OPRA ACCREDIT COURSE CATALOGUE

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PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING

Test Administration – p3

Test Interpretation: Foundation Course – p3

Test Interpretation: Advanced Course – p3

ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

Assessor Training – p4

Design and Delivery Training – p4

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

EI Accreditation and Coaching – p5

COACHING

Leader as Coach – p5

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Team Profiling and Development – p6

INTERVIEWING

Structured and Unstructured Interviewing – p6

MASTER PRACTITIONER

Master Practitioner Certification – p7

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OPRA’s accreditation programmes give you immediate access to a comprehensive, world class portfolio of tools to support the selection and development of staff.

Public accreditation courses are available throughout

Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Distance learning is

also available. In-house conversion and customised Accredit

options are available on request.

By attending all of OPRA’s Accredit courses, participants can

gain a Master practitioner status and accreditation and have

the toolkit, essential skills set and resources to cover all the

organisation’s Selection and Development needs. It allows

for you to deliver programs in a self-sufficient and

sustainable way.

REGISTRATION & CONTACT

Please contact your local OPRA office for our latest

accreditation calendar, price list, course duration and any

further inquiries regarding registration.

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Psychometric Testing

TEST ADMINISTRATION

Duration: One-day course or distance learning (approximately 4 hours)

Course Outcome: The ability to administer OPRA’s full range of psychometric assessments

Program content includes:

• Rationale for using assessments

• Importance of test standardisation

• Responsible use of psychometric tests

• Introduction to the OPRA suite of assessments

• Introduction to the OPRA online system

This course is a prerequisite to doing the Test Interpretation course.

TEST INTERPRETATION: FOUNDATION COURSE

This course includes a mix of E-learning content and face to face or remote workshop attendance.

Accreditation in Test Administration is a prerequisite for this course. The courses are available through our

public training offerings or In-house training on request. Also ask about conversion training if you have

attained accreditation through other OPRA-recognised providers.

Duration: One to two-day course (face to face or Remote workshops)

Course Outcome: A license to interpret and provide feedback using OPRA’s personality and ability

assessments

Program content includes:

• An introduction to contemporary psychometric principles and research

• Test selection based on role requirements

• Interpretation of OPRA ability and personality test results

• Practical experience in reporting psychometric assessments for various audiences

• Delivery of candidate and hiring manager feedback against best practice guidelines

TEST INTERPRETATION: ADVANCED COURSE

Duration: One-day course

Course Outcome: Build on and reinforce knowledge gained in Test Interpretation Foundation course

Program content includes:

• Scientific selection: How to effectively incorporate psychometrics into strategic selection activity

• Psychometrics and HR: Broader application of the tools, including ideal role profiling, team building,

talent management, and leadership development

• The introduction of specialist psychometric assessments (e.g. skills, simulations, situational judgement)

• Future assessment trends and considerations

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Assessment and Development Centres

OPRA’s Assessment and Development Centre (A/DC) accreditation includes two complementary courses.

Training covers both aspects of Design and Delivery of assessment centres. Upon completion of both

components, participants will be able to design, run, and assess an assessment centre competently.

OPRA can custom design each component of our A/DC programme to reflect the needs of each organisation

with whom we work more specifically.

ASSESSOR TRAINING

Duration: One-day course

Course Outcome: The ability to deliver and assess an A/DC in-house

Program content includes:

• Observing and recording behaviours

• Classifying and evaluating behaviours

• Assessing performance

• Standard setting and data integration

• Providing and receiving feedback

DESIGN AND DELIVERY TRAINING

Duration: One-day course

Course Outcome: The ability to competently select and structure activities for your own A/DC, including

logistics and timetabling arrangements

Program content includes:

• Principles, purpose and benefits of assessment centres (AC)

• Logistics of developing and delivering an AC

• Developing a structure for the AC based on a robust job analysis

• Developing/selecting exercises to include in the AC

• Developing and evaluating behavioural checklists

• Importance of assessor training and AC administrative details

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Emotional Intelligence

EI ACCREDITATION AND COACHING

OPRA partners with Genos International to provide an Emotional Intelligence (EI) Accreditation Programme

specially designed to develop your own capability and help you assess, measure and develop emotionally

intelligent behaviours in others.

Duration: One-day course

Course Outcome: The ability to competently use and interpret OPRA’s range of EI developmental tools to

enhance EI skills in the workplace

Program content includes:

• In-depth understanding of EI and its application in the workplace

• How to develop individuals’ emotional intelligence by assessing and debriefing their assessment results

• Provide practical tools and techniques for applying emotional intelligence in the workplace.

• Design and deliver group based emotional intelligence development sessions.

• Report interpretation and feedback training

• Knowledge of individual and group development options

• Development of coaching skills; applying cognitive/behavioural restructuring tactics

• Aligning corporate strategy to EI

Coaching LEADER AS COACH

This course focuses on the practical knowledge, skills and techniques required for leaders to conduct

coaching. Upon completion of the workshop, participants are supported in the development of their coaching

skills with quarterly webinars and monthly mailers to supplement their coaching toolkits. OPRA’s Leader as

Coach Programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society and the Association for Coaching.

Duration: Two-day course

Course Outcome: The ability to competently deliver effective coaching services

Program content includes:

• The coaching paradigm

• Responsibilities of the coach and the coaching contract

• Structuring the sessions, setting objectives and targets

• Listening and questioning skills

• Feedback and difficult conversations

• Goal setting and milestone reviews

• Trust and ethical issues

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Team Development TEAM PROFILING AND DEVELOPMENT

This course introduces the use of personality assessments to identify individuals’ preferred styles of working to

build cohesive and well-functioning teams.

Duration: Two-day course

Course Outcome: The ability to design and implement team-based training to enhance work functioning,

communication, and the exploration of individual/group differences.

Program content includes:

• The design and facilitation of team development workshops

• Understanding the preference dimensions, personality traits and types that influence behavior

• Use of personality tools in the delivery of team building exercises

• Team workshop design, content creation, and action planning techniques

Interviewing STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEWING

This course is designed to reduce the risk of organisations making the wrong hiring decision by providing up-

to-date instruction and advice on selection interviewing that is relevant in the local context.

Duration: One-day course

Course Outcome: The ability to design and deliver robust, defensible interviews.

Program content includes:

• Unstructured interviewing

• Structured interviewing: Behavioural and situational interviews

• Designing competency-based interview questions

• Conducting the interview

• Evaluating interview information

• Alternative forms of interviewing

• Legal considerations

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Master Practitioner Certification

Complete all six of our courses and you gain an OPRA Master Practitioner accreditation.

REWARDS 10-30% discount on second or subsequent training completed within the same calendar year.

10% discount on your second and third Accredit course

20% discount on your fourth course and fifth course

30% on your sixth course

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