A test everyone passes measures nothing.
The standard test at the end of a module has four questions whose correct answer jumps straight out at you. Everybody passes, the record turns green, and the organisation believes the matter is settled. We build assessment that actually tells you something, and records you can put in front of an auditor.
Ask for an example from your sectorTechnical specs
- Levels
- Knowing, deciding, doing
- Records
- Per person and per version
- Integration
- SCORM 1.2 / xAPI
- Lead time
- From 3 weeks
We separate three levels. Knowing is tested with knowledge questions, which is necessary but rarely sufficient. Deciding is tested with situations where several options are defensible and consequences follow. Doing is tested at the workplace, through observation, and that cannot be solved digitally.
The quality sits entirely in the wrong answers. A question with one plausible and three nonsensical options tests whether somebody can read. Distractors an experienced colleague could also defend come out of incident reports and out of conversations with your own specialists.
Often this starts not with building but with clearing out: going through the existing tests, removing the questions that measure nothing, and establishing which operations genuinely require observation. That is less work than starting over and usually delivers more.
What we set up
- › Scenario tests with credible distractors
- › Observation forms for assessment at the workplace
- › A record per person, including which version applied
- › Monitoring of validity periods and refresher instruction
- › Reporting that shows which mistake recurs across a whole shift
Needed
Work where authorisation has to be demonstrable. Operations where a mistake is expensive or dangerous. Organisations with certification periods or external audits.
Not needed
Information everybody only has to be aware of, with no consequences attached. Subjects where a conversation with the supervisor delivers more than a score.
The most underused return on assessment is not the verdict on the participant but the measurement of your own material. When eighty percent get the same question wrong, that is not a knowledge problem in eighty percent of your people.
Audit-proof
Recorded per person: what was completed, when, and which version applied.
Starts with what exists
Clear out the existing tests first, only then build what is missing.
At the workplace too
Observation is part of it, because not everything can be measured behind a screen.
Where are you right now?
Not everyone reading this is ready for a conversation. Pick the step that matches where you are.
01 · Orient
Measure where you stand
Ten questions across five dimensions. You get a radar chart of your training maturity plus three things you can act on straight away.
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02 · Compare
See what it did for others
Cases at Gasunie, Enercon, TotalEnergies and Nel, with what actually changed in onboarding, retention and incidents.
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03 · Decide
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Tell us what you are dealing with. You get an assessment of approach, lead time and cost, not a sales pitch.
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