To take on the structural change of our economies' organisation at makro-level - related to notions as 'globalisation' and 'knowledge society' - productively comprises substantial shifts in the role of learning in companies as well as for the role of collaborative knowledge production. First, as life long learning becomes crucial, VET and further vocational education have to rely more on modularised courses to cope with technological and organisational changes. In many European countries there is an important lack of valueing the success of these efforts. Second, SMEs have to value the knowledge produced by collaborating in innovation networks consistently. Both challenges can be taken on by using advanced methods of evaluation. During the last years, various European and other projects made important efforts of generating new knowledge on these problems. One important approach in this field are methods of participatory avaluation. One of their main advantages is the possibility of including the stakeholders themselves thus moving evaluation away from being an expert task to a method carried out by the persons affected themselves - what is exactly needed for in a situation where evaluation will become a routine task. The workshop will present a synopsis of advanced methods as well as presenting new tools for evaluating innovation networks. Here, we will reflect on the experiences gained from several european and national studies and projects, e.g. COVOSECO, EVAL-CERN, GoLo. To develop evaluation into a routine task, carried out by techers and trainers together with the courses/classes they work in, not only the evaluation methods themselves are crucial, but the way they actually can be displayed. So, the workshop will first focus on the skill needs for different models of participatory evaluation and second on methods to acquire them. Three main areas of skills seem to play a crucial role in evaluation processes. 1. Practical skills: knowing how to carry out evaluation methods; planning evaluation sessions. 2. Moderation and communication skills: stimulating and moderating discussions; relating discussions to the topics of the evaluation; summarising results. 3. Theoretical and Interpretation skills: interpreting the results and data; linking evaluation to policy. The workshop will explore possibilities for development and recognition of curricula in this field.