{"id":217,"date":"2015-11-19T20:43:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tei.cgu.edu\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:55:08","slug":"certificate-in-evaluation-practice-cep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tei.cgu.edu\/certificates\/certificate-in-evaluation-practice-cep\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate in Evaluation Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Certificate in Evaluation Practice (CEP) offers participants a breadth of understanding of the knowledge and skills that are frequently needed for evaluations.<\/h3>\n<p>The CEP is intended for evaluators who are seeking a course of study that exposes them to the fundamentals of evaluation practice.<\/p>\n<p>This certificate is designed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for evaluation professionals who do not have substantive formal training in evaluation<\/li>\n<li>for those who wish to brush up on recent developments<\/li>\n<li>for those who are seeking a systematic understanding of evaluation practice<\/li>\n<li>for individuals who are approaching evaluation practice as a new endeavor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This Certificate also serves as the first prerequisite for the Master Evaluator Certificate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CEP Requirements:<\/strong> The CEP is awarded after the completion of 30 days of instruction from a prescribed set of courses. 15 days are to be selected from a group of core courses, and the remaining 15 days are selected from among two groups of elective courses (Design &amp; 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