Test User Ability & Test User Personality Training
As with all our courses, our Test User Ability & Test User Personality Training is comprehensive, regularly updated and will ensure you have a solid foundation on which to use psychometric tools ethically and appropriately. Our training is conducted via a blend of distance learning and face-to-face workshops, giving you the opportunity to study in your own time with full tutor support available.
Attaining the Test User Ability & Test User Personality qualifications:
- Enables registration on the BPS Register of Qualified Test Users (RQTU), a searchable database of qualified psychometric professionals
- Allows you to become a skilled and competent practitioner by obtaining a solid grounding in best practice use of personality and ability tests
- Provides you with the ability to assess people for recruitment and development purposes in a wide variety of contexts
- Qualifies you to use the Hogan suite of instruments: HPI, HDS & MVPI
Blended Learning Qualification
The Test User Ability & Personality course is split into five modules. Delegates complete the majority of the work via distance learning, at their own pace but typically devoting around 5-10 days. All delegates will be sent comprehensive notes to support their learning and will be allocated a dedicated Tutor who will offer ongoing support, via telephone or email, throughout the qualification process.
There are four face-to-face days held in London (these are currently available virtually):
- BPS Test User Ability Workshop
- Hogan Certification Workshop (2-days)
- Hogan Advanced Interpretation Workshop
Upon successful completion of all coursework and practical days, delegates obtain the qualifications in Test User Ability, Test User Personality, the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI), the Hogan Development Survey (HDS) and the Motives Values Preferences Inventory (MVPI), which will be submitted to the BPS for addition to the RQTU.
Price: £3,750 + VAT
Upcoming Courses
Become certified in the application and interpretation of the Hogan Assessments System tools – HPI, HDS & MVPI. As Hogan’s first UK distributor, you can be confident that our trainers are all highly skilled in the Hogan suite.
This two-day workshop provides an introduction to:
- The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) evaluates personality characteristics that people need to get along and get ahead
- The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) identifies factors that impede career success
- The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) identifies individuals’ drivers and core values
You’ll learn about the content of all three Hogan tools as well as having the opportunity to practise your new skills in a series of interactive exercises, covering interpretation and feedback.
What’s included?
- Full HPI, HDS & MVPI Leadership Forecast Reports
- In-depth guidance on interpreting relationships between all three tools
- Opportunities to practise feedback and interpretation sessions, with post-course interpretation and feedback support by expert consultants for up to three months
- An introduction to The Dark Side of Personality
- Full engagement with the consultant’s extensive practical knowledge as well as with your peers on the course
- Exclusive access to PCL’s training materials, tool interpretation and product resources designed using our in-depth knowledge and experience of Hogan assessments
- Electronic versions of the HPI, HDS & MVPI manuals
- Certificate on completion
Prior to the course, you’ll need to complete a short online pre-course module, and after attending the workshop you’ll need to complete a post-course ‘Test of Understanding’ – after this, you’ll be fully qualified and ready to start using the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools within your workplace
Cost: £1,950 + VAT | Booking packages and group booking discounts available – please contact us on training@psychological-consultancy.com for details or call the PCL office on +44 (0)1892 559 540.
Please note that this workshop is virtual. If you’d like to attend a face-to-face workshop, please view our calendar to view our London based training dates.
Gillian Hyde’s HDS Masterclass provides the opportunity to explore the territory of the Hogan Development Survey – positioning the instrument, linking research findings to practice, discussing combinations of scales, sharing interpretive advice, watching real life profiles act out their dark sides, and giving you the confidence to uncover more nuanced information on the Dark Side of personality. Dark sides which are likely to surface within the current climate of stress and uncertainty.
If you’re an HDS trained user and looking for more in-depth interpretation skills, this is the perfect opportunity to learn from one of the world’s most experienced HDS users.
Workshop Cost: £950 + VAT | This is an in-person course, if you’d see to attend virtually, please see our calendar for our virtual dates.
Location: citizenM Tower of London Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ.
Please note that if you’re looking for a deep-dive into all three Hogan tools, the Advanced Interpretation or Advanced Feedback Workshops will be a better option for you.
