Building Capacity for Equity-Centered Knowledge Translation: Evaluation of Learner’s and Mentor’s Experiences in a Novel Open-Access Training Program

Knowledge Translation (KT) aims to connect knowledge with action in health and social settings where equity is always relevant. In this article, we share results of a mixed-methods evaluation of the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research KT Summer Course, offered first as a pilot in 2020. This novel, open-access and equity-centered KT course brought learners and mentors around the world together in an applied learning environment. Evaluation results were overwhelmingly positive, with high levels of satisfaction and transformative impacts on learners’ practice and career trajectories. Situating the course among other exemplars of KT training, we share evaluation results and our responses to it. We highlight how the evaluation informs the evolution of a suite of capacity building initiatives that are creating pathways for practicing equity- and evidence-informed action.