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Dover/Vienna System: Psychometric Testing for Skills and Recruitment

The Dover/Vienna System is an Austrian-developed psychometric testing concept, designed to assess trait-specific suitability for training rather than train individuals. Introduced to the South African mining community in 1982, it has since been adapted to local norms.

This basic skills-competency measurement tool evaluates fundamental practical abilities such as hand-eye and foot coordination, manual coordination, and responses to stimuli in various environmental conditions. It also measures auditory discrimination, the estimation of speed and direction of moving objects, decision-making abilities, and concentration levels under monotonous circumstances. The system is particularly valuable in recruitment, helping to narrow down large applicant pools for job suitability.

OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENTS

In the complex and dynamic marketplace of today, organisations have to manage a global workforce – their most valuable asset – to achieve sustainable growth. Attracting and retaining top talent is seen as the key differentiator among organisations. At the same time, the notion of “skills gaps” also needs attention as business leaders lament deficiencies in employees’ competencies and the vulnerability in their organisations’ ability to achieve business objectives. The issue is particularly acute at the leadership level, with organisations realizing their future success depends on identifying, engaging, and retaining

BENEFITS TO THE ORGANISATION

  • Recruit and select top talent
  • Fair and transparent recruitment processes
  • Identifying leadership potential
  • Informs leadership development decisions
  • Savings on the cost of bad hiring decisions
  • Reduced employee turnover
  • Pin-points development needs of individuals, teams and organizations.

BENEFITS TO THE INDIVIDUAL

  • Increased job satisfaction
  • Improved inter- and intrapersonal communication
  • Self-awareness
  • Strength finding
  • Career path planning
  • Goal-setting
  • Access to support and engagement

SKILLS4U’S APPROACH TO OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

  • SkiUs4U remains up to date with national and international trends regarding assessment technology and methodology.
  • SkiUs4U develops assessment batteries based on customer requirements with regards to specific scenarios and changes in the company strategy and focus.
  • SkiUs4U is not a product house and can thus use a combination of professional assessment tools to suit the client’s specific needs.
  • We believe in compiling an assessment battery measuring competencies identified during job analysis, which includes personality preferences, cognitive ability of the candidate, and demonstrated behavioural elements.
  • We believe that individual feedback and the compilation of individualised and personalised development plans are crucial steps within this development assessment process, and senior professionals within the company are utilised to complete this step in the process.
  • SkiLLs4U complies with all legislative and Health Professions Council of South Africa regulations and requirements. We only use registered Industrial Psychologists and Psychometrists as assessors.
  • We have a staircase of assessment instruments linked to specific job levels. Our assessment and development centres are revised and updated on a two-yearly basis. No candidate will go through the same assessment or development centre during their career at the company.