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6.7 Conclusion

6.7 Conclusion

We have sought to highlight the broader issues here: the systemic and ethical concerns resulting from the way in which things are highly interconnected, or how decisions made in one area may affect and/or limit another; the shifts in thinking about the role of assessment in learning that are required; and the need to pay attention to the meaning and worth of learning in the changing nature of work. Here, followthrough to practice has to occur: the Skillsfuture initiative, focusing on the institution of learning targeted at individuals and organisations, is a comprehensive programme in which assessment has a crucial role to play. It is ongoing work in order for assessment (of/for/as learning) to be fully realised, and we shall explore some of these initial steps in the following chapter.

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