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Psychometric
Assessment at Work Course
(Leading to fulfillment of the requirements
for the British Psychological Society Level 1 Assistant
Test User and Level 2 Ability Test User & Level 2
Personality Test User (RQTU) |
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about Psychometric Assessment at Work
Course: BPS Level A & B |
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The first 3 days...
Leading to the BPS Level 1 Assistant
Test User & Level 2 Test User
Ability Certificate
...focus on Aptitude Testing |
| Delegates will benefit from understanding and using
occupational tests to assist with
their work in recruitment, selection,
staff development, training, coaching
and counselling. No exams,
no lengthy pre- or post-course work.
Successful delegates receive their
qualification a few weeks following
the course and can then apply for
the BPS Certificate. Level 1 (day
1) is the Test Administration component.
Delegates benefit from exposure
to a range of tests from different
test publishers and will gain experience
in test administration, choice of
tests, scoring, interpretation,
feedback, etc. Interactive sessions,
supportive tutoring and case studies
make the course an informal and
hands-on approach to learning. |
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| Professional Qualification following the first 3
days of training |
| Successful delegates can apply for The British Psychological
Society (BPS) Level 1 Assistant
Test User Qualification and the
Level 2 Test User Ability Qualification. |
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The final 3 days...
Leading to the BPS Level 2 Test
User Personality Certificate
...focus on Personality Assessment
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For those who will benefit from understanding and using
personality questionnaires to assist
with their work in recruitment,
selection, staff development, training,
coaching and counselling. This is
a professionally recognised course,
which follows the British Psychological
Society guidelines for the Level
2 Test User Personality Qualification.
Delegates receive comprehensive
training in the theory and application
of personality instruments. The
course will focus primarily on the
‘Identity’ personality
questionnaire and also introduce
delegates to other leading instruments
e.g. Saville Consulting Wave®,
OPQ®, 16PF®, and the Apollo
Profile*.
Delegates are trained in personality
theory, the latest research findings
in personality assessment, and technical
appreciation of personality questionnaires.
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| Professional Qualification following the final 3
days of training |
| Successful delegates can apply for The British Psychological
Society (BPS) Level 2 Test User
Personality Qualification. |
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| Key Learning Objectives for Level 1 Assistant Test
User & Level 2 Test User Ability |
Delegates will be able to:
Register with all UK test publishers
and purchase tests.
Understand the range and types of
tests available.
When to use tests, and importantly
– when not to.
Decide which tests are appropriate
for a particular situation.
Conduct a job analysis and identify
the assessment requirements.
Have an appreciation of other assessment
methods.
Administer, score and interpret
aptitude tests.
Make informed decisions using test
data.
Provide quality feedback to clients
and candidates.
Integrate tests into a wider recruitment
or assessment process.
Have a sound grasp of statistical
concepts used in testing.
Appreciate the importance of test
reliability and validity. |
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| Key Learning Objectives for Level 2 Test User Personality |
Delegates will be able to:
Increase their awareness and understanding
of individual differences between
people.
Integrate the use of personality
assessments into selection and
development activities.
Decide which questionnaires are
appropriate for particular situations.
Administer, score and interpret
personality data.
Provide professional selection
feedback to both candidates and
recruiting customers.
Coach individuals to develop their
approach using personality information.
Use personality questionnaire
information to support structured
interviewing.
Critically assess the value of
different tools for specific purposes.
Identify and reject inflated claims
of validity – so-called
‘Barnum’ or ‘horoscope’
effects.
Relate personality factors to
organisations' core competencies.
Design and write selection reports
for recruiting clients / managers.
Design and write development reports
to aid self-awareness of clients
/ managers.
Maintain appropriate records and
data for audit, research and feedback
purposes.
Demonstrate professional Best
Practice and compliance to employment
legislation.
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This course
is for human resource and training
professionals, managers, facilitators,
counsellors and psychologists with
a good understanding of English as
well as an ability to assimilate new
information without too much difficulty.
Previous courses have welcomed Human
Resource Managers, Training Managers,
Coaches, Career Counsellors, Psychologists,
Recruitment Consultants, Team-Builders
and business directors among others.
This course is not suitable
for persons who are unable to be fully
committed to the course during each
day and in the evening or for those
who have difficulty managing assignments
set to them. It is an intensive professional
course and requires commitment and
determination. Those who prefer to
become certified without applying
themselves would not be suited to
this internationally recognised training
and accreditation which results in
a certification from the British Psychological
Society!
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is usually facilitated by Dr.
Graham Tyler. Graham was the first
to bring regular BPS Certificates
of Competence training to Dubai
many years ago and then to Singapore
and Hong Kong in 2002.
