This intensive professional
course provides training in psychometric assessment leading to
the fulfillment of requirements for The British Psychological
Society Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing
- Levels A & B. After successful completion of the course,
delegates are qualified to order, administer, score, interpret
and feedback on a complete range of ability, aptitude and personality
questionnaires (including tests that PsyAsia does not offer).
They will also be able to apply for the British Psychological
Society's Certificates which means the holder will be
recognised internationally as having trained to the highest levels
in the practical application of psychometric tests.
Introduction PsyAsia’s 6-day Psychometric
Assessment at Work Course provides
delegates with a firm grounding in the competent
application of psychometric ability and personality tests.
Competent use and understanding of the principles underlying
these assessments is so important that PsyAsia International
does not allow access to them without this or a similar
qualification. Be one of the few people in Asia to posses
this level of competence in psychometric assessment and
help us to set the bar higher
for ethical and best practice use of tests.The course is run as two levels and most delegates
will attend the combined Level A and B course. Note however,
that you must attend Level A before attending Level
B.
The Level
A Course 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. The first day of Level A
is the Test Administration component. Delegates benefit
from exposure to a wide 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.
Professional Qualification
following Level A Successful delegates can apply
for The British Psychological Society (BPS) Level A Certificate
of Competence in Occupational Testing.
The Level B Course 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 B (Intermediate)
Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing. 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.
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.
Key Learning Objectives
for Level B
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.
Who is this course for? 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 committment and determination. Those who prefer
to become certified without applying themselves would not
be suited to this internationally recognised training and
accreditation!
After the course Successful delegates will be able to
apply to the British Psychological Society for the Level
A Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing and
the Level B (Intermediate) Certificate of Competence in
Occupational Testing. They will also be able to appear on
the society’s Register of Competence in Occupational
Testing for an additional fee payable to the BPS. The certificates
enable the holder to purchase ability and personality tests
from a range of publishers and test distributors, including
PsyAsia. (Please be aware that some publishers may still
require that you undergo a short conversion course.) PsyAsia
will provide all successful delegates with an online psychometric
account area where they may administer, score and manage
the Identity Test and to get you started, you will receive
credits for 5 free reports (worth HK$2440 / SG$440!).
In addition, you may opt to open an online account for the
Apollo personality questionnaire and/or to use the Saville
Consulting Swift aptitude tests. You may also use the Saville
Consulting Wave® personality assessment following a
Saville Consulting Online training course that we can provide
you with (for a fee) after completing Level B.
Facilitator This course is facilitated by Dr. Graham Tyler.
Graham is a fully registered organizational psychologist,
Chartered Scientist and executive director of PsyAsia International.
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
commuting between Hong Kong, Shanghai, 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 Defense and the Singapore Civil Service College. He is
a full member of the Australian and British Psychological
Societies and 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 also 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 (Society
for Industrial & Organizational Psychology) conference
in the USA. 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.
Course
Format
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS.
IF YOU PLAN OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THE COURSE YOU WILL
FEEL PRESSURED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE COURSE!
Level
A & B Pre-course Work There is some pre-course work to complete
before the course.
Day
One: Level A
Welcome and Introductions
Introduction to
Occupational Testing
Types of Tests and
Examples
Test Administration
Theory
Test Administration
Preparation
Test Administration
Practice
Scoring and ‘Norming’
of Tests
Norm Tables
Test Ethics and
Test User Responsibilities
Review
Homework of about
1.5 hours
Day Two: Level
A
‘How Test Scores
Behave statistically’:
Central Tendency Measures
The Normal Distribution
Review of Homework
Other Selection Methods
Choosing Appropriate Assessments
Correlations and why they
are useful
What is Intelligence?
Concept of Error and how
we can use it
Reliability of Tests
Confidence in our
Test Scores?
Homework of
about 1.5-2 hours
Day Three: Level
A
Review of Homework
Recap from Day 2
Validity of Tests
Introduction to Test
Feedback
Preparation for Feedback
Practice Test Feedback
Sessions
Review of Feedback
Testing in the Real
World
Review
Level A course closes
Day Four: Level
B
Introduction
to Personality
Introductions and
Objectives
What is personality?
Individual Differences
Implicit v.s. Explicit
Theories
Society v.s. Genetics
The Psychometric Approach
Development Approaches
to Questionnaires
Types of Items
‘The Big Five’
Model of Personality
How do questionnaires ‘work’?
Reliability of Questionnaires
Validity of Tools
Leadership relationships
with personality
Homework of about 1.5-2 hours
Day Five: Level B
Administration
Review of Administration
Online Administration
Multi-Trait Questionnaires
Scoring Multi-Trait
Questionnaires
Introduction to the
profile
Profile Interpretation
Response Styles
and faking
Objective interpretation
of scales
Linking Scales
Using Personality Data in Selection
Linking Scales to
Competencies
Assessing whole profiles
against Job Descriptions
Using with other
assessments
Homework of about
2 to 2.5 hours This
is the most important night for homework. If you are unable
to complete homework on Day 5 for whatever reason, your
work on Day 6 will suffer. We aim to finish early on Day
5 to facilitate homework completion. However, please do
not plan anything external on this day in particular!
Day Six: Level
B
Feedback
Discussion
and preparation for Sessions
Personality Test Feedback
• Practice Feedback Sessions
Other questionnaires and models:
e.g. The Apollo Profile and The Saville Consulting Wave®
Post Course Work Introduction
• Written Reporting Theory
• Avoiding ‘Barnum’ Effects
Final course review – points
for further discussion?
The order of the above
topics is subject to change during the course based on delegate
need as judged by the facilitator.
