The Evaluation Marketplace in Canada: What Qualifications Do Employers Demand?

Authors

  • Hanna Holman University of Guelph
  • Dave Guyadeen University of Guelph
  • Daniel Henstra University of Waterloo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.72343

Keywords:

evaluation practice, evaluation education, evaluation skills and knowledge, evaluation credentialing

Abstract

This study examined the key qualifications—education, knowledge areas, professional qualities, skills, and tasks—demanded of evaluators by employers in the public, private, and not-for-profi t sectors. Through a content analysis of 50 employment advertisements, it found that the qualifications demanded by employers generally align with the skills identified as important in the evaluation literature and with competencies identified by the Canadian Evaluation Society. The study also found that there is an opportunity to promote the Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation to those interested in enhancing the evaluation capacity of their organizations.

Author Biographies

Hanna Holman, University of Guelph

Hanna Holman (Corresponding Author) is an MSc Candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph (Canada).

Dave Guyadeen, University of Guelph

Dave Guyadeen, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph (Canada).

Daniel Henstra, University of Waterloo

Daniel Henstra, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada).

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Published

2023-01-11

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2022): December 2022/décembre 2022

Section

Articles- English

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