Assessment & Development Centre

The key to success in any organization is identifying, developing, and empowering the right people- Craig Groesche.

As the industry-leading expert, we have partnered with PSI, a world leader in talent measurement & the fastest growing global assessment solutions company to provide VirtualAC™, a powerful behavioural assessment tool used for selecting and developing leaders or high potential talent.

Assessment & Development Centre

Our Assessment & Development Centre assesses and develops employee capability based on a set of identified competencies, so they can help navigate the organization through the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment.

The challenge of finding objective data on people capabilities that can help make informed decisions on talent positioning and growth is no longer associated to the Human resource function but has also dragged business leaders to rethink their strategies. There is now an urgent need for structured and transparent approach to measure the presence of identified competencies, relevant for different roles as feel-based decisions are now a thing for the past. Such an objective process, apart from creating an established and acceptable methodology, also provides a level-playing ground for people in the evaluation process.

Recognizing this sensitivity and need, our Assessment and Development Process is designed based on researched tests and simulation exercises that maps the competencies required for specific roles. The uniqueness of our process is in going beyond, by creating a roadmap for addressing the development needs.

Virtual Assessment

VirtualAC™ is a high impact interactive business-like online desktop environment assessment tool. It provides a wide range of activities viz. situation analysis, inbox and day in the life, suitable for different levels of participants and competencies.

  • Ready-To-Use Virtual Assessments The VirtualAC™ session lasts one hour to one day and it includes exercises like  Inbox,   Situation Analysis  and  Role Play.
  • Internationally Recognized Assessor Skill Certification/ Our certified assessors have a vast industry experience to conduct and mark participants using our streamlined marking system.
  • System-Generated Reports Our assessors fine-tune the system-generated reports, summarizing the participant’s performance on the exercises upon completion of the simulations.

FAQs

  • Saves Time and Money

You can easily administer exercise and quickly capture results. Due to its automation capabilities, no manual intervention is needed and hence it saves time and resources

  • Offers Convenience and Flexibility

The assessment tool is highly flexible with no constraints on time and location. That means you can take VirtualACTM at anytime from anywhere.

  • Helps in Making High-Quality Decisions

VirtualACTM puts the participants in realistic challenges. Thus, enabling organization to understand an individual’s competencies to help them make informed decisions.

  • Promotes Fair Opportunity

Participants get a fair opportunity to display their skills and the exercise measures job-relevant behaviours and not generic characteristics.

  • Promotes Your Employer Brand

The virtual simulation exercises are highly engaging and provide an immersive assessment experience for the participant thus enhancing organization’s employer brand.

  • Helps Improve Performance

The data collected through these exercises can be scrutinized to reveal patterns, strengths and areas of improvement and these insights can help design a development plan.

The traditional use of the Assessment Centre/Development Centre includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Identify the potential early

Assessing and developing potential “highflyers” and motivate them to stay with the organization.

  • Diagnose training and development needs

Establishing training and development requirements of individuals and providing them the tools required to perform better.

  • Recruitment and promotion

Assessing the suitability of both internal and external candidates for particular open positions that need to be filled.

  • Organizational planning

Identifying areas within an organization where skill deficiencies exist, so that consulted action can be taken to bridge the gaps.

  • Organizational development

Using it as a tool for employee development and team building that may initiate coaching and counselling interactions.

A variety of exercises are used to measure competencies in various situations. Some of the tests/exercises that may be used are as follows:

  • Aptitude tests – to assess the intellectual potential of a candidate
  • Personality questionnaire – to understand the personality and/or motivational drivers.
  • Simulation exercises and role-plays– to measure problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Awareness of one’ s own blind spots
  • Competency-based interview – to assess specific competencies.

The main objective of an Assessment and Development Program is to assess and develop the existing and/or potential competency of individuals to perform in the targeted level/function.

The focus is on systematic and objective identification of individuals’ capabilities for the purposes of placement, selection, development, promotion, succession planning, career management and training.

Overcome Your Talent Management Challenges

Accurately assessing and developing the competencies of employees/teams delivers a wide range of benefits to your organization:

  • Spots high potentials within the organization
  • Identifies individual strengths and skill gaps
  • Helps create individual development plans
  • Serves as credible basis for career planning
  • Reduces employee turnover and subsequent recruitment costs
  • Enables organization to have Human Capital Bank and periodic Talent Audit for current and future talent needs