Evaluation
The Evaluation project aimed to assess the impact that the AvenCentral Programme was having upon the local area. This was done through looking at what improvements have been made to the area since the beginning of the Programme, and untangling what improvements projects part-funded by the AvenCentral Programme have been responsible for.
It also helped projects to better understand what activities they were conducting and their benefir to the local community. This was done by providing advice and guidance on evaluation methods to project staff so they knew what activities they could continue with that were proving to make a difference, what services they could improve or whether their focus needed changing.
The project worked closely with local community evaluators who played an important role in understanding the local benefits that take place through AvenCentral partnership work.
The Evaluation Process
Each project that was supported by the AvenCentral Partnership undertook a formal evaluation of their activities. This included a self assessment by the project, a follow up by the Evaluation Officer and further investigation by the Observatory's Community Evaluators. A review meeting with all parties took place and a report was taken to AvenCentral's Board for approval.
Project Support
The Evaluation Officer provided a range of support measures to Project Managers, including guidance documents, the organisation of training events and workshops and the sharing of best practice between different projects.
In March 2005 an Evaluation Planning Workshop was carried out with around a dozen projects.
The programme evaluation looked at the impact of the SRB spend across all objectives and report to the interested parties the findings. This work also looked at what outstanding needs are within the area and ensured that the appropriate bodies are aware of these.
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