Short description
It is a generally accepted fact that South Africa has a dire need for suitably qualified and experienced managers.
Long description
It is a generally accepted fact that South Africa has a dire need for suitably qualified and experienced managers. Assessment centre technology has the potential to provide a platform for firstly, diagnosing potential candidates' management potential and secondly, training these candidates and developing their management capabilities. Assessment centre technology has the advantage of simultaneously providing training and development and hands-on management experience based on realistic simulations. Assessment centres are widely underestimated as a vehicle for providing needs-based management training and developing. The title is primarily aimed at the assessment centre practitioner market. There is currently no South African title on the market in this area. Although the title is aimed at the practitioner market, it is also based on the logic and sound theoretical principles of the design model. The design model provides the basis for systematically covering the analysis, design, implementation and the evaluation stages in the assessment Centre development process. The Design Model is also superimposed on program evaluation principles where each stage of the model can be evaluated against predetermined criteria. These aspects give the book a unique approach and content. The title has the following unique features: It follows the logic and structure of the Design model – analysis, design, implementation and evaluation; program evaluation principles applied at the end of each stage; focuses on a range of critical practical considerations for running an Assessment Centre; a chapter on the SA historical development of Assessment Centres; chapters on international current practices and future trends by renowned international authors (Thornton and Krause); inclusion of a set of guidelines from the assessment centre study group to assessment practitioners; a 'how to' title that focuses on practical execution.