The Testing Center, located at the Tyger River Campus of SCC in the BMW Center offers testing for individuals and companies for certification and skill assessment. Kevin Fowler is the Testing Administrator (592-4190) who can deliver assessment testing at your site or proctor testing at ours. Saturday testing is available on the first Saturday of the month, and special arrangements can be made in advance for Saturday or evening testing. Kevin’s expertise and our in-house maintenance of the testing lab results in our high customer satisfaction rating (3.7 of 4) .
The tests listed below are available with a few days’ notice along with testing from ACT, Pearson-Vue, and Thompson-Protmetric exams, and proctoring for testing with some online university programs.
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification. The Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) program is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft to validate desktop computer skills using the Microsoft Office programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Project. The Office Specialist program provides computer program literacy, measures proficiency, and identifies opportunities for skills enhancement. Successful candidates receive an Office Specialist certificate that sets them apart from their peers in the competitive job market.
WorkKeys. The Work Keys System, developed by American College Testing (ACT) is intended for assessing and teaching employability skills. Work Keys assessments measure skill levels in the following areas: Reading for Information, Locating Information, Applied Mathematics, Applied Technology, Business Writing, Observation, Listening and Writing, and Teamwork. Work Keys involves a three-step process:
- Job Profiling - determine the level of competency needed in the foundation skills
- Assessments - Skills are measured and compared with job requirements
- Instruction - Training specific to the requirements of the job is
Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. The WBST measures basic math and reading/language skills for the workplace and consists of two 20 minute timed subtests: Verbal and Quantitative. The test questions assess both knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge to everyday situations.
The Verbal Test assesses the following skills:
- Locate, understand, and use information in various formats, including understanding and using “how to” instructions and other written information.
- Recognize word meanings by definition and context, identify proper grammar and sentence construction.
The Quantitative Test assesses the following skills:
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole and fractional numbers, including those in monetary units and units of measure, as well as the computation of rates, proportions, and percentages.
- Evaluation and interpretation of line, bar, or pie graphs.
- Comparison of fractional magnitudes, algebra, including evaluation, simplification, and solving of variable expressions.
- Geometry, including computation and identification of magnitude of lengths, angles, areas, and volumes of plane and solid geometric figures.
Employee Reliability Inventory.
The Employee Reliability Inventory (ERI) is a behavioral questionnaire that identifies “low-risk” candidates who are likely to perform their job in a reliable manner. It takes approximately 20 minutes to respond to the questionnaire. The ERI assesses the following areas of behavioral risk and offers interview and follow-up referencing-checking questions based on the test results: Courtesy, Long Term Job Commitment, Emotional Maturity, Safe Job Performance, Conscientiousness, Trustworthiness, and Freedom from Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
Workplace Success Skills System (WSS).
The AccuVision Workplace Success Skills System is a video based assessment system which measures job related skills and abilities relative to the following five areas. Interacting With Others, Listening, Structuring Work Activities, Trainability, Graphs & Charts. The WSS is modularized so that all or any combination of the modules can be administered.
MecTest for Maintenance Mechanics.
For use with applicants and incumbents for jobs where practical mechanical knowledge and skill are necessary parts of maintenance job activities — 60 items in a multiple-choice format — not timed (takes approximately 1 hour to complete). Assesses knowledge in the following areas: Hydraulics, Piping, Pneumatics, Rigging, Print reading, Mechanical maintenance, Welding, Shop machines, tools, and equipment, Power transmission, Lubrication, and Pumps .
ElecTest for Electrical Job Knowledge.
For use with applicants and incumbents for jobs where practical electrical knowledge and skill are necessary parts of maintenance job activities — 60 items in a multiple-choice format — not timed (takes approximately 1 hour to complete). Assesses knowledge in the following areas: Motors, Power distribution, Digital electronics, Test instruments, Analog electronics, Computers and PLC, Schematics and print reading, Hand and power tools, Control circuits, Electrical maintenance, Power supplies, Construction and installation, and Basic AC/DC theory.
NOCTI Technical Skills Tests.
Developed by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI), these tests are job-specific assessments of a candidate’s knowledge and capabilities in a wide range of professions. Test administration time is approximately 2 hours. The NOCTI Technical Skills Tests measure skills and pinpoint job functions that the candidate is currently capable of performing, and identify areas that require additional training. Skill Assessments are available in the following areas: Business, Trade and Industry, Drafting, Design and Imaging, Food Production, Health Service, and Industrial Maintenance.
