Support for the International Program for Development Evaluation Training - 2014-2017

This project supports the International Program for Development Education Training (IPDET) a four-week executive training program in development education for evaluators from developing countries. The IPDET is held annually at Carleton University from mid-June to mid-July. It aims to improve the measurement monitoring and evaluation of development assistance and to build the foundations for more transparent and accountable governance as well as for improved development effectiveness. The IPDET provides managers and practitioners with the generic tools they require to evaluate development policies programs and projects at local national regional and global levels. The project provides annual scholarships for key decision-makers from developing country governments and non-governmental organizations; co-sponsors regional IPDET training sessions in the field; and supports the delivery of an innovative distance-coaching program to support graduates after the training. IPDET is managed jointly by Carleton University and the World Bank Group’s Independent Evaluation Group.

The intermediate outcome for this project is to make development assistance more effective through the provision of evidence-based development evaluations conducted by IPDET trained evaluators.