Policy Evaluation

Policy Evaluation and Performance Measurement

Course Description (10h) - $575.00

Effective policies are not static documents. They must be monitored, measured, evaluated, and refined to ensure they continue to achieve their intended outcomes. 

This seminar provides participants with practical tools to evaluate policy effectiveness throughout the policy lifecycle. Participants will learn how to determine whether policies are producing desired results, identify unintended consequences, measure compliance and performance, and use evaluation findings to support decision-making and continuous improvement. 

Special attention is given to performance measurement, data-informed decision-making, equity considerations, AI-enabled analytics, and the use of evaluation results to strengthen policy outcomes. 

Participants will leave with a complete policy evaluation framework that can be adapted to their organizations. 

Policy Evaluation is a required seminar for the Certificate in Policy Development and Implementation.

---

Program Content

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of this course participants will be able to: 

• Explain the role of evaluation within the policy lifecycle 
• Differentiate between monitoring, measurement, and evaluation 
• Develop logic models and outcome frameworks 
• Identify meaningful performance indicators 
• Select appropriate qualitative and quantitative data sources 
• Design practical policy evaluation plans 
• Interpret evaluation findings and identify root causes 
• Recognize unintended consequences and emerging risks 
• Apply equity and accessibility considerations to evaluation 
• Use technology and AI tools to support policy evaluation and reporting 
• Develop recommendations for policy improvement 

Who Should Attend?

You will benefit from this course if you: 

• are responsible for evaluating, monitoring, or improving organizational policies 
• develop policy recommendations and need to assess their effectiveness 
• collect, analyze, or report on policy, program, compliance, or performance data 
• support evidence-informed decision-making within your organization 
• are involved in governance, risk management, strategic planning, or continuous improvement initiatives 
• oversee policy implementation and need to determine whether intended outcomes are being achieved 
• are responsible for measuring organizational performance and reporting results to leadership 
• want practical tools to evaluate policy impact, identify opportunities for improvement, and support future decision-making