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The consideration of a gender perspective in evaluations is both a sign of qualitative evaluation as well as a legal obligation (see Gutknecht-Gmeiner / Wotha / Wroblewski 2013). The Gender Mainstreaming Working Group (AK GM) has dealt with the operationalization of Gender Competency and Gender Expertise for the first time during the Spring Workshop 2015. This is intended to provide all persons involved in evaluations with sound background knowledge in order to recognize and assess the necessary competences. Within the framework of a working session of the AK GM at the DeGEval anniversary in 2015, concrete profiles were presented and discussed. The current version takes into account the results of the work session at the 2015 anniversary as well as the resolutions from the final editorial in the spring workshop 2016.

Are peers sufficiently qualified to conduct high-quality peer reviews at educational institutions simply due to their professional expertise? The article examines the functions and tasks of peers in peer reviews of educational institutions, compares them with similar activities in other professional areas and argues that the assignments of peers in fact require pertinent competence in evaluation. With recourse to work undertaken in the European Peer Review projects the development of a competence profile and a training programme for peers is described. As a contribution to current discussions about the didactics of evaluation, pedagogical-didactical aspects of evaluation training for peers are illustrated. Finally, open questions concerning the organisation, feasibility and quality of such trainings are investigated and the potential contribution of peer training to building evaluation competence within the school sector is highlighted. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]