| Term | Definition | Example |
| Inputs | What goes in – Public sector resources required to achieve the policy objectives. | Resources used to deliver the policy. |
| Activities | What happens – What is
delivered on behalf of the public sector to the recipient |
Provision of seminars,
training events, consultations etc. |
| Outputs | Immediate results – What
the recipient does with the resources, advice/ training received, or intervention relevant to them |
The number of completed
training courses. |
| Outcomes | Medium to long term results
– The change experienced by the recipient. |
Sustained employment and
improved financial stability. |
| Impacts | Sustained change – Wider
economic and social outcomes. |
Number, range and salaries
of employment opportunities in a local area improve |