Become certified in the application and interpretation of the Hogan Assessments System tools – HPI, HDS & MVPI. As Hogan’s first UK distributor, you can be confident that our trainers are all highly skilled in the Hogan suite.
This two-day workshop provides an introduction to:
- The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) evaluates personality characteristics that people need to get along and get ahead
- The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) identifies factors that impede career success
- The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) identifies individuals’ drivers and core values
You’ll learn about the content of all three Hogan tools as well as having the opportunity to practise your new skills in a series of interactive exercises, covering interpretation and feedback.
What’s included?
- Full HPI, HDS & MVPI Leadership Forecast Reports
- In-depth guidance on interpreting relationships between all three tools
- Opportunities to practise feedback and interpretation sessions, with post-course interpretation and feedback support by expert consultants for up to three months
- An introduction to The Dark Side of Personality
- Full engagement with the consultant’s extensive practical knowledge as well as with your peers on the course
- Exclusive access to PCL’s training materials, tool interpretation and product resources designed using our in-depth knowledge and experience of Hogan assessments
- Electronic versions of the HPI, HDS & MVPI manuals
- Certificate on completion
Prior to the course, you’ll need to complete a short online pre-course module, and after attending the workshop you’ll need to complete a post-course ‘Test of Understanding’ – after this, you’ll be fully qualified and ready to start using the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools within your workplace
Cost: £1,950 + VAT | Booking packages and group booking discounts available – please contact us on training@psychological-consultancy.com for details or call the PCL office on +44 (0)1892 559 540.
CitizenM Hotel also offers a 15% discount on a hotel room for course delegates, should you require. Do let us know if this is of interest and we will share the details.
Please note that this workshop is currently scheduled to take place at the citizenM Tower of London Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ (subject to the evolving Covid-19 guidance). If you’d like to attend a virtual workshop, please view our calendar to view our virtual training dates.
This one-day workshop is a hands-on, fast-paced session that prepares you for interpreting scale combinations more skillfully, connecting scales across assessments and interpreting complex combinations with ease.
You’ll be addressing scale and subscale level data to draw effective developmental conclusions, and aid in getting the most value from the Hogan suite of assessments.
You’ll advance your interpretation skills, plus:
- Practice using subscales and interpreting scale combinations
- Learn how to resolve competing or complex scale combinations
- Compare and contrast your own interpretive insights with Hogan expert interpretations
- Connect Hogan data points across scales and assessments for more robust interpretations
- Learn advanced interpretation techniques around low HDS and low MVPI scores
Is this the right course for me?
If you’re looking for a more sophisticated approach to the Hogan assessments and feel that a deeper knowledge of the scales, subscales and their combinations across the entire Hogan suite would be useful, this course is for you. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to develop your interpretation skills across a number of case studies, combining the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools.
Workshop Cost: £1,175 plus VAT
Please note this course is being held in-person at the citizenM Tower of London Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ (subject to evolving Covid restrictions). We also offer virtual options.
Successful completion of a Hogan Certification Workshop is a pre-requisite of this course | Booking discounts available – contact training@psychological-consultancy.com for details.
Become certified in the application and interpretation of the Hogan Assessments System tools – HPI, HDS & MVPI. As Hogan’s first UK distributor, you can be confident that our trainers are all highly skilled in the Hogan suite.
This two-day workshop provides an introduction to:
- The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) evaluates personality characteristics that people need to get along and get ahead
- The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) identifies factors that impede career success
- The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) identifies individuals’ drivers and core values
You’ll learn about the content of all three Hogan tools as well as having the opportunity to practise your new skills in a series of interactive exercises, covering interpretation and feedback.
What’s included?
- Full HPI, HDS & MVPI Leadership Forecast Reports
- In-depth guidance on interpreting relationships between all three tools
- Opportunities to practise feedback and interpretation sessions, with post-course interpretation and feedback support by expert consultants for up to three months
- An introduction to The Dark Side of Personality
- Full engagement with the consultant’s extensive practical knowledge as well as with your peers on the course
- Exclusive access to PCL’s training materials, tool interpretation and product resources designed using our in-depth knowledge and experience of Hogan assessments
- Electronic versions of the HPI, HDS & MVPI manuals
- Certificate on completion
Prior to the course, you’ll need to complete a short online pre-course module, and after attending the workshop you’ll need to complete a post-course ‘Test of Understanding’ – after this, you’ll be fully qualified and ready to start using the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools within your workplace
Cost: £1,950 + VAT | Booking packages and group booking discounts available – please contact us on training@psychological-consultancy.com for details or call the PCL office on +44 (0)1892 559 540.
