A computerized user-friendly program that allows one to explore education and training options, and assess oneself in terms of interest, abilities, and transferable work skills. (4 hours)

Interest Inventories measure interest in a broad range of occupations, work activities, and school subjects. They are used to help people understand their work interests and to illustrate the kind of work in which they might be comfortable.

Is a wide-range comprehensive set of individually administered tests for measuring cognitive abilities, scholastic aptitudes, and achievement. The information provided by the WJ-R is especially appropriate for documenting the nature of Aptitude and Achievement discrepancies. The revised test battery is composed of two major parts: the Woodcock-Johnson of Cognitive Ability and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement. The wide age range and breadth of coverage allow the tests to be used for educational, clinical, or research purposes from the preschool to the geriatric level. (6 hours)

Accuplacer testing is administered by the counsellors. Accuplacer is the tool selected by SIAST for special admission testing of Math and English.

CTBS and CAAT have provided for comprehensive, reliable, valid and continuous measurement of growth in the fundamental skills necessary for sound educational development. Some of the specific purposes of the tests are to determine developmental level for appropriate instruction, to diagnose strengths and weaknesses in individuals and groups, and to report progress in learning to parent. The grade ranges indicated are for average developmental levels.

COPS is a comprehensive interest, aptitude and values test which results in a suggestion of 2-3 occupational clusters on which the student should concentrate their career research.

This testing tool includes:

• Career Ability Placement Survey
• Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES)