Course Content
Theory
-21st Century trends in
assessment
-A new model integrating
behaviour, motivation, competency and culture
-Understanding the development
of WAVE
-Reviewing validity, reliability
and test construction
-What’s new in Aptitude
Assessment
-Quantifying the Return
on Investment
-Ethical & practical
considerations in assessment
Usage
-Interpreting Saville Consulting
WAVE™ styles
-Response Styles and controlling
distortion
-Understanding Talent and
Motive
-Using Facets of Behaviour
to understand the unique individual
-Interpreting the dual dynamic
response format
-Aptitude Test sub-scores,
response styles and profiles
Applications
-Giving Feedback
-Assessing Talent and Motive,
Culture and Environment Fit
-Competency Potential
-Using WAVE Focus Types
Report
-Getting more from Aptitude
testing
-On-line and off-line solutions

The course will enable delegates
to:
-Understand the implications
for testing, brought about by information technology and
other changes in the workplace
-Understand how the multi-dimensional
nature of WAVE can revolutionise assessment in their organisation
-Interpret and provide feedback
on the reports to individuals and line managers
-Assist with counselling
and coaching employees
-Choose the right instrument
-Effectively argue the cost-benefit
case
-Network with other experienced
users
-Discuss their own specific
issues with a highly experienced trainer
-Be a registered user
Who
is the course for?
The course is for those who currently already have a good
knowledge of personality assessment - usually assessed by
way of the British Psychological Society's Level B Certificate
of Competence in Occupational Testing. Those who have been
trained by reputible psychologists on substantive tests
such as SHL's OPQ32 or IPAT's 16PF are also eligible to
attend.
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.
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.