Context: Competent CLD practitioners require to build evidence-based practice based on an appreciation of the value of research and evaluation. They need a knowledge of the methods and techniques commonly used and an understanding of the current issues and challenges in evaluation, quality assurance and performance measurement in CLD.

As a competent practitioner with an ability to evaluate and inform practice you will be able to demonstrate that you can:

• understand the differences between research, evaluation and associated concepts;
• employ appropriate tools, frameworks and methodologies in the evaluation of practice;
• draw on evaluation findings to inform your own practice;
• use participative evaluative processes;
• promote and support community led research and evaluation;
• analyse policy, research and evaluation evidence;
• learn from other perspectives and challenge your own assumptions;
• interpret and use evidence related to outcomes and impact;
• present evidence to a range of audiences using appropriate tools and technologies.