CitizenM Hotel also offers a 15% discount on a hotel room for course delegates, should you require. Do let us know if this is of interest and we will share the details.
Please note that this workshop is currently scheduled to take place at the citizenM Tower of London Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ (subject to the evolving Covid-19 guidance). If you’d like to attend a virtual workshop, please view our calendar to view our virtual training dates.
The Test User Ability & Personality course is split into five modules. Delegates complete the majority of the work via distance learning, at their own pace but typically devoting around 5-10 days. All delegates will be sent comprehensive notes to support their learning and will be allocated a dedicated Tutor who will offer ongoing support, via telephone or email, throughout the qualification process.
There training involves:
- BPS Test User Ability Workshop
- Hogan Certification Workshop (2-days)
- Hogan Advanced Interpretation Workshop
Upon successful completion of all coursework and practical days, delegates obtain the qualifications in Test User Ability, Test User Personality, the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI), the Hogan Development Survey (HDS) and the Motives Values Preferences Inventory (MVPI), which will be submitted to the BPS for addition to the RQTU.
Price: £3,750 + VAT
Become certified in the application and interpretation of the Hogan Assessments System tools – HPI, HDS & MVPI. As Hogan’s first UK distributor, you can be confident that our trainers are all highly skilled in the Hogan suite.
This two-day workshop provides an introduction to:
- The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) evaluates personality characteristics that people need to get along and get ahead
- The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) identifies factors that impede career success
- The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) identifies individuals’ drivers and core values
You’ll learn about the content of all three Hogan tools as well as having the opportunity to practise your new skills in a series of interactive exercises, covering interpretation and feedback.
What’s included?
- Full HPI, HDS & MVPI Leadership Forecast Reports
- In-depth guidance on interpreting relationships between all three tools
- Opportunities to practise feedback and interpretation sessions, with post-course interpretation and feedback support by expert consultants for up to three months
- An introduction to The Dark Side of Personality
- Full engagement with the consultant’s extensive practical knowledge as well as with your peers on the course
- Exclusive access to PCL’s training materials, tool interpretation and product resources designed using our in-depth knowledge and experience of Hogan assessments
- Electronic versions of the HPI, HDS & MVPI manuals
- Certificate on completion
Prior to the course, you’ll need to complete a short online pre-course module, and after attending the workshop you’ll need to complete a post-course ‘Test of Understanding’ – after this, you’ll be fully qualified and ready to start using the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools within your workplace
Cost: £1,950 + VAT | Booking packages and group booking discounts available – please contact us on training@psychological-consultancy.com for details or call the PCL office on +44 (0)1892 559 540.
Please note that this workshop is virtual. If you’d like to attend a face-to-face workshop, please view our calendar to view our London based training dates.
This one-day workshop is a hands-on, fast-paced session that prepares you for interpreting scale combinations more skillfully, connecting scales across assessments and interpreting complex combinations with ease.
You’ll be addressing scale and subscale level data to draw effective developmental conclusions, and aid in getting the most value from the Hogan suite of assessments.
You’ll advance your interpretation skills, plus:
- Practice using subscales and interpreting scale combinations
- Learn how to resolve competing or complex scale combinations
- Compare and contrast your own interpretive insights with Hogan expert interpretations
- Connect Hogan data points across scales and assessments for more robust interpretations
- Learn advanced interpretation techniques around low HDS and low MVPI scores
Is this the right course for me?
If you’re looking for a more sophisticated approach to the Hogan assessments and feel that a deeper knowledge of the scales, subscales and their combinations across the entire Hogan suite would be useful, this course is for you. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to develop your interpretation skills across a number of case studies, combining the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools.
Workshop Cost: £1,175 plus VAT
Please note this course is being held virtually, please see our training calendar for our in-person training options | Successful completion of a Hogan Certification Workshop is a pre-requisite of this course | Booking discounts available – contact training@psychological-consultancy.com for details.
