This two day workshop is designed to provide practitioners with the fundamental concepts and methodologies of assessment centres as well as practical knowledge on assessor skills.
CPD Points: 15 CEUs
To register please contact Shadi on shadi@jvrafrica.co.za for Johannesburg based trainings and Alida on alida@jvrafrica.co.za
Alternatively, you are welcome to check upcoming dates on our 2010 Training Schedule.
Training Event: Assessment Centre Training
Length of Training: 2 days
Training: CPD Workshop (Attendance Certificate)
Trainer: Anne Buckett/Shani van der Merwe
Exam: None
Assessment: None
Target Audience Anyone interested in learning about the fundamentals of assessment centres, in particular:
- Human Resource practitioners
- I/O specialists
- Development specialists
Day 1 will cover all the key aspects pertinent to designing and implementing an assessment centre in the organisation with a strong theoretical foundation. It will further enhance the practitioners understanding and knowledge around all the key elements important to the running of an assessment centre with the emphasis on best practice guidelines for success.
Synopsis of Training
DAY 1:
- Introduction
- Review of assessment centres
- What is an assessment centre?
- What comprises an assessment centre?
- Characteristics of assessment centres
- Benefits of assessment centres
- Who is involved in an assessment centre?
- Different types of assessment centres
- The assessment centre process – how to get started
- Relevance of job analysis as part of assessment centre design
- The place of competencies as part of assessment centre design
- Selecting exercises and simulations for the assessment centre
- Selecting the best assessors for the assessment centre
- Managing the assessment centre event (before, during and after)
- Practical sessions focusing on putting together a job description, defining competencies, compiling an assessment matrix, selecting tools and exercises, putting together an assessment centre timetable
Day 2 is designed to provide practitioners with the essential tools to become effective assessors in assessment centres. The classic form of behavioural-driven processing (ORCE principles) will be taught in order to allow delegates to accurately observe, record, classify, and evaluate behaviours gathered during assessment centres. It will cover all the key aspects pertinent to equipping you with the necessary skills and knowledge to accurately observe, interpret and measure competencies in the assessment centre context. Central to this part of the workshop is a strong emphasis on the practical application of newly acquired skills and thus practical sessions will be included on the day making use of a selection of JvR’s CAS range (including in-baskets, presentations and role-plays). Data integration and decision-making practices will be discussed. Delegates will have the opportunity to review various reporting options. Both local and international trends and research will be included as part of the day. Best practice guidelines and ethics will be discussed.
Synopsis of Training
DAY 2:
- Establishing the role of competencies as part of assessor training
- Explanation of various types of exercises:
- Role-play exercises
- In-basket exercises
- Presentation exercises
- Group exercises
- Facilitation exercises
- Principles of ORCE (observing, recording, classifying and evaluating)
- Discussion of the inner workings of the various simulation exercises
- Key criteria to consider when fulfilling the role of the assessor
- Discussion of various rating scales
- How to interpret evidence
- How to award a final rating
- Common assessor errors
- Data integration and decision-making
- Ethics
If you have any further questions about this workshop, please contact us for more detail.
CV of the Trainers
Anne Buckett is a qualified Industrial Psychologist with extensive experience in assessment and development in industry. She is presently the Managing Consultant of Precision HR with specialist expertise in the areas of HR competency-based assessment and development. She has worked at and with several large international consulting firms acquiring consolidated experience in a wide range of HR interventions. In addition, she is trained on a variety of tools, techniques and methodologies across a large number of well-established test publishers. Her experience covers both private and public sector organisations. Delivering integrated HR solutions to organisations as part of her services includes large-scale HR project management, determining key HR practices and protocols; designing and implementing recruitment, selection and decision-making strategies; compiling assessment matrixes and test batteries; conducting job analyses and determining key competencies; designing and implementing assessment and development centres end-to-end; designing customised simulation exercises, project managing restructuring processes and managing 360º development and feedback projects. A career highlight includes the successful completion of a three-year skills audit project under the auspices of PWC as the assessment centre team leader. This included designing customised simulation exercises across an entire organisation of about 2000 staff, training and managing a team of Psychologists, implementation and roll-out of the project, quality assurance and report back to the Steering Committee on identified organisational skills gaps. In addition, she has served as an executive committee member of People Assessment in Industry (PAI) and was Regional Chairperson for the SIOPSA Pretoria Branch. She is the outgoing chairperson of the Assessment Centre Study Group of South Africa (ACSG). Anne is currently in the process of compiling her doctoral proposal and intends to do her dissertation on the construct validity of assessment centres in South Africa.
