their organisation should measure soft indicators and distance travelled. You will be taken through the necessary steps to leave with a blueprint specifically tailored both to the needs service user group and the aims and objectives of your organisation. The workshop will engage you in discussion, practical group exercises and experiential sessions.

Starts on	20/10/2009
Location	London

During the day you will consider the following elements:

What do we mean by soft indicators and distance travelled?
Why should we bother when we already collect hard outcome data?
What is your purpose?
What are the benefits?
Relating assessment and evaluation to your organisation’s aims and objectives
Relating assessment and evaluation to service users, practitioners, management and funders
Deciding what to measure
Deciding how to measure and record your assessment
Mapping to national strategies, standards and frameworks
Combining assessment with goal setting and action planning
Combining assessment with other models and approaches
‘A good assessment tool is also a learning opportunity.’
Implementing measurement systems in your organisation; what else needs to be in place?

Who the course is aimed at

Contractors, local authorities, voluntary sector, regeneration partnerships

Places and dates

If you are interested in attending this course earlier than October, please call 020 7840 8333

20 October 2009 – London

Tutor

Craig Watt, Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion

Price

Private sector: £245

Public sector and academic institutions: £195

Charity, voluntary sector and not-for-profit: £145

If you would like to book onto the October course, please click here