Documenting & reporting
Good documentation helps you understand how well your course worked, share your results with others, and improve future training. It also builds credibility with partners and funders, and helps track the longer-term impact of your work.
Why reporting matters
- Improves your courses – Learn what went well and what could be better.
- Tracks outcomes – Understand how your students benefit over time.
- Builds partnerships – Show your impact to supporters, funders, and collaborators.
- Supports scaling – A clear record of what you did helps others replicate or build on your work.
What to document
- Course delivery – Number of students, topics covered, activities done.
- Participation – Attendance and engagement across different sessions.
- Feedback – Student surveys, trainer reflections, external observations.
- Photos and videos – Useful for reporting and communications.
Tools and templates
- Use a basic reporting template to record delivery and feedback.
- Store results in a shared folder or system to keep things organised and easy to access.
- Use your baseline and final student surveys to measure progress and learning.
Long-term impact
Plan to check in with your students around 6 months after the course. A short follow-up survey can show whether they’re using what they learned, and whether it’s helped them find work, start projects, or continue their learning journey.
