Patrick Griffin is Professor of Education (Assessment) at The University of Melbourne's Learning, Assessment and Special Education Department as well as Director of the Assessment Research Centre and the ANTA Key Research Centre for Vocational Assessment Research. 

 He has published numerous tests, books and journal articles on assessment and evaluation topics that include competency, language proficiency, industrial literacy, school literacy and numeracy, profile development and portfolio assessment. His work currently focuses on interpretive frameworks for criterion referenced assessment, literacy and numeracy assessment and on vocational and work place assessment. In this area, he has presented invited lectures on assessment matters to international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. He has also addressed major professional associations, taught and conducted assessment research projects in Australia, Hong Kong, France, Ireland, the United States, Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Canada and Britain.