The most common complaint among certified individuals is that the certification test was not completely relevant to their job responsibilities.

  Does the certified individual really need to know the date your organization was founded to be successful at her job? 

Does recalling some obscure piece of trivia tucked in the back of an operations manual really predict successful job performance? 

Some certification tests seem to be more an exercise in recalling superfluous trivia, rather than a valid assessment of skills that are truly applied on the job. 

Sadly, these tests fail to effectively perform the central tenet of a certification credential - validating safe and effective job performance.

Minds in Action is dedicated to ensuring that your Professional Certification tests and assessments are valid predictors of the actual job performance of an individual. 

To develop a valid Professional Certification Program you need to build a firm foundation. 

And that foundation is the knowledge and skills domain that is assessed by your Professional Certification Program. 

A valid knowledge and skills domain assesses the tasks that are critical to successful job performance. 

By constructing your  assessments congruent to a valid knowledge and skills domain, you ensure that your Professional Certification Program is an effective instrument that will be valued by your certificants and accepted by your industry.