Prof Hoskins discussed her in-depth UNICEF funded research in the Middle East on the assessment of competencies and how to develop instruments to develop life skills.

Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Contribution to the work of non-academic organisations

Description

Prof Bryony Hoskins was the invited speaker /presenter at an introductory advisory meeting with the Deputy Director General for Ministry of Education, South Africa and the Head of National Assessment.
The purpose of this meeting was to understand what work Prof Hoskins and her team have done on competency assessment, and how the Ministry of Education, South Africa might learn from this work locally, as they embark on consolidating and deepening our understanding of competency assessment.

Meetings Attendees included:
• Ms Cheryl Weston – Curriculum Director, Department of Basic Education
• Dr Rufus Poliah - Chief Director: National Assessment and Public Examinations, Department of Basic Education
• Sharon Grussendorff – Curriculum Consultant, National Education Collaboration Trust
• Cathryn James – Education Writer & Researcher, National Education Collaboration Trust
• Hana Yoshimoto – Chief of Education, South Africa, UNICEF
Period21 Feb 2024
Degree of RecognitionInternational