This course fulfills the BPS requirements to award Occupational Test User: Ability certification (previously known as Level A). Trainees gain the key skills and knowledge needed to effectively use and administer ability tests in the workplace. Delegates will receive training in the use of Talent Q’s Elements suite of ability tests.
This course is divided in to three parts.
Assessing ability at work: Here, we cover the essentials of psychological testing, historical and contemporary perspectives on ability in the workplace, job analysis techniques, fairness and diversity in testing and advances in adaptive testing techniques.
Psychometric theory: This part of the course covers the fundamentals of psychometric theory, including the statistical concepts that underpin all psychometric assessments. These statistics help us understand test results as well as being able to evaluate how useful and appropriate any given test is.
Practitioner skills: The final part of the course focuses on developing the practical skills required to be an effective practitioner. This includes the administration, interpretation and feedback of Talent Q’s Elements ability tests (verbal, numerical and logical reasoning).
Course format
There are two formats available for completing Assessing Ability in Organisation; blended learning or in-house.
Blended learning: Allows delegates maximum flexibility in how they complete their training. Delegates benefit from on-going support from a dedicated psychologist tutor, as well as online access to our Learning Centre and its resources. Delegates can complete the course at their own pace within a three month period.
In-house classroom delivery: This format can be arranged with clients for groups of delegates at the client’s premises and lasts three days. Assessing Ability in Organisations and Assessing Personality in Organisations can be completed back-to-back over a five day period.
Benefits
- Cost-effective – High quality, accredited assessment training at a price to suit you
- Flexible – Our blended learning approach allows trainees to work at their own pace, avoiding lengthy absence from the workplace
- Pragmatic – Throughout all our training courses we draw on real-world examples of how our clients have used and applied psychometric assessment for the recruitment and development of talent in their organisations
- Supportive – Our team of chartered occupational psychologists are on hand throughout your training, providing advice, support and expertise
- Comprehensive – From introductory workshops through to experienced practitioner courses, Talent Q’s comprehensive training portfolio is suitable for all levels of assessment expertise.
Booking
If you are interested in booking onto Assessing Ability in Organisations or would like further information about which course format is best for you please contact mytraining@talentq.co.uk