Psychometric test Training 2011 in Singapore & Hong Kong

Psychometric Training in Singapore
Psychometric Training in Hong Kong
 

British Psychological Society (BPS) Level A & B Certificates of Competence in
Occupational Testing / Psychometric Assessment at Work Course
Hong Kong Psychometric Course Dates
BPS Level A: 1-3 March 2011
BPS Level B: 8-10 March 2011
Singapore Psychometric Course Dates
BPS Level A: 16-18 March 2011
BPS Level B: 21-23 March 2011
(5-day option also available by attending our online psychometric
test administration course in February 2011)

**Please register early – previous courses have been fully booked up to 8 weeks before the start date**

Introduction

Train for BPS Level A and B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing in Singapore or
Hong Kong with the company that won an international quality award in 2010; the company
which founded regular BPS Certification training in Singapore & Hong Kong; and the company
which uses a British Psychological Society Award-Winning Dr. of Psychology to facilitate the
course!
This intensive professional course provides training in psychometric testing in the workplace,
leading to the fulfilment of requirements for the British Psychological Society Certificates of
Competence in Occupational Testing – BPS 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. 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.
PsyAsia International is renowned by Human Resource professionals and organisational
psychologists throughout Asia for being the leader in psychometric training in the region. Whilst
many overuse the term "leader", PsyAsia demonstrates their position with tangibles. Recent
innovations include moving of training to online mediums, blended learning for the BPS Level A
and B and an online learning centre where delegates get immediate access to forums, chat with
other delegates, virtual receptions with the facilitator and other course members, downloads of
recorded training and more.
Key Learning Objectives for Level A
Delegates will be able to:
• Register with all UK and many international test publishers to purchase aptitude tests and
know what to look for and avoid in Singapore and Hong Kong. With many poorly developed
tests and non-psychologist distributors in Asia, this is crucial!
• Understand the range and types of psychometric tests available.
• Know when to use tests, and importantly – when not to.
• Decide which tests are appropriate for a particular situation, be it selection, development,
coaching or team-building.
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• Conduct a job analysis and identify the assessment requirements.
• Have an appreciation of other assessment methods such as assessment centres or behavioural
interviews.
• Administer, score and interpret aptitude tests.
• Make informed decisions using psychometric test results.
• 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 and be able to assess it.
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 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 with employment legislation.
See the course webpage for a full day-by-day syllabus.
No Exams!
At the current time it is up to individual course providers to decide how to assess their
delegates; some may use exams whilst others use workbooks and other assessments. At the
current time, there is no exam requirement for our Level A and B training in Singapore; we find
that our delegates prefer this. Instead we assess via a workbook and practical exercises.
Facilitator
This course is facilitated by PsyAsia International’s resident director, Dr. Graham Tyler. Dr. Tyler is
well known in Asia for his expertise and work in psychometrics. His PhD was by way of a double-
scholarship award from the Australian Government and focussed on psychometric assessment,
personality and performance at work in Asia. Dr. Tyler is a fully Registered Organisational
Psychologist, a Chartered Scientist, a consultant/trainer to numerous Singapore, Hong Kong &
Macau Government departments and Fortune 500 companies and a university lecturer (MSc
HRM). He is a published author in Singapore and Hong Kong based publications (Straits Times,
Human Capital Plus, Human Resources, The Standard) and peer-reviewed journals such as the
International Journal of Selection and Assessment, the BPS Selection and Development Review
and The Occupational Psychologist. He is a reviewer for scientific journals and conferences and a
supervisor for Intern Psychologists on behalf of Australian and local Universities. Dr. Tyler was
the first to bring regular training leading to the British Psychological Society’s Certificates of
Competence in Occupational Testing to Singapore in 2002 having introduced them to Dubai
prior to that. His work with Psychometric Tests has received recognition from the British
Psychological Society with an award for Scientific Contribution to Psychology. This award was
based on his work validating a well known psychometric personality test. Plentiful delegate
reviews of Dr. Tyler’s training can be seen at the course webpage.
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Additional Benefits
PsyAsia is the only vendor to offer a locally-based facilitator for this course. Watch out for
copy-cat competitors who try to offer this course from time to time, especially in Singapore!
They ship in overseas trainers with fewer qualifications who lack experience in and
understanding of the local psychometric assessment market, culture and laws. Also, post-course
work marking gets delayed due to the need to ship it overseas and wait for the facilitator to
find time to mark it! Our delegates appreciate the fact that we are based locally and so it’s easy
to get hold of the facilitator with a local call during the Asia business day, not to mention that
we guarantee marking all of your work within days! Dr. Tyler chooses to live and work in Asia
because he has a passion for the region and for developing HR and related professionals. We
believe this adds to the course and is a distinct advantage over non-resident facilitators whose
primary purpose for running the course outside of their locality is money!!
Given that we are not a training reseller, we don’t need to ship in overseas facilitators. As a
result, we can be flexible in terms of our course offerings. Delegates can choose which parts of
the course to sit and when – no need to attend all 6 days at once! You may attend Level A first
and Level B later. You can even start out by attending our 2-day Identity Accreditation Course or
study our Online Test Administration Course and have those count towards your Level A/B!
Furthermore, because we are not a test publisher, our training is unbiased and we introduce
many tests (both good and bad) to delegates. In addition to this, for those delegates who wish
to study and be accredited in numerous tests, we offer 50% discount off our Saville Consulting
Wave® one-day training which follows Level B. Of course, we include Identity Questionnaire
and Apollo Profile accreditation in the A/B fee as standard for all delegates. That’s not all! In
addition to the SG$1200+/HK$7000 of materials we give you on the course (which include an
online test system with starter credits), all delegates will receive a 30% discount on any Identity
Personality Assessment products purchased within 1 month of their qualification and a 10%
discount on all other non-discounted products which we offer. There’s even more, but we’ll
save some surprises for the course!
More details
The Psychometric Assessment at Work / BPS Level A and B Certification Course in Singapore & Hong Kong
http://www.psyasia.com/psychometric_test_training_course.php
Other Psychometric Training Courses in Singapore, Hong Kong or Online from PsyAsia International
http://www.psyasia.com/psychometric_training.php
Please follow the links at the web pages to register online. For any queries not addressed at the website, kindly
call us on +65 6521 3131 / +852 8200 6005 or email us via http://www.psyasia.com/email
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www.psyasia.com www.psychometricassessment.com

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