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To conclude, overcoming all previously mentioned barriers can be achieved throughconsidering the following: (Rashed, 2002, p.182)1. Comprehensiveness of the training programmes2. Careful consideration of trainees needs3. Collaborative planning of training programmes4. Highly qualified trainers and programme planners5. Providing sufficient incentives for trainees to guarantee their involvement andactive participation.6. Systematic and valid planning of the evaluation process7. Continuous, comprehensive evaluation8. Employing recent evaluative tools based on objective and scientific data2.7.3 Evaluation PhaseProgramme evaluation is a systematic work that includes the collection, analysis andsynthesis of information to reach a final judgment. It is seen as making judgments about theworth of a programme in order to bring about improvements in its practice. (Craft, 2000,p.98; Henderson, 1997, p.34).A. Purposes of evaluationProgramme evaluation purposes may differ in a number of ways, nevertheless, anyprogramme evaluation aims to achieve one of the following :( Craft, 2000; Puma & Raphael,2001; Peacock, 2009; Goodall et al., 2005):1. Providing accountability2. Programme improvement3. Providing information for policy, planning and decision-making4. Evaluation as a means of „needs diagnosis‟5. Evaluation for exploration, and further understanding41