Ufi and NCFE
Driving change and reform in the assessment of vocational training and skills.
As an educational charity, NCFE’s core purpose is to promote and advance learning to help create a fairer society, ensuring that no learner is left behind. They are committed to changing education for the better, supporting the delivery of the highest quality learning experiences for all.
Ufi’s Strategic Partnership with NCFE will harness the transformative power of technology to drive change and reform in the assessment of vocational training and skills, helping support innovators, showcase new digital approaches to assessment and champion the need for change in assessment practices.
Together we will foster innovation and advance learning around the role technology can play in creating assessment methods and models that can adapt and respond to the needs of the changing UK economy.
“We are delighted to announce this strategic partnership between NCFE and Ufi VocTech Trust. We have been working collaboratively for some time, and it is great we are now co-funding innovation in assessment for the benefit of the sector.”
- Philip Le Feuvre, Chief Operating Officer, NCFE
Background
Our research shows that the assessment and qualification system is holding the UK back from getting the skills it needs.
Reform is needed to ensure we have an agile and responsive system that can give people and employers the skills they need for work.
Activities and achievements
Assessment Innovation Fund (AIF)
Through our partnership, we have supported the development and delivery of two new rounds of the NCFE Assessment Innovation Fund, enabling recipients to test concepts, assess feasibility, and pilot solutions to evaluate whether their innovation can deliver authentic, inclusive, valid and robust assessment.
Our partnership work on the AIF combines NCFE’s assessment expertise with Ufi’s strengths in vocational education technology and grant funding. Together, we’ve supported the development and testing of learner-centric assessment solutions, harnessing digital technology to create a more inclusive, robust, fairer, and reliable assessment experience.
The most recent grant funding round supports organisations with up to £125,000 of funding for Impact Projects that aim to systematically measure change in assessment at scale, with a goal of reaching at least 1,000 learners.
Beyond the direct impact of these individual projects, the AIF has built a sector-wide knowledge-sharing network which aims for excellence, ensuring that insights contribute to broader discussions and future policy development. Our partnership has not only delivered measurable improvements in learner outcomes and teaching practice but also created a scalable, replicable model for sector-wide innovation.
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