Empowering changemakers to drive greater impact
- Learn how to use evidence-based insights to adapt your strategy for maximum impact
- Foster an iterative learning approach to deliver more effective outcomes
- Walk away with a ready-to-implement Theory of Change and a Measurement, Evaluation and Learning plan tailored to your change program
Format
Facilitated Online
Course
Starting date
21 Mar 2025
Duration
15 weeks
50 hours
Price starting from
$2335
AUD
Course Roadmap
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Easy as one, two, three
Choose your package
Basic
$2,335 AUD
This package includes:
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Comprehensive course materials, tools, and interactive content
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Weekly one-hour virtual sessions led by your expert course mentor
Standard
$2,785 AUD
This package includes:
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Comprehensive course materials, tools, and interactive content
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Weekly one-hour virtual sessions led by your expert course mentor
Premium
$3,685 AUD
This package includes:
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Comprehensive course materials, tools, and interactive content
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Weekly one-hour virtual sessions led by your expert course mentor
Course overview
Our learners love us
I absolutely loved the course and got SO much out of it. Huge thanks to you and the team for turning this course into such a terrific online offering. We’ve reimagined and redeveloped our MEL Framework and approach, and created a whole lot of tools to support it. The course certainly gave me a really good foundation to understand what we’re doing and to lead it all.
Jess Hill
Excellent. I've done the entire MEL course and been excited to log in and get into learning. There's some great overlap and everything feels tied together. Lots of learning has occurred since April, but it doesn't feel overwhelming. It feels broken down, stage-based and very practical. The examples and the attitude of the instructors makes MEL really inviting for organizations to strengthen their capacities
Anonymous Learner
The MEL training has transformed our approach to program evaluation for improved accountability and transparency. Highly engaging, excellent quality content delivered by lively, enormously capable professionals.
Carina Johnson
Frequently asked questions
Why learn with Clear Horizon?
For nearly two decades, we have worked with changemakers across some of the world’s best-known NFPs, NGOs, and social enterprises, such as The Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Menzies Foundation, Care, and Oxfam Australia, to name a few.
We are dedicated to empowering changemakers from projects of all sizes by equipping them with practical and rigorously tested methods and knowledge. Our Complete Guide to MEL course is built on our extensive experience and is the very best place for beginner and intermediate learners to understand how the right framework, data, and approach can make all the difference in their impact work.
We are dedicated to empowering changemakers from projects of all sizes by equipping them with practical and rigorously tested methods and knowledge. Our Complete Guide to MEL course is built on our extensive experience and is the very best place for beginner and intermediate learners to understand how the right framework, data, and approach can make all the difference in their impact work.
Who is this course designed for?
- Social change leaders.
- Government and philanthropic funding managers.
- Changemakers looking to grow their skillsets.
- M&E professionals ready to incorporate learning into their evaluation practice.
- Aspiring and seasoned project evaluators.
How do your online courses work?
Each of our courses offer quality multimedia content delivered via our learning platform that can be completed anytime from any device wherever you may be. As part of offering a personalised learning experience, we have integrated a one-hour live virtual session per module. It is not a requirement to attend as we know it can be difficult to balance work/life/study, however we do encourage attendance. But don’t stress if you can’t make it, as we post recordings of the session afterwards. We also offer moderated forums encouraging learners to share their experiences and hear more from our mentors. Feedback from learners is that they have enjoyed interacting during these sessions and watch them if they can’t be in attendance. The virtual sessions are held during office hours (Australian Eastern Standard time).
Do I have to do the full course or can I pick the modules that are of interest to me?
We’d love for our learners to participate in all 4 courses to benefit from the full Measurement, Evaluation and Learning experience. But if you’re only looking to brush up on specific skills or areas, we’ve designed each course to also be valuable as a stand-alone.
However, to get the most out of the Evaluation and the Learning courses, we recommend you consider completing the previous two as they set the basis for fundamental concepts unless you have extensive field experience in this area of work.
However, to get the most out of the Evaluation and the Learning courses, we recommend you consider completing the previous two as they set the basis for fundamental concepts unless you have extensive field experience in this area of work.
How will personalised coaching benefit my learning?
Opting for the standard or premium package secures one-to-one time with one of our senior experts. This time is devoted to tackling the questions you have in applying your learning to your specific context and making sure your coursework sets you up for success.
What's the difference between MEL and M&E?
What is the difference between MEL and M&E?At Clear Horizon, we've adopted Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) as an alternative to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) approach.
‘Measurement’ replaces ‘Monitoring’ because we think it’s more active and it emphasises that we regularly use this data to draw out insights and learn. Which is where ‘Learning’ comes in; we believe adaptive learning should be a core element of a balanced MEL approach so you can really drive your impact.
MEL ensures accountability and transparency while enabling changemakers to adapt and learn from their work. Our MEL training provides an excellent foundation for M&E practice and will enable you to bring more to the table when it comes to learning and adapting.
‘Measurement’ replaces ‘Monitoring’ because we think it’s more active and it emphasises that we regularly use this data to draw out insights and learn. Which is where ‘Learning’ comes in; we believe adaptive learning should be a core element of a balanced MEL approach so you can really drive your impact.
MEL ensures accountability and transparency while enabling changemakers to adapt and learn from their work. Our MEL training provides an excellent foundation for M&E practice and will enable you to bring more to the table when it comes to learning and adapting.
What is Theory of Change and a MEL plan?
A Theory of Change is a description and illustration of how and why a desired change is expected to happen in a program or project. It really helps you think about how you will achieve your goals and what interim results might be. On the other hand, a Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plan is a framework that has a strong learning focus. It helps you to track, learn, and adapt your work to acheive your goals. MEL is designed to serve the needs of change-makers by enabling them to rapidly identify what's not working and adapt.
How long can I access the course content?
You will have access to all materials for 12 months from the start of the course.
COURSE EXPERTS
Meet our team
Jess Dart
Course Author
CEO
CEO
Inventor of practical methodologies and a highly sought-after facilitator, Jess navigates complexity with comfort and helps her clients to clarify their desired outcomes and how to get there.Jess has over 25 years’ experience in evaluating and designing social change initiatives in Australia and overseas. She is passionate about developing real-world evaluation and strategy for social justice and sustainability. In particular, she works with systems change interventions, large-scale strategy and social innovation.
Zoe Enticott
Lead Mentor
Principal Consultant
Principal Consultant
Zoe has a breadth of experience in the government and community sectors, having worked across several departments in the Victorian Government. For the last three years, Zoe has led some of the Department of Education and Training’s evaluation work, including research to synthesise data and findings from programmatic and strategic evaluations to consolidate and share evidence on the progress of the Victorian Education State agenda.
Gabrielle Chamberland
Support Mentor
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Gabrielle’s goal is always to equip her clients to generate positive change. She enjoys engaging with project stakeholders and communities, having facilitated many co-design and engagement activities such as workshops, focus groups, and interviews.
Her multidisciplinary background means Gabrielle can easily understand complex systems and how their pieces interact. An adept communicator, she effectively translates intricate concepts and technical language into easy-to-understand impact stories.
Her multidisciplinary background means Gabrielle can easily understand complex systems and how their pieces interact. An adept communicator, she effectively translates intricate concepts and technical language into easy-to-understand impact stories.
The Complete Guide to Measurement, Evaluation & Learning