We help places to evaluate the impact of their local growth policies. We can provide training, advice, bespoke technical support, all free of charge.

We help places to improve the use of evidence on their local growth policies. We can provide training, advice and bespoke technical support, all free of charge.

Our training and events are designed for people in local policymaking who  develop policy, bid for funds, deliver projects, or manage evaluations. They show how evidence and evaluation can improve design, delivery and impact.

Our resources help decision makers to use evidence effectively in local economic policy development. They summarise the evidence on what works for local economic growth, provide guidance on how to use evidence, how to do robust impact evaluation and how to think through local economic growth issues.