• Professional Development

    Workshop > CES PEI | Program Evaluation Essential Skills Series, 4-day Workshop

    Participants will gain basic levels of knowledge, skill and appreciation with respect to the essential elements of evaluation, equipping them to enter and participate in the evaluation field and develop as evaluation professionals. There is no prior knowledge or experience related to evaluation required. This course is designed for those who are new to program evaluation or to those wishing to ensure that their knowledge and skills used in their evaluation practice encompass all basic aspects of program evaluation. Dates: November 23, 24, 30 and December 1, 2023 Location: Charlottetown Library, 97 Queen Street Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm MORE INFORMATION…   Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in…

  • Call for Proposals,  Conferences,  Professional Development

    Call for Proposals > CES 2024 Conference | Renewal and Confluence: Navigating the Future of Evaluation

    Canadian Evaluation Society 2024 Conference Renewal and Confluence: Navigating the Future of Evaluation May 5 to 8, 2024 Fredericton, NB Call for Proposals   The 2024 Conference organizing committee is pleased to invite evaluation professionals, academics, students and other potential presenters to submit proposals for presentations, workshops and thematic breakfasts that will contribute to the theme of the Conference. The deadline to submit a proposal is December 4, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. This is a firm deadline. There will be no extensions.   Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in Nova Scotia? Find out more or email [email protected]

  • Journal Club,  Professional Development,  Study and Discussion

    CES-NS 2023 Journal Club: Fall Sessions

    Upcoming: Tuesday, October 24, 12:05-12:55pm AT Moderator: Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier Session Description: Join us for the first Fall Journal Club meeting. In this session, we will discuss Bobby Thomas Cameron’s 2023 article, Building Capacity with Evaluation Standards and Guidelines in Prince Edward Island: Responding to Academics’ “Call to Action” (Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation). Please read the article in advance, and join us to discuss the ideas and how they connect to our context as evaluators! Once registered, you will receive the details to log into Zoom. Save the 4th Tuesday each month in your calendars for more Journal Club meetings! Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in Nova…

  • Professional Development,  Study/Discussion Group

    Study/Discussion Group: Foundations for Creating Cultures of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Evaluation

    CES-NS is pleased to offer a study/discussion group in 2023-24 to provide Atlantic Canadian evaluators with supported learning to understand and use evaluation as a tool for decolonization, equity, and sustainability.  Who: CES members from Atlantic Canada. When: 2:30-4:00 pm Atlantic, third Thursday of every month, October 2023 to June 2024 (first session is Thursday, October 19). Where: Zoom (you will receive a meeting invite after you register). What: Each meeting will cover one of the modules from the CES self-study course Foundations for Creating Cultures of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Evaluation. Participants will review the module in advance of the session (approximately 30-60 minutes of preparation time) and…

  • Networking,  Professional Development

    REMINDER (July 25) – CES-NS Journal Club: Evaluation in the Provinces and Territories: A Cross-Canada Snapshot and Call to Action

    This is a reminder that the next CES-NS Journal Club will be held on July 25th, 12:05-12:55 pm (ADT). In this session, we will discuss Evaluation in the Provinces and Territories: A Cross-Canada Snapshot and Call to Action. At this session, we will be joined by CES Fellow, Kaireen Chaytor, co-author of the article! Please see the below poster for more info. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/33nyhzjy. Please read the article in advance, and join us to discuss the ideas and how they connect to our context as evaluators!