Evaluation team learning path for EU-CEM
This learning path is designed for evaluation teams planning and carrying out evaluation, but it also provides a more detailed introduction to the EU-CEM Handbook and the benefits of its use. The modules below are ordered as a practical path from the fundamentals of EU-CEM to project preparation, evaluation planning, and evaluation-area-specific guidance.
You can follow the full sequence from start to finish or jump directly to the topic where you need the most help.
These videos are intended to point you in the right direction and give a quick general overview of what EU-CEM contains, not to replace the handbook itself or the expertise needed to apply it.
1. Introduction to EU-CEM
This module introduces what EU-CEM is, why CCAM evaluation is often challenging, and how the handbook supports projects from proposal writing to final reporting. It explains the overall purpose of EU-CEM and how the methodology helps create coherent, feasible, and high-quality evaluation work.
Use the embedded training video for a concise introduction, then open the EU-CEM Handbook to explore the full methodology in context. The EU-CEM compliance checklist and the process steps checklist help you check whether your project setup covers the core EU-CEM expectations introduced in the video and the main steps that follow from them.
2. Project preparation phase
This module introduces Chapter 2 of the handbook, i.e. how evaluation activities should be addressed in the project preparation phase so the ground is laid for successful evaluation. It focuses on how to define the scope of the evaluation, align evaluation with overall project objectives, choose relevant impact areas and methods, and establish the resources, structure, and governance needed for successful evaluation work.
Start with the embedded training video for the key preparation-phase decisions, then use the EU-CEM Handbook for the full guidance behind them. Open the EU-CEM Handbook page for a quicker on-site overview, and keep the impact areas table, key pitfalls slide set, and cascading impacts slide set nearby when you want a faster scan of covered areas, common mistakes, and wider effects.
3. Building an evaluation plan
This module introduces Chapter 3 of the handbook, i.e. the process for developing an evaluation plan and the five interconnected elements that shape it: the CCAM system description, research questions, evaluation methods, data specification and tools, and experimental design.
It emphasises that planning is iterative, and that a strong evaluation plan helps keep the work feasible, aligned, and well documented as the project evolves.
Use the embedded training video to understand how the main parts of an evaluation plan fit together, then open the EU-CEM Handbook for the full method. The EU-CEM compliance checklist helps you check whether the essential plan elements are covered, the key pitfalls slide set is a quick companion for checking common planning mistakes, and the Examples from projects page shows how similar choices have been documented in real CCAM projects.
4. Evaluation-area-specific guidance
This module introduces Chapter 4 of the handbook with the detailed evaluation- and impact-area-specific guidance covered by the handbook. It explains the evaluation and impact areas covered across vehicle, human, transport system, and society, and why understanding these broader impacts is essential for transparent and meaningful CCAM evaluation.
Use the embedded training video to understand how the evaluation and impact areas connect across vehicle, human, transport system, and society. Then open the EU-CEM Handbook for the detailed guidance, use the indicators per impact area table to review the kinds of indicators you may need, and browse the supplementary material page for additional references and supporting resources. The cascading impacts slide set complements this with a broader view of indirect and longer-term effects.