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University of Queensland, Australia, Dr. Graham Tyler & PsyAsia
International
BPS Level A Singapore / Hong Kong
BPS Level B Singapore /Hong Kong
Psychometric Assessment Training Courses
Introduction
Train for BPS Level A and B Certificates of Competence
in Occupational Testing in Singapore with the company that won an
international quality award in 2010; the company which brought regular
BPS Certification training to Singapore; and the company which uses
a British Psychological Society Award-Winning Dr. of Psychology
to facilitate the course - not to mention, the lead researcher for
the information presented at this website - an expert on Psychometrics
in Singapore, Hong Kong and across Asia!
This intensive professional course provides training
in psychometric assessment 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 BPS Level A
Delegates will be able to:
• Register with all UK and many international
test publishers to purchase tests and know what to look for and
avoid in Singapore. With many poorly developed tests and non-psychologist
distributors in Singapore 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.
• 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 BPS 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 Government departments and Fortune 500 companies and a
university lecturer. He is a published author in Singapore-based
publications (Straits Times, Human Capital Plus, Human Resources)
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. Plentiful delegate reviews of Dr. Tyler’s training
can be seen at the course webpage.
Additional Benefits
The course facilitator and our psychologist consultants
are based locally, this means that we can blend the BPS syllabus
with knowledge and experience of local laws, culture and practices
and that even when the course ends expert psychologists will be
nearby to offer ongoing support. 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
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! Finally, because we are local there
is no need to send your follow-up work overseas for marking. You
can essentially finish Level B as soon as you are ready –
and don’t hang around for your results – we guarantee
to mark your work within 10 days, although most is marked within
2-3 days of receipt – you can check our online performance
review for recent dates!
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 (60% if you book before 30 July). 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+ 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 about BPS certification courses in
Singapore and Hong Kong
Please follow the links at the web pages to register
online. For any queries not addressed at the website, kindly call
us on +65 6329 9629, +852 8200 6005 or email us via http://www.psyasia.com/email
