Steve Tapp of ACT on Bridging Academic Assessment and Workforce Readiness

From Edtech Insiders by Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell

April 20, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

Steve Tapp discusses the intersection of academic assessment and workforce readiness, highlighting the role of AI in transforming the assessment lifecycle.

Send us Fan Mail Steve Tapp is the CEO of ACT, a leading nonprofit assessment organization best known for the ACT college admissions test. With over 30 years of experience in assessments across education, professional certification, and workforce testing, he previously led PSI Services and Lifelong Learner Holdings, helping scale global assessment platforms. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode How AI is transforming the assessment lifecycle—from test creation to scoring.Why fairness, vali...

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Hosts: Alex Sarlin, Ben Kornell

Guest: Steve Tapp

Topics covered

academic assessment
workforce readiness
AI in education
testing
nonprofit organizations

Keywords

ACT
assessment
workforce readiness
AI
education
testing

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Organizations: ACT, PSI Services, Lifelong Learner Holdings

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