Job Analysis: The Foundation of a Strong Certification Program

Job Analysis, or Role Delineation, is required by international standards as an essential step in developing a certification that is defensible and eligible for accreditation. Our experts can help you efficiently produce a job analysis study for your certification, then implement it for test publishing on our secure platform.

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The Methodology: Job Task Analysis

It’s not easy to develop a defensible certification exam, but the process of job analysis doesn’t require a Ph.D. in Psychometrics to understand. Here’s an overview of what to expect.

Convene a panel of subject matter experts (SMEs), who discuss the role of the certification in the profession, and establish high-level topics (domains)
The SME panel generates a list of job tasks that are assigned to domains; the list is reviewed for duplicates and other potential issues
The final list is used to generate a survey, which is sent to a representative sample of professionals that actually work in the role
The respondents take the survey, whereby they rate each task, usually on its importance and time spent (sometimes called criticality and frequency); demographics are also gathered
A psychometrician analyzes the results to determine critical and frequent tasks
A draft of the test blueprints is recommended. Tasks/domains with more importance and frequency should have top priority.
The SME panel reviews and approves the blueprints

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Job Analysis: The Foundation of a Strong Certification Program

The Methodology: Job Task Analysis

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