Assessment Development Centre

This module could be conducted for any person whose competencies are required to be tested. This programme is generally conducted as one of the rounds during interviews for positions requiring specific skill sets. It is a four-day workshop. It has games, psychometric tests, case studies, role plays, in-tray activities, individual and group presentations, and individual and group interviews.

Objective
This is not a regular training programme. The participants in this programme are actually tested for specific skill sets. Their results are then compared against the benchmark for their category and each individual participant is given feedback on what they assessors think about his skill sets. The participant is also enlightened about the ways in which he could work upon those aspects.

Areas covered under this module

• Verbal Communication skills.
• Written Communication skills.
• Decision making ability.
• Analytical ability.
• Ability to process written information.
• Time management.
• Problem solving.
• Sense of responsibility.
• Prioritizing.
• Empathy, respect and trust.
• Coaching and mentoring people.
• Response to change.
• Creativity.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Non-verbal communication.
• Handling stress.
• Planning skills.
• Team building.
• Developing leaders.

Benefits of this module
Such programmes help the participants to understand their position with respect to the benchmarked people in their industry. It helps a person understand his strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. It makes a person aware of things that he didn’t know about himself. He understands what perceptions others have about him and the reason for the same. He is given opportunities to explore himself and his abilities.

This module is very helpful for people who are just about to step into or those who have just recently stepped into the corporate world. It helps them realize their drawbacks and rectify themselves.

Guidelines
The ADC is required to be well drafted for the participant to get a complete and accurate picture of himself. The ADC should have a variety of activities testing the participant on various competencies and during each activity every participant is required to be observed and interpreted. To support this process are the psychometric tests which also give an insight into an individual’s personality. The programme should be used for the betterment of the individual.