ACSES Evaluation Learning Program
The first streams of the ACSES Evaluation Learning Program, a free, fully online training initiative designed to build evaluation capability for equity practitioners and others in the higher education sector, are now available.
Delivered via Canvas, the program consists of a series of modules across five key streams. The content, grounded in real-world examples, supports participants in applying evaluative thinking to their work—enabling a deeper understanding of what works, for whom, in what circumstances, how, and why.
The launch marks a significant step toward embedding a culture of evidence-informed equity practice across Australian universities.
Streams on Introduction to Equity Evaluation and Program Logic Models for Equity Evaluation will be the first available. Digital badges are awarded upon completion of each stream.
The courses are available to enrol now, and will be live on Canvas from 24 September.
ACSES PLM Tool
The ACSES PLM Tool is an online app supporting equity program design and evaluation by building Program Logic Models (PLMs).
Program Logic Models are visual depictions of a program that help clarify the program intent, align resources and activities with intended outcomes, and assist in communicating with stakeholders. They form the core of program planning and evaluation by identifying the intended impacts this work should measure.
Built on the Student Equity in Higher Education Evaluation Framework (SEHEEF), the ACSES PLM Tool is intended to help universities map, at the program level, intended relationships between resources, activities, and the intended outcomes.
The tool includes the ability to create a PLM with individual university branding, with PLMs able to be exported in PDF version. Models can also be saved and reimported for future editing as programs change and evolve.
The tool is available on the Equity Hub website.
Interested to know more?
Watch the recording of the ACSES Evaluation Learning Program & PLM Tool Information Session, which was held 1 October 2025 online via Zoom.
