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STEM-INSIGHTS Capability Enhancer

STEM-INSIGHTS Capability Enhancer supports STEM education organisations 
to measure, understand and share the impact of their work to improve 
evidence‑based practices and enhance student engagement and learning, with 
the aim of increasing participation and retention in STEM education and careers.

Capability Enhancer (CE) works across the 
STEM education ecosystem to: 

• Connect people with relevant knowledge and evidence. 
• Co-design shared tools and approaches. 
• Support learning and collaboration across organisations.


This approach supports consistent, context-responsive and 
equitable practice, and stronger impact reporting. 

What capability areas CE facilitates 

• Evidence implementation: Building capability to understand 
and apply research, effective practice and peer knowledge 
to plan, deliver and improve STEM education initiatives. 
• Monitoring, evaluation and learning: Strengthening 
understanding of what works, for whom, under what 
conditions and why. 
• Data use: Supporting data collection, analysis and use to 
inform decision-making. 


How it works 

CE uses a needs-first, networked approach with a focus
on the following types of work:

• Collaboration and facilitation: Working with the 
STEM-INSIGHTS Network to identify priority needs and 
co-design responses, including tailored outputs and early 
products for the sector. 
• Content and knowledge production: Developing practical, 
evidence-informed resources (Knowledge Products) 
and service formats (Plays) adaptable to varied contexts 
and audiences. 


How to get involved 

Organisations can engage with CE in the following ways: 

1. Facilitated capability building (Adopt): Workshops 
and hands-on sessions to build practitioner capability 
and integrate STEM-INSIGHTS Knowledge Products into 
programs and projects.
2. Implementation support (Adapt): Receive targeted 
support to adapt Knowledge Products to your context, 
including strategic advice and incorporating equity, 
Indigenous perspectives and cultural responsiveness. 
3. Developing new Knowledge Products (Co-design): 
Take part in bespoke collaborations and co-design 
workshops to develop new tools and approaches. 
4. Co-creating Knowledge Products (Evidence synthesis): 
Collaborative development of evidence summaries and 
best practice guidance through working groups and 
expert review. 


Learn more and connect 

www.csiro.au/STEM-INSIGHTS-CE 
Email questions to STEM‑INSIGHTS@csiro.au