cad

centre for assessment and development

cad specialises in objective, valid, reliable and fair assessments which will ensure personal insight and growth to the individual and which will provide management with information that is easily understood and will enable effective decision making.

We offer a variety of assessment methodologies and services inter alia:

  • Skills audits
  • Competency assessments (simulations) – generic and customised
  • Assessment and development centres – generic and customised
  • Psychometric assessments (personality, values, abilities, level of cognitive complexity, learning  potential)
  • 360 degree feedback processes

Our assessments are used for:

  • Strategic resourcing (for example graduate selection, talent identification and talent management)
  • Development
  • Recruitment and selection
  • Team interventions
  • Learner selection
  • Career transition assessments

All our assessment activities are focused on the assessment of well-defined competencies that relate to outstanding performance in a specific role.

cad has developed expertise in various industry, business and role categories, for example:

  • Team leader and first line manager (manager of individual contributors); middle manager (manager of manager); and senior manager (manager of a function) level assessments
  • Executive level assessments
  • Call centre assessments (in-bound, out-bound and service)
  • IT assessments (project managers, developers, business analysts)
  • Sales consultant and sales manager assessments
  • Graduate selection

The main industries serviced by cad are financial services, short term insurance, IT and retail.

For furhter information / discussion about the following aspects, feel free to contact us:

  • Business case for assessment
  • Our approach
  • Methodology
  • Assessment tools
  • Assessment process
  • Delivery and logistics
  • Ethics and compliant assessment