Learning for Living Bruce Lynch Project Manager Foundation Learning DDI (00 64 4) 463 7524 email: bruce.lynch@minedu.govt.nz

Formative assessment Not a current explicit focus but rising in importance Many components of our Learning for Living work feature formative assessment Research increasingly points to the importance of formative assessment as a teaching and learning tool

Learning for Living Is about making a range of shifts in understanding, practice and outcomes at all levels of tertiary education to ensure that learning delivers the competent individuals New Zealand needs Aims to build adults’ competency in using the tools of literacy, numeracy and language

Our Work Programme Phase One Build an evidence base about what works Develop tools and resources Cultivate expertise in the sector Build the knowledge needed to develop an effective funding mechanism focused on learner outcomes Phase Two Introduce a new funding mechanism to ensure learners can access quality learning opportunities in appropriate contexts

Programme Research Exploratory projects Tertiary framework

National Professional Development Initiative Research evidence has informed the focus of professional development on reading and numeracy 30 providers arranged into 6 area clusters One or two developers working with each cluster Two specialist groups in reading and numeracy Research team to evaluate the impact

Economic transformation Government’s 5 year plan aims to Significantly increase the literacy, numeracy and language skills of the workforce at the low-skilled end Improve settlement outcomes for new migrants and refugees Raise foundation skills of parents with poor education attainment who want to support their children’s learning

Upskilling the Workforce Helping employers to raise employees’ skills to lift productivity and profitability Encourage greater participation by employees in training by developing high quality relevant programmes Effective, relevant and accessible literacy, numeracy and language provision that meets the needs of the workplace and the learner

Formative assessment in New Zealand Research into effective practice informs policy development Quality assurance arrangements with an emphasis on self-assessment and individual learning plans New adult educator qualifications include formative assessment A national assessment tool which can be used for formative assessment