Evaluation Profession

The Evaluation Profession will help to build an APS workforce that uses evaluation, evidence and continuous improvement to drive outcomes. This positively impacts our policies and programs.

The Evaluation Profession brings together people who assess the effectiveness and efficiency of government policies, programs and initiatives. The Evaluation Profession aims to champion evaluative thinking and evaluation – in all its forms – across the APS. 

It will help build evaluation capability, support diversity and mobility in evaluation roles, and foster innovation.

The Evaluation Profession encourages you to develop critical skills in evaluation. Those skills contribute to shaping programs and policies that make a difference. 

By joining the Evaluation Profession, you will contribute to fostering accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.

This ensures government initiatives deliver real and measurable impact. 

By expanding your network and learning from experts, you’ll position yourself to confidently:

• design evaluations
• measure program performance
• provide evidence-based recommendations.

The Evaluation Profession will also support and promote better practice impact monitoring, evaluation, and performance management across the entire policy cycle.

Join the Evaluation Profession

The Evaluation Profession Strategy sets out the plan to embed a culture of evaluation and continuous learning to underpin evidence-based policy and delivery. It outlines the vision, context, priorities and actions needed to build evaluation capability across the APS.

The strategy establishes how the Evaluation Profession will develop a professional pathway for public-sector evaluators, build evaluation awareness and technical ability and enable high-quality evidence to deliver better outcomes for all Australians.

Read the full APS Evaluation Profession Strategy to learn more.