Measurement & Evaluation Courses
Measuring and evaluating your work is crucial to understanding what works and what doesn’t. It’s also a key piece of information that your funders and supporters will want to see.
Impact Measurement: A Self-Guided Course
Walk yourself through the basics of Impact Measurement with this self-guided course. These slides touch on the overall principles and concepts you need to understand ‘impact’.
Get more help with an in-person session on impact measurement. This session provides more detail than the slides above.
You’ll learn what ‘impact’ really means, and how it is different from outputs and outcomes. Learn to:
Understand and describe what Impact Measurement is
Recognise the importance of Impact Measurement
Understand the jargon associated with Impact Measurement
Identify steps involved in measuring success
More about potential methods for measuring your work


When Mullaghmore & Castleview Community Association (MACCA) in Omagh set out to plan this year's summer scheme, they took a chance on something different. Alongside the usual trips to the cinema and play areas, children aged 5 to 14 spent a full week immersed in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Future Farmers programme exploring the natural world on their own doorstep. The risk paid off in a big way!