Young Evaluator and Researcher’s Course (For Young People)

Overview

Research and evaluation are particularly powerful when planned, undertaken, and written up by young people. This course is designed to equip young people with the skills to be able to undertake the whole research process with the support of staff. The course is workshop-based and the young people will complete a practical research or evaluation project by the end.

This course is not run as an open programme but can be commissioned to fit into or start a projectyou have planned in your youth provision.

You may also want to pursue just one or two modules if the young people you are supporting only have a few gaps in their knowledge.

Outcomes

The accredited learning course covers the following learning outcomes, to understand:

  • What research and evaluation is and the different purposes that exist for research;
  • Be able to select appropriate research methods to use;
  • What the purpose and aims of research or evaluation are;
  • The purpose of research questions and how to develop them;
  • The different methods of research and evaluation and what they are appropriate for;
  • How to identify a research or evaluation population sample and recruit them;
  • Key ethical principles and how to manage them in practice;
  • Which data collection tools are appropriate for different research questions;
  • How to analyse different types of data;
  • How to ‘write up’ your analysis into an output; and
  • How to influence others with your research.

Qualification and Credit Framework Level

This course is at QCF Level 2 and is an Award.

Module detail

Module 1 – What are research and evaluation?

Module 2 – Setting out the purpose and aims of your research or evaluation

Module 3 – Developing your research questions

Module 4 – Selecting your research or evaluation methods

Module 5 – Deciding on your participants and how to reach them

Module 6 – Staying ethical

Module 7 - Designing data collection tools

Module 8 – Analysing your data

Module 9 – Writing up

Module 10 - Communicating your research

Accreditation options

In development.

Hours of learning

There are 12 hours of learning across six modules.

Cost

£3500 for the entire course for 10 to 20 young people, or £350 per module.

Course dates

This course is only run on a bespoke commissioned basis. Please enquire about availability at training@ymcageorgewilliams.uk