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 Home : Developing a Workplace Program : Six Steps To a Workplace Program : Step 5

Step 5. Evaluate the Effectiveness of your Actions See the Act - Public Report

Please note: The workplace program Evaluation section may remain confidential if requested. If you want the Evaluation to be confidential, please ensure it is included under the heading "Confidential Evaluation" in your report.

You will need to consider the effectiveness of your actions. Some questions to help you evaluate this are:

  • What happened? (Were there changes in the job groups that women work in, for example, first female electrical apprentice was appointed).
  • What stage is the action at?
  • Did the action work? Did it not work?
  • What did you learn for next time?

The tools you used to identify issues are also excellent for identifying how well your actions worked (for example, surveys, one-to-one interviews, focus groups, and so on).

The evaluation can use any of the following:

  • Quantitative, statistical or numerical data (eg, employee survey data, systems data). You can use an updated version of the Workplace Profile at the end of the reporting period to help you evaluate.
  • Qualitative data (eg, focus group data, written comments in employee surveys).
  • Anecdotes, descriptions or written comments (usually in combination with quantitative or qualitative data).

Your actions may not have produced measurable, quantifiable results, and it is acceptable for you to demonstrate you are continuously analysing and improving the effectiveness of the actions you take to achieve Equal Opportunity for women. 

Step 5 Outcome: Assessing your EO Actions 

At the end of this step, you will have assessed the effectiveness of your actions. We encourage you to celebrate your successes and to learn from your attempts.

What to include in your report? See the Act

Your report (either in your public report or in a separate confidential report) must contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of the actions.

You may also report on actions that were not effective, despite resources invested. You can do this by describing why the action did not work and what you learnt from this.

Go To Step 6 - Future Actions

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