Assessment Science

We design simulations that are fair, job-relevant, and grounded in assessment science.

Assessment Science
Fair by design

Simulations start with the job itself. We analyse the demands of the role, the skills required and organisational context so the simulation measures what’s needed for success.

 

Validated foundations

Our building blocks — case studies, role-plays, SJTs, cognitive tasks and more — align to long-established assessment centre standards and modern best practice in occupational psychology.

 

Behavioural evidence, not self-report

We capture what people do, not what they say they can do. Real interactions, decisions and reasoning give richer, more objective data than traditional self-report tests.

 

A connected skills framework

All simulations are mapped to a structured skills taxonomy. This supports consistency, fairness and clear alignment to organisational capability frameworks.

 

Predictive and defensible

Work simulations have a strong evidence base for predicting performance. Our approach builds on this foundation, providing insights that stand up to scrutiny.

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How our assessment science works

Symulate uses a structured workflow anchored in the science of assessment design:
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