Evaluation in Agricultural Innovation micro-credential

What you will learn

Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.

Evaluation is a critical examination methodology that plays an essential role in supporting ongoing improvements and innovation in the agricultural industry.

This micro-credential has been developed for agricultural practitioners and extensionists seeking industry-aligned skills to influence sustainable change and innovation.

Explore the role of evaluation in agricultural innovation

Develop an understanding of the purposes and features of evaluation methods and how they can be applied in agricultural innovation contexts. Reflect on the social and political dimensions of evaluation strategies and practice.

Identify best practice evaluation approaches and methods

Compare and contrast different evaluation approaches and methods in agricultural contexts. Share findings with peers and hear from evaluation practitioners working in the industry.

Assess evaluation reports to improve industry practice

Apply your knowledge of evaluation approaches to assess industry evaluation reports. Justify your assessment using best practice evaluation techniques.

This micro-credential is ideal for a wide range of agricultural practitioners and extensionists. You may be working in livestock, grains, horticulture or viticulture. Or you may work for a government body, environmental group or land management organisation that interacts with farmers.

To be eligible for this course, you must have completed:

• An undergraduate degree in an agricultural or related field (e.g. natural resource management, science)
• or
• Two years of work experience in agricultural science, natural resource management or associated fields.

This micro-credential is open to both domestic and international participants.

This micro-credential has been developed in close consultation with industry to ensure your knowledge is contemporary and industry-aligned. It will equip you with the skills and advanced knowledge needed to influence sustainable innovation and change within agriculture.

If you're a member of the Agricultural Institute of Australia, this suite of micro-credentials may contribute to 'certified practising agriculturalist' professional development hours.

By the end of this micro-credential, you will be able to:

• Understand appropriate evaluation approaches in agricultural contexts, concerning common evaluation frameworks, methods and metrics.
• Apply best practice evaluation assessment techniques to examine agricultural industry evaluation reports.

This course runs over 11 weeks.

Your total time commitment is approximately 40 hours, which includes:

• 7 hours of guided learning
• 20 hours of independent study
• 13 hours of assessment tasks.

Assessment:

• Written report or video presentation (50%)
• Written analysis of an evaluation report (50%).

Once you've successfully completed this course, you will be awarded your Evaluation in Agricultural Innovation micro-credential. This digital certificate will warrant the achievement of knowledge, skills and capabilities outlined in the learning outcomes. It may also include artefacts (such as videos and written material) related to both experiential and work-integrated learning, including translatable assessment that is practical to your professional life. You can also share your micro-credential digitally and via social media by adding it to your personal platforms, such as LinkedIn. See example certificate.