The Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU)
In previous posts we have updated you about the changes to qualifications in the area of psychometrics. With these changes to qualifications comes another important change that we need to update you about. Until the change-over (5th September, 2011), anyone successfully completing Level A and / or Level B training could apply to the BPS […]
Nomenclature: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3
In previous posts we have updated you about the changes from Level A and Level B qualifications to the new Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 qualifications. However, we need to update you about the nomenclature being used. We hope that you’ll understand why we have kept this information for this separate post – […]
The EFPA Model: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3
The work of previous posts has been building up to the content of this particular post. Here we outline, in as jargon-free a manner as possible, what the new qualifications are. At a straightforward level, rather than a discrete set of qualifications (i.e., like the BPS Level A and Level B qualifications), the standards are […]
Why Link to the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA) model?
In our recent posts about the changes in qualifications (i.e., from Level A and Level B to Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3), there has been a lot of reference to the work of EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations). In this post, we outline some of the reasons for this important link. The […]
Why Change from Level A and Level B?
Following our post about the good work of the BPS’s Steering Committee on Test Standards (SCTS), this post notes some of the reasons behind the decision to change from Level A and Level B to Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. Over recent years, The BPS (and other national representative bodies) have been working […]
The Psychological Society of Ireland’s (PSI) Standing Committee on Psychometric Evaluation (SCoPE)
As you know, there have been some major changes in the area of psychometrics of late (i.e., the move from Level A and Level B qualifications to the new Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 qualifications). To help you navigate your way through the changes, and to keep things manageable in terms of ‘information […]