Follow-Up Work 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.
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Some extracts from
personal emails of thanks from our delegates to the course
facilitator:
"I must add that I've
enjoyed the course and learnt a lot from you."
"Many thanks for a great showing and
educational outing these last two weeks - I have learned
much from your tutelage"
"...and thanks for last week. It was
a great course."
"First, I would express my thanks to
your effective & efficient lecture - the most impressive
one in my life - and patience on my work..."
"...and thank you for the terrific
three days. I have learned so much from you."
"Appreciate your clear and succinct teaching methods!
The last 3 days have been great learning days and am looking
forward to Level B."
"Thank you for everything, I personally
have learnt much. Great Job!!"
"First of all, I’d like to thank
you for the exam results and for an excellent course last
week. I found it very informative and stimulating and I
can’t recall learning so much on a training course
before – or realizing how much I still have to learn."
"Thanks, Graham for the excellent course. We already
start to think about level B..."
"Thanks Dr. Tyler for making great
effort in maintaining the professional standards. We appreciate
it very much!!! Such strictness then was transformed into
our confidence when we talk in front of the clients. "
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.
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If you would like to consider running
this or any PsyAsia International course at your company
for a group of people, please contact us for a quotation.
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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KongLevel A:
Hong KongLevel
B:
Delegates must speak, write and understand excellent English!
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A:
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due to the pre-course work requirement, we advise interested
delegates to book their place at least 6 weeks in advance
where possible.
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You must hold Level
A in order to undergo training for Level
B. Most delegates join both levels at the same time.
Previous
Delegate Comments
"The course was indeed an eye opener for me. There's so
much to learn and I must add that Dr. Graham is indeed excellent.
He is very concerned and helpful, ensuring high standards of
understanding, even if he has to spend extra time and effort.
Indeed, fortunate to have attended."
"A+
Instruction on a well structured course. A must for any consultant
in the recruitment/search industry!"
David Haskell
Principal Consultant "We
have attended other psychometric test courses since the PsyAsia
one. Having attended these, we know how thorough and exceptional
the PsyAsia training was."
Student Affairs Officer
Institute of Vocational Education (Hong Kong)
"Well
covered in terms of breadth & depth. Sufficient exercises
and course work to reinforce understanding."
Danny
Consultant (Leadership Consulting)
Hewitt Associates (Malaysia)
"Very
informative and excellent presentation by tutor."
Theseus Leung
Senior Counsellor
City University of Hong Kong
"Provided
excellent knowledge, also very practical and good sharing among
participants. "
Tsui Po Yung
Senior Instructor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
"I
very much respect the professionalism of Graham, Psyasia and
BPS's high standards. great topics, worth the hard work, now
i feel very confident in advising our clients in the selection
and use of psychometric tests for assessment purposes"
Justine Guo
Talent and Organization Consultant
Hewitt Associates
"It's
the great course for evaluating assessment tools."
Kristy Qi
Leadership Consulting Leader
Greater China
"A
high standard of training yet value for money."
Pang Peow Yeong
Psychologist
MINDEF (Singapore)
"It
is a course worth attending for anyone who wants to know all
about psychometric test administration and evaluation. It was
well conceptualised and presented in an extremely professional
way."
Austin Aloysius Tay
Business Development Director
Gurkha International Group (Hong Kong)
"Very
useful for understanding about the essence of psychometric assessment
and gaining competence in assessing psychometric tools."
Winnie Lee
Counselling Specialist
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
"A
very intensive but insightful course ..."
Sarah Kwok
Strategic Resourcing & Development Manager
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Hong Kong)
"Very
good and relevant especially in my line of leadership assessment
and development."
Kathleen
Consultant
Hewitt Associates (Malaysia)
"Extremely
practical, useful course. Great mix of theoretical information
and applying its use."
Trudi Hartley
Managing Director
Labyrinth Branding (Singapore)
"Anyone
who is currently using psychometric tests or would like to use
psychometric tests in the future must attend. Overall, very
fruitful and stimulating."
Yoki
Student Counsellor
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong)
"Well
organised course. Although it is intensive and demanding, it
is important to ensure the quality of the trained professional"
Eric Chan
Student Affairs Officer
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong)
"A
very rigourous but insightful time spent. Worth the 6 days!"
Praise Mok
OD Manager
Save the Children Singapore
"I
learned a lot from this course which makes me feel comfortable
to discuss with my clients."
"Graham
is a clear and knowledgeable instructor. The course is well
planned and delivered."
Jaime
Project Manager
Save the Children Singapore
"A
useful course to gain a more in-depth understanding of psychometrics
in applied settings."
Ho Hui Fen
Psychologist
Singapore Police Force
"A
very thorough course on psychometric testing covered in 6 days."
Jovita Tambayong
Project Manager
Save the Children Singapore
"It
is an intensive course of high quality standards."
Shi Min
Psychologist
Civil Service College (Singapore)
"Hard
work required, but well worth the effort."
Kenneth Lim
Psychologist
MINDEF (Singapore)
"It is a very high standard training course"
Anonymous
Hong Kong
"It
gives me a fuller understanding of comparing test scores. The
feedback session was useful."
Mel
Counselor/Educational Psychologist
Ministry of Education (Singapore)
"I
appreciate the high standards of training in the Level A &
B course."
Cynthia Chan
Regional Manager
(Hong Kong)
"Rigorous
and in-depth. Worthwhile even for psychologists who have experience."
Dorothy Teo
Psychologist
MINDEF (Singapore)
"It's
the real deal!"
Melvin
Life & Executive Coach
(Singapore)
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