VCS Matters is continuing to provide its highly successful training on evaluating outcomes in conjunction with De Montfort University.

Sets of three sessions are offered with alternative dates. Participants should book for all three sessions in their set. If you cannot manage all the dates in any of the sets you may ask the course administrator if there is a space for the relevant session in another set.

Session 1 - 'Outcomes introduction' is an introductory session dealing with the importance and basic principles of evaluating outcomes in the current policy climate, including the link to Birmingham's Brighter Futures Strategy and commissioning. It will explain the language of outcomes, inputs, outputs etc and provide ideas on how to collect evidence to show your project outcomes.

Session 2 - 'Outcomes in more depth' will look at ways of evidencing outcomes in more depth. It will be substantially based on practical examples, case studies and group work around the questions you face in your own projects. It will deal with choosing indicators, capturing evidence of outcomes including ‘soft outcomes' and how to analyse and write up your information.

Session 3 - 'One-to-one support' is a follow up ‘surgery' sometime later. Projects can bring their practical questions and progress thus far and discuss their evaluations in small groups and on an individual basis with a tutor. There will also be some limited scope for email or telephone support.

All sessions will take place in central Birmingham at BVSC - The Centre for Voluntary Action, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DR

The dates are:

Set 1:

Monday 9 June, 9am - 12.30pm

Wednesday 18 June, 9am - 12.30pm

Tuesday 30 September, 9am - 12.30pm

Set 2:

Friday 4 July, 9am - 12.30pm

Monday 14 July, 9am - 12.30pm

Thursday 23 October, 9am - 12.30pm

Set 3:

Wednesday 10 September, 9am - 12.30pm

Wednesday 17 September, 9am - 12.30pm

Wednesday 19 November, 9am - 12.30pm

For details and bookings see the attachment below or contact Rosella Cosgrove at rosellac@bvsc.org