This one-day workshop is your opportunity, as a fully-qualified Hogan user (HPI, HDS and MVPI qualifications are pre-requisites to this workshop), to hone your feedback skills and expand your knowledge.
This experiential workshop provides you with knowledge of advanced feedback models, how to integrate Hogan data with other inputs, tips for creating developmental action plans, and an understanding of best practices for delivering Hogan feedback.
The workshop will allow you to:
- Learn a framework for delivering Hogan feedback
- Obtain information about feedback types, debrief models, and feedback delivery best practices
- Learn how to troubleshoot common problems
- Connect assessment results to job context
- Practice conducting a feedback session in a supervised setting
- Practice developmental action planning based on Hogan data
Is this the right course for me?
If you’re relatively new to delivering feedbacks, especially to top-level leaders using sophisticated psychometric assessments, this course will help to give you the confidence to be an effective and personable coach. This workshop covers the fundamentals of setting up and delivering a professional feedback session, so may not be suitable if you are a highly experienced coach.
Workshop Cost: £1,175 plus VAT (package options available, please contact us for details)
This is a virtual course. We offer both virtual and in-person advanced courses (subject to evolving Covid restrictions). Please see our training schedule for our in-person options.
PCL were the first international distributor of Hogan tools and have been working closely with Hogan Assessments since 1996. Our long history and experience mean we pride ourselves on offering excellent Hogan training from the experts. We are the only UK verified assessors providing British Psychological Society accredited Hogan training, enabling registration on the Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU).
Become certified in the application and interpretation of the Hogan Assessments System tools – HPI, HDS & MVPI. As Hogan’s first UK distributor, you can be confident that our trainers are all highly skilled in the Hogan suite.
This two-day workshop provides an introduction to:
- The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) evaluates personality characteristics that people need to get along and get ahead
- The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) identifies factors that impede career success
- The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) identifies individuals’ drivers and core values
You’ll learn about the content of all three Hogan tools as well as having the opportunity to practise your new skills in a series of interactive exercises, covering interpretation and feedback.
What’s included?
- Full HPI, HDS & MVPI Leadership Forecast Reports
- In-depth guidance on interpreting relationships between all three tools
- Opportunities to practise feedback and interpretation sessions, with post-course interpretation and feedback support by expert consultants for up to three months
- An introduction to The Dark Side of Personality
- Full engagement with the consultant’s extensive practical knowledge as well as with your peers on the course
- Exclusive access to PCL’s training materials, tool interpretation and product resources designed using our in-depth knowledge and experience of Hogan assessments
- Electronic versions of the HPI, HDS & MVPI manuals
- Certificate on completion
Prior to the course, you’ll need to complete a short online pre-course module, and after attending the workshop you’ll need to complete a post-course ‘Test of Understanding’ – after this, you’ll be fully qualified and ready to start using the HPI, HDS and MVPI tools within your workplace
Cost: £1,950 + VAT | Booking packages and group booking discounts available – please contact us on training@psychological-consultancy.com for details or call the PCL office on +44 (0)1892 559 540.
CitizenM Hotel also offers a 15% discount on a hotel room for course delegates, should you require. Do let us know if this is of interest and we will share the details.
Please note that this workshop is currently scheduled to take place at the citizenM Tower of London Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ (subject to the evolving Covid-19 guidance). If you’d like to attend a virtual workshop, please view our calendar to view our virtual training dates.
Attendees will gain valuable skills in understanding the range and types of tests available on the market and will acquire valuable practical skills for interpreting test scores and giving comprehensive feedback to clients and candidates.
Course content includes:
- Understanding the importance of careful job analysis and competency profiling
- Familiarisation with the different types of ability tests and scoring systems
- Understanding of statistical and theoretical concepts, such as reliability and validity
- Issues around computer-based testing and security, and the importance of confidentiality and equal opportunities
- Essential practical skills, such as administering tests, giving feedback on the results and writing selection or development reports
Course content includes:
- Introduction to the theories of personality
- Best practice guidelines on how to apply personality testing in the workplace setting
- Issues around fair testing and how to avoid distortion effects
- Practical skills in administering the HPI, interpreting scores and giving feedback on the results
- Personality based report writing skills for selection and development