Measuring impact

Develop your Theory of Change and measurement framework

Articulate your vision, develop a strategy to bring it to life, and define how you will measure progress.
Format

Facilitated Online
Course

Starting date

28 Mar 2025

Duration

5 weeks
20 hours

Price starting from

$965
AUD

MEASURING IMPACT

Course Outcomes

A clear view enables better strategy

Discover how Theory of Change can guide impactful decision-making and learn its unique value compared to other approaches.

Conceptualise and communicate your vision

Practically apply the steps to build a Theory of Change for your own program.

Establish what to measure and how

Learn to identify key measurement points and indicators to track progress against your Theory of Change.

Build a framework to keep your focus

Develop a comprehensive measurement framework tailored to your program to ensure all your decisions about the program are results-driven.

Measure to maximise impact

Explore how the measurement framework will guide adaptations in your work for improved outcomes.
Easy as one, two, three

Choose your package

Basic

$965 AUD
This package includes:
  • Comprehensive course materials, tools, and interactive content
  • Weekly one-hour virtual sessions led by your expert course mentor
  • Free enrolment into additional resources
  • PDF course Handbook
  • Feedback on your work-based course project throughout the course
  • One 45-minute one-to-one coaching session  
  • Two 30-minute one-to-one coaching sessions  
recommended

Standard

$1,415 AUD
This package includes:
  • Comprehensive course materials, tools, and interactive content
  • Weekly one-hour virtual sessions led by your expert course mentor
  • Free enrolment into additional resources
  • PDF course handbook
  • Feedback on your work-based course project throughout the course
  • One 45-minute one-to-one coaching session  
  • Two 30-minute one-to-one coaching sessions  

Premium

$2,315 AUD
This package includes:
  • Comprehensive course materials, tools, and interactive content
  • Weekly one-hour virtual sessions led by your expert course mentor
  • Free enrolment into additional resources
  • PDF course handbook
  • Feedback on your work-based course project throughout the course
  • One 45-minute one-to-one coaching session  
  • Two x 30-minute one-to-one coaching sessions
If you purchase a standard or premium package using a discount, the discount will be applied to the basic course fee portion of the package, the 'upgrade' portion of the fee is not eligible for discounts.

The Complete guide to MEL

Your end-to-end journey

To help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) methodology and create a practical, ready-to-implement MEL plan, we recommend completing all four courses of the Complete Guide to MEL. Signing up for the Complete Guide to MEL package also gives you more than 20% off!

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

The online course was affordable and flexible. There's a bit of a family feel with the Clear Horizon Academy.It was a really positive experience and I continue to access the many resources and reasonably priced training programs being offered.
Tanya Heaney

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.

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).

How do I deepen my MEL learning?

Our Complete Guide to Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) includes all 4 courses in our MEL training. We love for our learners to participate in all courses to benefit from the full MEL 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.

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.

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.

When do the virtual sessions run?

The virtual sessions for this course run on Thursday afternoons between 2:00-3:15pm AEST/AEDT. Sessions run on the following dates:

Measuring Impact
8 August 2024
15 August 2024
22 August 2024
29 August 2024
5 September 2024
COURSE EXPERTS

Meet our team

Jess Dart
Course Author
Chief Evaluator, Founder 
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
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 
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.
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