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The Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 118.691] focuses on skills provision for social inclusion and mobility, economic growth and insulation from unemployment. A necessary foundation for all of these outcomes is well developed and durable literacy and numeracy skills in the adult population. This publication comprises a suite of resources which support tutors, coordinators and managers and which will facilitate continued good practice in assessment of literacy and numeracy for learners. The publication is made up of three parts: (1) handbook of national guidelines [30 pages]; (2) toolkit [89 pages]; and (3) research report [57 pages].

The handbook contains four sections and is supported by the toolkit. Section one summarises the national guidelines and the purposes, definitions and concepts which underpin the general approach. Section two describes the structure and format of the initial assessment phase. Section three describes the structure and format of ongoing assessment. Section four contains a set of three standard forms to record assessment results, designed for use by all Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The toolkit contains resources and sample materials which support the practical implementation of the strategy described in the handbook. The measures described are based on evidence drawn from a wide range of sources, including research into national and international assessment practice, analysis of policy and theory, and consultation with literacy and numeracy practitioners in all 16 ETBs. Details of the research process and the theoretical and policy analysis that contributed to the development of the guidelines are provided in the research report.

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