Management and staff assessment centres and development centres offer a robust method of selecting and developing new or potential managers and staff within an organisation. The aim of such centres is to present the selected individuals with an environment that reflects the reality of the roles they have applied for and therefore should provide the individuals with a wide range of opportunities to demonstrate the competencies required.
This was reinforced again last week with a programme we ran. It could clearly be seen that an assessment before employing people would have proved extremely valuable, especially when times are difficult with training budgets being squeezed.
In view of the current state of the economy we undertsand that it is more important than ever to develop and recruit the right people to ensure they provide a return on your investment in them at the earliest opportunity. Call of the Wild have therefore now developed a programme to assist clients with recruitment and development of new and existing staff. The aim is to reduce costs for the client through the selection of individuals with approprite skill sets and behaviours best suited to the needs of the job. This avoids costly probabtion periods during which it is discovered that the individuals are not appropriate for the position.
A well-designed assessment or development centre starts with a list of competencies required within a specific role and breaks these down into observable and measurable behaviours. A programme can then be developed which utilises a variety of inputs, allowing individuals to be fairly assessed against a set criteria by trained observers.
For an assessment centre to be fair it is essential that a number of different inputs be built in allowing delegates a number of opportunities to demonstrate or develop the required behaviours. A typical assessment centre programme may include the following inputs;
- Interviews
- Behavioural profiling
- Experiential learning tasks
- Role Playing
- Presentations
- Data Analysis
- Group Discussions
At Call of the Wild Experiential learning lies at the heart of our programmes. Carefully selected team tasks are utilised, allowing observers to assess the behaviours of each participant in a real (not realistic) situation. Facilitated review of each task allows further exploration of management style, behaviours, decision making, team working , problem solving and and adds depth to the assessment of each individual.
For more information visit our website on team building, development, leadership and personal development including apprentice key skills, recruitment assessment, and graduate training
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