| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Building National Evaluation Capacity in Senegal: Lessons Learned and Current Challenges |
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Roundtable Presentation 451 to be held in the Boardroom on Friday, Nov 13, 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
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Sponsored by the Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Ian Hopwood, Independent Consultant, ihopwood@orange.sn
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| Abstract:
There has been increasing activity to build evaluation capacity in the public and also private sector in Senegal. The presentation will analyze results obtained, and identify lessons learned, drawing upon recent studies and additional insights from the author's experience as former UNICEF HQ Evaluation Chief, UNICEF's Senegal Representative and now evaluation militant/member of Senegalese Evaluation Network. Capacity building has included strategies to promote demand for evaluation as well as measures to meet that demand, including institutional arrangements and incentives, improving evaluation methods and practice, and training and networking. Among key capacity challenges are the need to evaluate public policies (e.g. national poverty strategy, implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness), and how to ensure that evaluation contributes to government performance and accountability in context of results based management. Questions for discussion include the appropriate institutional arrangements including decentralization, how to ensure independence and quality in context of partnerships, and the role of the international community.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Strengthening Evaluator Competencies and Institutional Evaluation Capacity Through Professional Development Programs and Services |
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Roundtable Presentation 451 to be held in the Boardroom on Friday, Nov 13, 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
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Sponsored by the Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Sandiran Premakanthan, Symbiotic International Consulting Services (SICS), sandiran_premakanthan@phac-aspc.gc.ca
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| Abstract:
The Canadian Evaluation Society has led the way in proposing competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice along with the Guidelines for Ethical Conduct and the Program Evaluation Standards. It is an attempt to develop a Professional Designation for Evaluators. The paper presents a review of the professional development programs and services (academic and private sector service providers) and institutional arrangements to cater to the needs of the Community of Evaluators in strengthening their competencies and professional practice. It examines the adequacy of the current professional development programs and services available in the National Capital Region, Ottawa in meeting the future demand for evaluator training and credentialing. The author also shares his experience of a model from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) that certifies its members and awards professional designations in Quality Management Systems Auditing and what is involved in maintaining the designation (recertification) through continuous education, training and professional development activities.
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