*17 November 2010: Prior to the practitioners Evaluation & Monitoring Seminar, EIPA will provide an introduction for newcomers to Evaluation, covering the Evaluation Cycle, key methods within evaluation, and the use of monitoring and evaluation indicators.
Please note that this introductory day will only take place if there is sufficient demand.
Target Group
Officials from central, regional and local government, programme officers and managers, as well as project managers and developers involved with the implementation of Structural Funds projects and programmes. The seminar is also open to economic and social partners involved in the Structural Funds process, such as NGOs, higher education establishments, and employers’ representatives.
Description
This two-part seminar consists of illustrated presentations, group discussions and workshops. The seminar covers:
- the Evaluation Cycle
- the essentials of ex ante, ongoing and ex post programme evaluation
- good practice in evaluation, with case studies
- ex ante project appraisal techniques (with basic introduction to cost-benefit analysis)
- the development of project and programme indicators
- quantifying programmes
- programme and project monitoring systems
It also details the requirements laid down in the official regulations and reviews the support tools provided by the Commission and other bodies.
Method
There is a series of presentations from regional practitioners, expert consultants, EU officials and EIPA lecturers. Discussions and exchanges of experience are encouraged. Mini-workshops and exercises are used both to develop simulations of essential elements of monitoring and evaluation and to provide a clear view of good practice in the key disciplines involved.
Objectives
At the end of the seminar the participants should have a clear understanding of all the basic monitoring and evaluation requirements associated with EU regional and cohesion policy. Participants should also have a quick general tool kit for strategy development, project appraisal, system monitoring and impact assessment.
WEDNESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2010**OPTIONAL DAY – Introduction for newcomers to Evaluation and Indicators: the Evaluation Cycle, including monitoring; methodologies & techniques; indicatorsRegistration of 3-day participantsOpening of the Seminar: Introduction to the objectives and methodology of the SeminarIntroduction to the Evaluation CycleRobin Smail, Expert, EIPA, Maastricht, Netherlands
- wealth creation and making choices, delivering value-for-money
- the policy-evaluation cycle
- ex ante evaluations & ongoing evaluations
- ex post evaluations, lessons learnt and feedback into policy making
Quantifying programmes: generating indicators, gross jobs and net jobs calculations, using costeffectiveness ratios and benchmarksRobin Smail - context and programme indicators; distinguishing output, result and impact indicators
- core indicators and aggregation of effects; collecting the data
- estimating job creation effects (and gross to net calculations)
- cost per job, and other benchmarks, calculations of budgets and targets
Lunch at EIPA’s Restaurant
Workshop on IndicatorsEx ante Programme evaluationRobin Smail - a method for determining the priorities of a programme
- testing the logic of the programme: utility, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability
Introduction to ongoing evaluations and ex post Impact Assessments of programmes (and projects)Robin Smail - what is an ongoing evaluation? why, when, how is it used?
- measuring effects and impacts, understanding causality
- doing the desk research, the fieldwork, the analyses
- building the counterfactual or policy-off scenario
Buffet meal at EIPA’s restaurant
TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2010
2-DAY SEMINAR BEGINS – For practitioners using EU Structural Funds
Review of first day of seminar; objectives and methodology of seminar
Robin Smail, Expert, EIPA, Maastricht
Emerging best practice for thematic, ongoing and ex post evaluations of projects and programmes
Dr Iain Jenkins, Director, EKOS Consultants, Glasgow, UK
- standard frameworks and guidance
- logic models
- ex post CBA and SROI
- valuation techniques
The Evaluation requirements 2007-2013 - A view from the European Commission
Daniel Mouque, Principal Administrator, Evaluation Unit, DG Regio, European Commission, Brussels
- the regulatory requirements and the programming life-cycle
- replacing the mid-term evaluation with ongoing evaluation
- working with the Commission on ex post evaluations
Lunch at EIPA’s Restaurant
Programme Monitoring: structures, systems, reporting, indicators.The experience of the Netherlands & Discussion
Luc Broos, former Managing Director, ERAC (Programme and Project managers), Boxtel, Netherlands
- setting up systems, using the right tools & templates
- file-keeping and the data required for monitoring programmes
- managing spend, payment claims, reporting on outcomes
- site visits, control visits, follow-up visits
Monitoring Projects: following progress on the ground & DiscussionLuc Broos - terms of the grant letter and execution contract
- progress reporting and payment claims
- site visits and risk assessment
- corrective actions
Close of second day
Reception at EIPA’s restaurant
FRIDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2009
Ex ante project appraisal techniques
Robin Smail
- project rationale and the concept of market failure
- feasibility, options, risk assessment, sensitivity analysis
- financial and economic appraisal: calculating the costs, the benefits and the rates of return
- calculating the grant for revenue generating projects
Practical Application of Technical Concepts (Case studies and best practice for thematic, ongoing and ex post evaluations of projects and programmes (contd)).
Dr Iain Jenkins
- testing the market failure rationale
- making attribution (and causality)
- counting the jobs and GVA
- assessing deadweight and displacement
Workshop on Ex ante project appraisal
Lunch
Workshop Completion and Feedback
Seminar Feedback and Conclusion of the Seminar
Close of Seminar
Guided Tour of Maastricht
Programme and Walking Tour of Maastricht
The Basic Introduction session will commence on Wednesday 17 November at 10.00. The Practitioners Seminar will commence on Thursday 18 November at 09.00 and finish on Friday 19 November at 16.15. A guided walking tour in the historic centre of Maastricht is foreseen on Thursday at 14.45. The tour takes about 1.5 hours.
Seminar venue
The seminar will take place at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296.222, fax: +31.43.3296.296.
Working language
The seminar will be conducted in English.
Fee
€ 875: Participation in the seminar on 18-19 November (2 days)
€ 1075: Participation in the seminar on 17-19 November (3 days).
The participation fee includes participation in the seminar, documentation, lunches, buffet meal (on introduction day), reception, refreshments and the guided walking tour. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK) as well as civil servants working for an EU institution or agency. If you are eligible for a discount, please tick the box in the registration form. Please note that reductions cannot be accumulated. For more information, please visit EIPA’s website: www.eipa.eu (FAQspecial discounts).
The registration fee also includes a copy of the publication “Managing Structural Funds: A Step-by-Step Practical Handbook” (retail price € 70) published by EIPA in 2008.
Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a block booking at:
Hotel Résidence Beaumont**** (www.beaumont.nl) at a rate of € 102,- p.p.p.n.
Hotel Mabi **** (www.hotelmabi.nl) at a rate of € 98,25 p.p.p.n. (these prices include breakfast and tourist tax).
Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.
Meals
All meals will be served at the Institute’s restaurant. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so this can be arranged.
Registration
Kindly complete the registration form and submit it before 27 October 2010. Your name and address will be part of EIPA’s database for our mailing purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box in the registration form.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee. For administrative reasons you will be charged € 150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.
Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to 2 weeks before the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, hotel, etc.). For EIPA’s cancellation policy, please visit our website www.eipa.eu (legal notice).
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