Psychometric Testing

19 Apr 10 - 23 Apr 10 - London Book this course 15 Nov 10 - 19 Nov 10 - London Book this course
Duration: 1 week
Price:£2200
Course ref: 10PHYSC

Overview:

Nowadays, psychometric tools have been shown to be amongst our most powerful aids in the crucial problem of selecting, developing and coaching people in the workplace.

Although the uses of objective assessment have been proven, it is still often perceived as something only used in the recruitment process of very senior people, something that candidates should fear or simply meaningless psycho-babble. As with most things that are misunderstood, it is none of the above.

We can break-down the word ‘psychometric’ to understand exactly what it means: ‘psycho’ refers to the mind or our mentality and ‘metric’ means measurement. Psychometric testing, therefore, refers to the measurement of our likely behaviours or our task orientated ability. In today’s workplace psychometric tools are designed to objectively assess a person’s potential to carry out a specified job effectively.

This workshop provides you with a thorough grounding in the use of psychometric assessment in the workplace. There are no gruelling ‘end-of course tests’ and, although there is a little calculation involved, it is kept at a pragmatic level. Some of the leading business psychologists in the UK who have worked all over the world in the specialist field of human assessment
deliver the workshop.



Learning objective
You will be able to:
  • Know how to evaluate the quality of all tests on the market to choose effectively
  • Learn how to deliver tests using an objective and fair process
  • Know how to evaluate test results to assess individuals for jobs
  • Gain certificate of competence that enables registration with BPS and all major level A test suppliers to allow purchasing of cognitive tests

Course content
  • The history of testing
  • Test administration, choice and score evaluation
  • Scoring and norming
  • Reliability and validation
  • Feedback, utility and fair selection

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