A successful certification or assessment program is one that is measurable, effective and sustainable. To achieve these goals, organizations have come to rely on The Donath Group to provide psychometric and program management services.

Exam development typically requires the most technical resources of all program activities. The value we bring to the customer is our ability to identify efficient solutions and maximize the effectiveness of the development process.

Through an evaluation, we assess the specific needs and propose efficiencies and savings to meet the objectives. Because what may appear to be a cost-saving measure may, in fact, turn out to be more costly and less effective - especially if the final product does not meet the standards.

We welcome you to take a look at our FREE Certification Program Planning Guide. The guide was developed to provide an overview of aspects to be considered to successfully develop a certification program.

Offerings

We assist clients with all aspects of test development - practice tests, assessments or certifications - from the initial conceptualization through administration and results analysis, including:

• Program Planning and Design
  • Business case analysis
  • Job or practice analysis
  • Optimizing expert involvement
  • Training - test item writing and test development

• Psychometric services
  • Test performance analysis
  • Standard setting approaches
  • Test form scoring and equating
  • Test item reviews and edits

Test Delivery Options

Depending on your program objectives, whether it is paper-and-pencil or computer-based delivery, we can provide an independent review of the options that are available for delivery of your tests.

We have experience working with many computer-based test delivery vendors. The following are some points for consideration as you review this method of delivery:

• Web-based delivery - Internet or Intranet
• Proctored or Non-Proctored delivery
• Exam delivery in testing centers
• Number of candidates to be tested per year
• Test center locations - Americas, International