Biography: CEO and Co-Founder Erwin Rolando van Schaffelaar

Erwin Rolando van Schaffelaar MSc, Economics: Strategy Marketing and Distribution is CEO and Co-Founder at Trifork Learning Solutions. The reason why he stays involved in the assessment industry is because he feels he can make a difference to life long learners . Since his involvement (May 2007 at Cito) he has engaged with many stakeholders: teachers, institutes, associations, students, awarding bodies, governmental bodies and test publishers. Assessment has come a long way. Erwin Van Schaffelaar believes that “there is no doubt about it that assessment expertise and technology are inextricably linked. And even with all the challenges we are facing e-assessment technology is hot. People are screaming for better technology. We can only take this industry to the next level if what we are doing is based on simplicity.  Prevent complex messaging by making assessments too scientific is key: we must be easy to follow... By setting such an example we encourage followers to follow. They get the picture. And then we have the spark that makes the fire, while followers follow followers. That's the way to grow the assessment community”