COL has commissioned this evaluation of its work to date under the 2009-2012 TYP. The main purpose of the evaluation is to ascertain what difference COL has made in this period of roughly 28 months.

The four key questions for the evaluation are: 1) To what extent has the Commonwealth of Learning made a difference in the life of its current TYP? 2) What lessons can COL, its Board of Governors and partners, take from the operation of the plan into the next TYP? 3) How appropriate are the two strategic sectors, Education and Livelihoods and Health, in realising the aims of the current TYP? 4) What has been the impact of COL’s work since the 2003-2006 TYP?