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Evaluating the Impact of CLD on
National and Local Outcomes
Glenys Watt
15 November 2011
• Increasingly important to evidence the outcomes of CLD
• Local and national levels
• What is happening and where are the gaps?
Context
• inform policy development and implementation with improved evidence on the impact of CLD
• create a baseline for further improvement of the evidence base for policy development and implementation in CLD
• suggest models for future impact evaluation
Purpose
• Electronic survey: 26 returns
• In-depth analysis in nine areas
• Advisory group
Methods
• Very similar provision and partners (local authority, churches, uniformed organisations and voluntary sector)
• 24 out of 25 returns said outcomes had been set; 20 have a plan linked to the SOA outcomes
• Indicators often quantitative
• Some examples of more outcome-focused evidence gathering
• Range of MIS used for storage of evidence
• Variety of ways evidence is used
• Barriers: resources and restructuring
Analysis: Youthwork
• Very similar provision and partners (local authority, FE and voluntary sector)
• 23 out of 24 returns said outcomes had been set; 20 have a plan linking adult learning to the SOA
• Quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered: progression and achievement measured
• Some evidence gathered across partners
• Barriers: focus on evidencing progress and how best this is done
• Some practical progress being made
Analysis: Adult learning
• More diverse provision and partners (local authority, health and voluntary sector)
• 23 out of 26 returns said outcomes had been set; 18 have a plan linking CCB to the SOA
• Quantitative evidence gathered: clearly harder to gather qualitative evidence
• Some evidence gathered across partners
• Barriers: focus on evidencing progress and how best this is done; establishing a baseline
• Having a clear direction for CCB
Analysis: Community Capacity Building
Analysis: In-depth areas
• Provision and partners
- greatest difference is in CCB- health as a partner in some areas not others
• Structures and planning
- where CLD sits; one team or three- plethora of plans but no CLD plan in some areas
• Management of information and evidence
- has been given attention- importance of staff training and capacity building
Analysis: In-depth areas
• Outcome-focused planning
- real progress- but still “outcomes” that are not outcomes- SOAs often want quantitative evidence
• Partners
- patchy involvement in evidence gathering- links to health of CLD Partnerships
• Interesting practice
Reflections and Recommendations
• Do we want to see greater consistency across Scotland in evidencing impact of CLD? How can this be supported?
• Do we want to evidence the impact as a whole entity or is it enough to evidence the three elements separately?
• Do we want impact to be evidenced across the partners?
• Is the SOA the best way to capture the qualitative impact of CLD?
• How do areas which are further behind with evidencing impact get supported?
Telephone: 0131 335 3700Email: admin@blakestevenson.co.uk
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