With over 30 years of experience in competency-based testing, Canada’s Testing Company is uniquely suited to evaluate and audit credentialing programs. Canada’s Testing Company can help confirm a program's strengths and identify areas for enhancement. A program audit is a prudent investment before undertaking costly development activities. Examples of topics covered by such an evaluation include:
  • Establishing the relationship of the testing program to organizational goals and objectives
  • Financial planning for a viable program
  • Defining goals and setting measurable objectives
  • Proper validation of the competency development
  • Reviewing the blueprint/test specification development
  • Defensibility of the testing instrument (i.e., assessing whether the instrument is reliable, valid and fair)
  • Review of the consistency between the standard setting and the purpose of the testing
  • Advice on the administration steps
  • Proper translation into both official languages
  • Review of the applicant information including registration, test preparation and result reporting
  • Proper accommodation measures and
  • Review of security precautions.
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