Assessment Centre Assessor / Design Training

OPRA’s assessment centre training covers both aspects of design and assessment over two days.

Upon completion of both components, participants will be able to competently design, run, and assess an assessment centre.

Assessment Centre Design training covers:

• Principles, purpose, and benefits of assessment centres (AC)
• Logistics of developing and delivering an AC
• Developing a structure for the AC based on a robust job analysis
• Developing/selecting exercises to include in the AC
• Developing and evaluating behavioural checklists
• Importance of assessor training and AC administrative details

Assessment Centre Assessor training covers:

• Assessment measures and the relevant competencies to be evaluated
• Typical behaviours and examples of effective and ineffective performance
• Observing, recording and classifying behaviour
• Roles of the assessors and role players in the various exercises
• Assessing performance
• Standard setting
• Data integration
• Providing and receiving feedback