Impact Evaluation

The only way to assess the real long-term change of an intervention is to do an impact evaluation. But for many practitioners, clearly defining impact, and adequately assessing it, remains a challenge. This course will guide you through a process to understand and design an impact evaluation. It provides you with viable quantitative and qualitative options even in the case of complex interventions. You will learn different methods and how to choose the most suitable for your case.

Experience a glimpse of our online learning journey in impact evaluation here.

In this course you will

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of common impact measurement approaches
• Become familiar with complexity-aware methods to measure impact
• Select strategies to determine the contribution of your programme to identified changes
• Get an overview of available tools and select the most appropriate ones for your intervention
• Practise how to use methods and tools with a (real life) case
• Gain skills to critically analyse the collected data connected to your initial impact questions

Dates

E-learning self-paced: 12 hours, to be completed from 20/10/2025 to 14/11/2025 on our e-learning platform. On-location: 17 to 21 November 2025 (7 hours per day)

Your profile

You are an M&E or learning practitioner involved in social change. You are a manager/practitioner who needs to factor in impact assessments. You want to demonstrate the impact of your organisation for accountability or learning. You want to connect with peers and deepen your theoretical and practical knowledge.

Blended Course

In this course, we offer you a blended learning trajectory, combining online learning and face-to-face training. During the first three weeks of the course, you learn by distance through the online learning platform. This helps to ensure that everyone starts at a similar level prior to the face-to-face course. This online portion takes approximately 3-4 hours per week. The face-to-face part comprises 4.5 days in Ede, the Netherlands.