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An Introduction to the Assessment of Peopleat Work 

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An Introduction to the Assessment of Peopleat Work
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FutureLearn 
Overview

Discover the history of assessing people at work and get an overview of assessment throughout the employee lifecycle.

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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An Introduction to the Assessment of Peopleat Work
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Highlights

  • University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
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  • Offered by Coventry University
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An Introduction to the Assessment of Peopleat Work
 at 
FutureLearn 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course is for anyone looking to gain a better understanding of assessment in the workplace.
What are the course deliverables?
  • Explore the history of assessing people at work, as well as how we assess them, when and why.
  • Identify the legislation which should be adhered to when assessing people at work.
  • Explain the role of ethics in the recruitment, selection, and development process.
  • Describe the difference between recruitment, selection and development in relation to assessment at work.
  • Discuss the advantages of assessing people at work.
  • Identify the different types of reliability and validity assessed during test development and validation along with their meaning.
More about this course
  • Understand how, when and why we need to assess people at work
  • Why do we assess people at work? How do we do it?
  • On this course you will look into the history of assessing people at work. You will gain an overview of the methods and techniques used, as well as consider the employee life cycle to identify when we may assess people and why.
  • You will examine the legislation which should be adhered to, as well as review the role of ethics in the recruitment, selection and development process. You will also discuss different types of reliability and validity assessed during test development.

An Introduction to the Assessment of Peopleat Work
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

The history of assessing people at work how, when and why?

The role of legislation and ethics.

A brief overview of the employee cycle in relation to assessment.

A brief overview of pre-selection and selection methods.

Different types of reliability and validity.

The difference between recruitment, selection and development.

A brief overview of assessment for development.

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