Online Training in Psychometric Personality Tests

Singapore-based Psychometric Test distributor PsyAsia International has announced that they will begin offering a live online training and accreditation program for the Apollo Profile from 1-4 June. The training will be run by an experienced business psychologist who is accredited with the Apollonean Institute to accredit users of this personality test.

One of the major benefits of Apollo over other personality assessments is that it compares the candidate’s scores on each of its 34 business personality scales to those who have been rated as excellent. Different comparison groups are available which means the client can compare their candidate(s) with excellent sales employees, call centre staff, supervisors, leaders and so on. Most personality assessments compare candidates with the average person rather than excellence and hence this makes Apollo a rarity as well as a highly-valid tool.

PsyAsia International has been offering world-class training in Asia since 2002. The company only uses fully qualified and registered organisational psychologists to ensure quality and competence. This means that PsyAsia’s psychologists typically have as much training as a medical doctor, not to mention the hours of professional development they are required to undergo each year! PsyAsia added online training to their repertoire in 2008 and followed this with their first live online training course at the end of 2009 – the Psychometric Test Administration Course.

The test administration course follows the British Psychological Society’s syllabus for their Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing and allows the attendee to request that PsyAsia also assess them for the BPS Certificate in Occupational Test Administration. Training runs over 3 consecutive daily sessions of about 70-80 minutes, starting at 5pm Singapore/Hong Kong time which is 9am UCT/GMT. Each session is recorded and attendees can log-into PsyAsia’s online learning centre to view them as well as to chat with other attendees and post questions in the interactive forum.

The online training for the Apollo Profile will follow a similar format to the company’s Live Online Psychometric Test Administration Course. Apollo training will run over 4 consecutive daily sessions. There will be some pre-course work along with homework and a final piece of post-course work. Attendees without a background in psychometric testing will also need to complete the test administration course but there is no additional fee for this.

PsyAsia team member Cynthia Wong was asked to comment on who she thought would benefit from the training.

“Anybody who is interested in using a top-rate personality assessment such as the Apollo Profile will definitely benefit. This assessment has numerous uses which include recruitment/selection, development, team-building and career coaching. Moreover, those who may find it difficult or inconvenient to attend our face-to-face training in Asia now have an option to receive the same training and accreditation online.” said Ms. Wong.

Registration is now open for the June Apollo Profile sessions. Due to the online nature, attendees don’t need to be based in Asia. All training is conducted in English so registration is open to anybody who is able to make the time slots and credit cards are accepted. To register, simply follow the links on the course page at: http://www.psyasia.com/apollo_profile_accreditation_course.php

If you would like to find out more about the Apollo Profile, please see here: http://www.psyasia.com/personality_tests_apollo.php

You may also be interested in attending the free Apollo Profile webinar from Jim Bowden, the publisher, on 17 May. Full details at http://webinars.psyasia.com

Personality Tests Singapore

Psychometrics Singapore is pleased to offer a range of world-class personality assessments for users in Singapore. As an independent provider of psychometric tests in Singapore, we can choose the tests most appropriate to local needs. Our personality assessments are therefore carefully chosen and must meet stringent criteria before we will offer them and stake our reputation on them. The world class personality assessments that we offer in Singapore are listed below.

Saville Consulting Wave®

Saville Consulting Wave® is a completely integrated suite of modern assessment questionnaires, offering sophisticated individual and corporate diagnostics. The Saville Consulting Wave suite is built around one powerful model and identifies “best fit” environments based on a comprehensive understanding of personal motives, talents and preferred culture. The positive interaction and alignment of these three crucial areas is a fundamental factor in achieving competitive advantage. Saville Consulting Wave provides measures which efficiently assess individual motives, talents and workplace culture in a single questionnaire. This innovation in personality assessment was developed by Professor Peter Saville (the co-founder and former executive chairman of SHL) and his team. The Wave has been demonstrated to be the most predictive personality test on the market.
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Identity Self-Perception Questionnaire

Identity is a modern test developed specifically for use in today’s workplace, Identity reports on 36 “primary” scales that are related to performance at work. Of impressive note is that scientific research with Identity has shown that this personality assessment actually has greater predictive power than some ability tests. Identity is a precise measure of personality and is easy to understand and learn because the scale labels directly reflect the meaning of the scale.

A number of report options are available, including insightful pre-interview reports for a selection panel, a careers report for use in career counselling and a feedback report for the candidate.

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Visit the Identity Questionnaire page at our main site
 

Apollo Profile

The Apollo Profile is a contemporary personality assessment which assesses 34 factors that are relevant to today’s high performance workplace. The test was developed by Professor Richard Hicks and Mr. Jim Bowden with the twin aims of being firmly related to psychological theory whilst being useful and easy to interpret for managers and other decision-makers. With an impressive database of candidates exceeding 80,000 from the Asia-Pacific region and real world evidence linking the personality factors to performance in different industries, the Apollo Profile is an ingenious accomplishment and a tool of choice for individuals and organisations worldwide.
More information?
Visit the Apollo Profile page at our main site

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