J-PAL Courses
J-PAL courses help implementers, policymakers, and researchers become better users and producers of evidence and equip learners worldwide with skills in impact evaluation and economics.
Explore our training offerings
Foundational courses
Build your evaluation toolkit through our immersive courses on Evaluating Social Programs and Measurement and Survey Design.
Online courses
Enroll in one of J-PAL's open online courses to access our impact evaluation training materials at your own pace on a flexible schedule.
Degree programs
Advance your skills in economics and public policy through our DEDP MicroMasters program on MITx or Spanish-language Diploma in Impact Evaluation.
Custom offerings
J-PAL can design customized training courses tailored to your organization’s learning goals. Visit our custom courses page to learn more.
For researchers affiliated with J-PAL, we invite you to explore J-PAL and IPA's annual research staff training to provide new research staff with the foundational skills for designing and conducting high-quality randomized evaluations.
For university partners, the Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT) network offers opportunities to collaborate with J-PAL in developing academic programs and pathways in policy evaluation and data analysis.
From training to impact
Since establishing our training team in 2005, J-PAL has delivered over 600 courses reaching over 30,000 participants worldwide, fostering a global community committed to evidence-based policy.
Through the mechanisms outlined below, J-PAL's training courses aim to build knowledge and skills that empower policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to leverage and produce evidence for impactful decision-making.
Using evidence to inform decisions
J-PAL trainings equip participants with the tools and insights necessary to effectively apply rigorous evidence in decision-making.
Embarking on an impact evaluation
Participants are empowered to initiate impact evaluations of their programs, transforming learnings into actionable insights.
Improving research quality
Participants learn best practices for conducting rigorous and credible research using randomized evaluations.
Catalyzing partnerships
J-PAL courses foster impactful collaborations between researchers, implementers, and funders.
