Evaluation for practitioners: Developing capacity, confidence, and passion for evaluation and monitoring to improve student outcomes by measuring impact

This is a final report from a 2025 ACSES Capacity Building Grant project by Charles Darwin University. The project, funded by ACSES, involved the university engaging an external expert consultant to design and deliver a targeted training and support program for equity practitioners.

The program focused on strengthening foundational Monitoring and Evaluation knowledge, practical application of tools and frameworks, and confidence in evaluating equity initiatives, with particular emphasis on the Student Equity in Higher Education Evaluation Framework (SEHEEF).

A range of resources were used in the workshops:

• Basic Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
• CDU Outcomes Dashboard
• Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Templates
• Standardised Survey Questions / Questions Bank

An accessible Word doc of the report is available here: Evaluation for practitioners: Developing capacity, confidence, and passion for evaluation and monitoring to improve student outcomes by measuring impact.