About Us

The Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education (CUEE) was created in 2008 as a voluntary, collaborative partnership among universities, government and the Canadian Evaluation Society.

Goals

CUEE aims to increase access to high quality, graduate-level education in evaluation that enables its graduates to acquire the required competencies to practice as evaluators and eventually to meet the academic requirements for a Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation, awarded by the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES).

CUEE also aims to facilitate opportunities for faculty members to communicate, share resources and collaborate on research and publications that may involve students, and are geared toward enhancing the theory and practice of the evaluation field.

Objectives

The Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education aims to:

• enhance access to high quality graduate level instruction in evaluation;
• contribute to the increase in qualified evaluators in Canada by enabling its graduates to acquire the required competencies to meet the academic requirements for a Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation.
• support the development of graduate level instruction in evaluation by sharing course syllabi, proposals for credentials and other curricula materials among members;
• support collaborations in developing joint course materials;
• develop research initiatives and academic publications involving CUEE faculty members and students;
• provide authoritative input on matters concerning program evaluation.

Guiding Principles

The Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education is committed to:

• respecting evaluation as an interdisciplinary domain of inquiry;
• valuing the diversity of information needs of the evaluation community and contexts for practice;
• taking into consideration new trends regarding evaluation practices and contexts;
• upholding the highest professional standards and ethics of professional practice in the field;
• providing pre-service and in-service professional development for evaluation practitioners that is informed by contemporary theory and professional practice;
• ensuring shared access to programs and courses among Consortium members;
• respecting Consortium members’ interests and autonomy.