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Why examine in organizations? Employees are busy. It can make them nervous, and what do the results say at all? Still, examining within a corporate environment can be very useful. You get clear insight into employees’ strengths and can thus use them even better.
In education, examination is used to keep the student from depending on a single measurement moment and to see in the interim how “things are going. In business, the reverse seems to be true: training and development is more central than (final) examination. Actually logical, because the employee has already proven his usefulness, there is no need to decide whether someone has sufficient knowledge and skills. Or maybe it does?
Read below some of the benefits of examining within a corporate environment.
There are many different ways to assess the return on investment of an education or training program. Of these, scrutiny is one. Once the learning objectives are clear, a measurement can take stock of the extent to which these learning objectives have actually been achieved.
There are many large organizations with their own corporate academies. This is very valuable and contributes to employee development.
But does this academy have value outside the company? Employees like to think ahead and thus want to know what their education will benefit them in any new job. Certification can then add value precisely for a subsequent career outside the company. If you want to meet this desire of employees, it may pay to have an external (independent) party examine them and thus recognizably and broadly qualify employees.
Numerous decisions are made within an organization regarding possible employee promotions. There are briefly four ways you can deal with that:
There are legal requirements from the government to perform certain activities. Consider, for example, giving financial advice. Under the Financial Supervision Act (FMSA), this is reserved only for professionals who are authorized to do so. This means that they have taken the necessary exams and earned diplomas.
From a government perspective, not everything is always taken care of. Consider labels and associated quality assessment and examination. It may be particularly relevant for companies to take care of this themselves.
Especially where there are risks involved that could potentially lead to claims, examination is most certainly relevant. One example is the VCA certificate, which stands for Safety, Health and Environmental Checklist Contractors. This certificate is not mandatory, but it is requested in the industry. This is because the VCA certificate demonstrates compliance with the requirements of Health and Safety legislation.
With a seal of approval, you demonstrate the quality of service. The combination with examination and/or certification reinforces this effect.
Take a funeral home, for example. The profession of funeral director is free, but the quality of service is very important, even precarious. Then it is not surprising that the relevant sector has recently provided a seal of approval and certification consisting of theory and practical assessment.
Training without assessment is much more non-committal. Assessment can provide increased motivation, focus and a sense of recognition. When the result is achieved, it also provides a piece of pride.
Perhaps the most obvious reason for assessing is to want to know that one simply meets certain requirements. Is everyone sufficiently digitally proficient? Does everyone have sufficient knowledge of our customer-centric requirements? Are employees even aware of compliance guidelines? Such questions usually arise after deployment of corporate learning programs and e-learnings and can be answered through assessment.
Many ZZP’ers are often concerned with showing their distinctiveness and added value. What makes them better than their (many) competitors? Of course, diplomas, labels and registrations help with that. Consider, for example, registration as a mediator, psychologist or divorce specialist. Testing can also make a difference here.
When entering registries, there is often a set training requirement. Testing can be used to demonstrate compliance by other means. Useful for “side hustlers” and others who have not followed the well-trodden path.
Despite the doubts surrounding assessmentand the fact that examining is undervalued in business, there are some clear reasons why we do invest in examining. Are you already open to it? Invest in the quality and relevance of assessment, then there are more and more reasons to do assessments.
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