Purpose:To take a critical reflection on quality assessment used beyond remote teaching, learning and assessment at the University of Namibia.Objectives:1)To encourage assessment tasks that promote critical thinking beyond remote learning period. 2)To promote constructively aligned assessment that enhances quality student learning.3)To fulfill various purposes of assessment？in higher education setting. Method: The paper adopted Donald Schön’s？Reflection-in-Action as method to critique constructive aligned assessment for？quality learning beyond COVID-19 era.Findings:？The main findings revealed that for quality post-remote assessment to take place it should be？aligned to curriculum, teaching and learning activities. Quality assessment？promotes student lifelong learning and the assessment criteria should be
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