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Who should attend?
Human Resource professionals, recruiters, training specialists, line managers and management development specialists involved in the objective selection and development of people where tests are, or could, be used.
Course Program
ABILITY ASSESSMENT
Objectives
By the end of this session, you will:
- Be familiar with the SHL range of published ability and aptitude tests
- Have experience evaluating selection techniques organizational procedures
- Be familiar with the steps needed to implement reliable and valid assessment methods for selection and development
- Gain an appreciation of basic concepts related to test administration and interpretation.
Overview
Introduction to Occupational Testing
- Background of testing in the workplace
- Intelligence and the meaning of ability and aptitude.
- Types of tests and introduction to SHL tests.
Test Administration and Scoring
- How to administer and score a test
- The Interpretation of Test Results/Test Norms
- The role of statistics in occupational testing
- Interpreting the meaning of a test score using
different normative systems.
Test Interpretation - Case Study
Test choice, scoring, interpretation of results, and presentation of findings.
Validity and Reliability of Aptitude Tests
- Reliability - “getting the test right”
- Validity - “getting the right test”.
The Utility of Tests in Personnel Work
- Conditions where tests are most beneficial.
- When and where not to use tests.
- Predicting job success, cost-benefit analysis and
testing.
Installing Test Procedures
- Test fairness
- Ethical use of tests
- Designing a selection system.
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
Objectives
By the end of this session, you will:
- Be familiar with the latest research on personality
characteristics in the work place
- Have experience in administering, interpreting and
managing a feedback session on the OPQ
- Be familiar with how to apply the OPQ to a broad range of organizational initiatives such as selection, counseling, development, team building and competency assessment
- Be familiar with other work style assessments provided by SHL including the Customer contact Styles Questionnaire and the Work Style Questionnaire.
Overview
What is Personality?
The relevance of personality at work.
Personality Questionnaires
An introduction to SHL’s Behavioral Questionnaires and their structure.
Administration and Scoring
A look at different methods of administering and scoring the questionnaire, selection of comparison groups.
OPQ Interpretation
Understanding the meaning of the scales, linking the scales to achieve a more in-depth analysis.
Principles of Feedback
How to structure and communicate OPQ results.
Feedback Demonstration
Video: SHL consultant providing feedback on the OPQ.
Feedback Practical
Work in groups to gain practical experience of giving oral feedback on an OPQ profile. Obtain individual coaching and feedback to improve your techniques.
Distortion in Personality Questionnaire Responses
Understand social desirability and other types of response distortion and steps that can be taken to minimize their presence.
Practical Workshops
Demonstrate how the OPQ can be used for selection or development using case studies and applied exercises.
Course Fee
$1,995.00 USD per person
SHL Payment and Cancellation Policy
Continuing Education Credits
HRCI recertification credits = 18
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APA recertification credits = 16
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