SRA Test of Mechanical Concepts.
Measures understanding and knowledge of mechanics and mechanical relationships — used for jobs requiring a basic understanding of mechanical concepts (machine operators, mechanics and factory production workers) - not timed (takes approximately 35-45 minutes to complete). Includes the following three subtests:
- Mechanical Interrelationships
- Mechanical Tools and Devices
- Spatial Relations
Validation studies found the Test of Mechanical Concepts to be predictive of performance in situations requiring mechanical aptitudes. The studies included auto mechanic trainees, machine operators, and maintenance mechanics.
Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test.
Measures the ability to perceive and understand the relationship of physical forces and mechanical elements in practical situations — 68 multiple choice questions — 30 minute time limit — score is the number of right answers. For meaningful interpretation, the score should be evaluated in relation to norms for an appropriate group.
AccuVision Supervisor/Manager Assessment System.
The AccuVision SMP supervisor assessment system is composed of 16 video simulations depicting job relevant situations in which a supervisor is shown interacting with others. The supervisors depicted on the tape are supervisors in the manufacturing, service, production, maintenance, warehouse and other similar settings. The AccuVision SMS manager assessment system is composed of 14 video simulations depicting job relevant situations in which a manager is shown interacting with others. Both systems measure the skills of: Team Building, Situational Style of Interaction, Initiative, Analysis and Problem Solving. The test can be administered in approximately 2 hours. A feedback report includes an overall indication of the participant’s performance, developmental feedback on the skills measured by the system, and performance development strategies in areas where the greatest opportunity for development exists.
AccuVision Sales System
Sales Situations. Fourteen video simulations assess skills in a full range of situations involving customers and co-workers, face to face and on the telephone; the program is comprised of 81 minutes of video. Skills measured include: Analyzing Customers Needs, Managing the Sales Process, Influencing and Closing, Listening Skills, Sales Motivation.
AccuVision Customer Service System
Twenty video simulations assess skills in a full range of situations involving customers and co-workers, face to face and on the telephone. Specific service skills measured by the system include: Customer Relations, Judgment, Soliciting New Business
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
The Meyers-Briggs Indicator instrument is a personality inventory. The standard Form G contains 126 items that determine preferences on four scales: Extraversion - Introversion, Sensing - Intuition, Thinking - Feeling, Judging - Feeling. The various combinations of these preferences result in 16 personality types. The MBTI inventory is at the 8th grade reading level, can be administered to ages 14 to adults, and will take participants 20 - 30 minutes to complete.
Innovate with C.A.R.E. Profile
The Innovate with C.A.R.E. Profile helps individuals work from their strengths by identifying their most natural team role. This awareness also helps team members value the characteristics and contributions of others. The five C.A.R.E. roles include: Creator, Advancer, Refiner, Executor, Facilitator
Spanish Language Assessment
The Spanish Language Assessment is a competency-based test of reading comprehension in Spanish. It contains reading selections drawn from authentic Spanish language material in functional life skill contexts, such as newspapers, signs, and informational materials, in which Spanish is commonly used in the United States. It includes items at a range of difficulty levels, from approximately three to nine years of schooling in most Spanish speaking countries. The language used is not specific to any one cultural group. The test contains 30 multiple-choice items and takes approximately 50 minutes to administer.
English as a Second Language (ESL) Appraisal. The ESL Appraisal provides an initial assessment of an individual’s basic listening and reading skills in a life skills/employability-related functional context. Listening items are tested in three sections: listen and choose the picture that corresponds; listen and finish the conversation; and listen and answer the question. Reading items include signs, maps, ads, labels, forms, and short articles. The Appraisal consists of four sections:
- Listening - 23 multiple-choice questions on cassette; 25 minutes
- Reading - 20 multiple-choice questions; 20 minutes
- Writing - two dictated sentences
- Speaking/Listening - short six-item one-on-one oral interview
The short oral interview may be used to obtain preliminary information about a person’s ability to speak and understand basic conversational English. The writing section provides a very general assessment of a person’s ability to listen to and write Basic English sentences.
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