| Language, literacy and
numeracy development in adults is a complex matter and simple tools used in the past for
initial and on-going assessment have either been limited in their reliability or have been
extended beyond their intended functions and capabilities by current vocational education
and training needs in changed social and economic circumstances. It was in this context
that the Department of Employment,
Education and Training (DEET) and the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) funded the Adult,
Community and Further Education Division of the Office of Training and Further Education
in Victoria to develop a mechanism for reporting the outcomes of adult English language,
literacy and numeracy provision, in the vocational education and training system, in
labour market programs and in the adult, community education sector.
Advice from potential stakeholders and
academics was sought to establish the principles and minimum specifications for the
development of the NRS. It was agreed that the NRS must:
- satisfy a variety of purposes, and the requirements of a range of prospective users;
- reflect and promote good educational practice;
- be fair to participants, valid and reliable; and
- be functional in practice.
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