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Why evaluation is important to you, me and everybody
Abstract
The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) suggest that the use of operational evaluation and monitoring contributes to the creation of correct and current assessment standards (
This short article is aimed at anyone who attends training courses including mandatory, induction, CPD, management and clinical skills, and explores the theory of evaluation and its benefit in adding depth and value to all training purposes.
This short article is aimed at anyone who attends training courses including mandatory, induction, CPD, management and clinical skills.
Evaluation is a statement which appraises or adds value to something (Simpson et al, 1986). Evaluation is regularly paired with assessment which encompasses benchmarking and ranking; however, there are significant differences. Evaluation gives the learner the opportunity to think about the content, delivery and direction of training courses rather than a grade (Scriven, 1991; Phillips, 1997; Newble and Cannon, 2001). The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) suggest that the use of operational evaluation and monitoring contributes to the creation of correct and current assessment standards (HCPC, 2009).
The NHS North West has an Education Governance (2008) which supports the development of the workforce and ‘real service improvement’ (NHS North West, 2008: 4). To achieve improvement, Education Governance (EG) needs to demonstrate commitment to the following four areas:
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