Graham is a fully registered organizational
psychologist, Chartered Scientist
and executive director of PsyAsia
International. He is a joint resident
of Singapore and Hong Kong,
spending about half of his time
in each place and is therefore
fully up-to-date with the use
of psychometric tests and workplace
regulations in these places and
throughout Asia. His PhD
thesis concentrated on psychometric
assessment with particular
emphasis on the validity
of international and local models
of personality
in Asia. Previously an
MBA lecturer for the UK’s
University of Leicester Dubai
Campus and more recently a visiting
lecturer for a Hong Kong university
(teaching MSc HRM),
Graham spends most of his time
involved in training and consultancy
in organizational psychology running
between Hong Kong, Shanghai, Philippines,
Singapore and Australia. Graham's
training and consultancy work
in job analysis, selection and
development systems, performance
appraisal, assessment centres
and generally maximising performance
at work has seen him work with
organisations such as Cathay Pacific,
Citibank, BP, guinness, Hewitt
Consulting and FedEx in addition
to government organisations such
as the Hong Kong Institute for
Vocational Education, the Singapore
Ministry of Defence and the Singapore
Civil Service College.
He is a full member of the Australian,
American and British Psychological
Societies as well as the Society
for Industrial & Organizational
Psychology (SIOP). His research
with psychometric tools has been
recognised by the British Psychological
Society with their prestigious
prize for Scientific Contribution
to Organizational Psychology.
Graham is an Associate Fellow
of the Hong Kong Psychological
Society and a member of the Hong
Kong Institute for HRM. He continues
to be interested in assessment
and selection research and his
research
has been published in international
peer-reviewed and professional
journals whilst he
is a reviewer for the
Journal of Personality & Individual
Differences as well as
for the annual SIOP conference
in the USA. He is also a supervisor
for psychology interns from Asian
and Australian universities.
Graham is passionate about Asia
(that's why he lives here) and
passionate about the competent
use of tests in Asia.
In recognition of voluntary contributions
to society and the less fortunate,
Graham has been awarded honorary
life membership of the British
Red Cross Society and was nominated
for the Wesley Hospital "Ideals
in Action" award. Outside of work,
Graham enjoys latin dance, weight-lifting/training
and is an avid private pilot!
He has also co-founded a charity
in the Philippines called Bui
Doi Philippines which focuses
on building esteem in young people
and funding them through school
and college so that they can work
in desirable jobs.
UK courses are usually
facilitated by Max Choi, a Chartered
Psychologist and/or Richard Ogden,
an Occupational Psychologist.
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| Delegates make
use of their new skills and submit
a portfolio of work to us within
4 weeks of the end of the course.
The portfolio will be discussed
during the course. We mark this
work and advise delegates of the
outcome of their Level 2 Personality
Test User work within 10 days of
the deadline: Performance
Check for Last Courses. |
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Syllabus Change Note:
Prior to every course that we run, it is our policy to consult the worldwide literature and practice databases to ensure that we teach the most up-to-date content. For this reason, our syllabus is subject to change. However, you can of course rest assured that we do not bring you a static course, rather a course that evolves with the Asian and international business and human resource management environments.
16PF is a registered trademark of The Institute for Personality and Ability Testing, Inc.
Saville Consulting Wave is a registered trademark of Saville Consulting Group.
OPQ is a registered trademark of Saville & Holdsworth Limited.
* Note that some test publishers may require short ‘top-up’ training before allowing access to some of their instruments |
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If you have a question
about our BPS Level 1 & 2 Psychometric
Assessment at Work Course, it may already
have been answered in our simple to
use knowledgebase.
Please click
here to access FAQ's about this course
PsyAsia was
the first and is the longest
established local provider of this
course in Asia. We brought regular
BPS Level A and B training to Asia
and now we continue with the replacement
for Level A and B, the Level 1 &
2 qualifications. Classes are led
by a resident, award-winning Doctor
of Organisational Psychology:
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Previous university
lecturer for University of Leicester,
University of Sheffield and Hong
Kong Polytechnic (teaching Masters)
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Published author
in peer-reviewed journals and local
press
- Supervisor for Intern Organisational
Psychologists from Asian and Australian
Universities
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Winner of an award
from the British Psychological Society
for Scientific Contribution to Occupational
Psychology
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Reviewer for the
Journal of Personality and Individual
Differences and SIOP
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Long-time resident
of Asia with a passion for competence
in psychometric test use in Asia
- First to bring regular BPS certification
training to Dubai, Singapore and Hong
Kong
- PhD focused on the validity of psychometric
tests for predicting performance at
work in Asia
- Earned PhD via double-scholarship
award from University of Queensland
and Australian Government
- Years of positive reviews from happy
delegates (see below)
There is nobody more
qualified to each this course in Asia.
More details about the facilitator
on the left-hand side below!
Other reasons to choose
Asia's most experienced and qualified
psychometric training provider:
Why PSYASIA?
Performance
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