Process of the Mid-term Evaluations

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Process of the Mid-term Evaluations in
Wales Susan Denman - Head of RME, WEFO Kathryn
Markey- Former SRO Manager of MTEs Seminar on
MTEs Brussels 8 October 2004
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Planning and Contracting
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• Information dissemination on MTEs
• Consultation on evaluation questions
• Tech working group and Evaluation Advisory Groups
  formed
• Terms of reference drawn up and agreed
• Advert in OJEC
• Interviews of shortlisted contractors and
  selection

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Fieldwork Stage
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• Named members of staff contract managers
• Senior researcher co-ordinated
• Regular meetings with contractors
• Inception report work programme agreed
• All data gathering tools checked
• Bulletins issued on progress
• Staged payments
• Interim report to EAG

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Reporting and Dissemination
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• Early draft of final report to Tech Working Group
  and EAG
• Draft final report to PMC and presentation from
  contractors
• Final corrections
• Submission of report to Commission
• Translation of report into Welsh language
• Dissemination

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Learning
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• Sell evaluation as a positive concept
• Be as prescriptive as possible in ToR
• Co-ordination and quality control essential
• Check accuracy of contact data bases
• Be transparent with information at all times
• Write up and reflect on process