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Are you interested in saving 30-50 % in training time and costs, while providing more focused, individualized training? At Wave Technologies International, we look at current training practices and know that there is a better way. Our solution?

Wave's Four Dimensional IT Skills Assessment.

  • Why do we assume that everyone needs the same training?
  • Have you ever been in a class in which 50 percent of the people are bored or lost because they are at a different skill level?
  • How much time and money is wasted when we train people, but discover they already have most of the required knowledge and skills?
  • We know that individuals learn differently, but why do we persist in training them in groups?


New models are needed for new times. We train people in broad-based groups out of convenience, ease in scheduling, and because it is consistent with historical practices. But group training is inherently ineffective because individuals learn differently. To be truly effective, training must be targeted to individuals: what they know, what they don't yet know, and how they prefer to learn.

Wave's Four-Dimensional Skills Assessment tool has revolutionized training by placing the individual at the center of the educational process. Training needs are identified before training is conducted in order to pinpoint individual skill gaps, learning styles and performance benchmarks. The end result: students are trained on topics which have not been mastered, using a program specifically tailored to meet their needs. Using this approach, training is more efffective, saving significant time for the students and costs for the company.

Client-Server Based

Wave's Skills Assessment is an industry leading, client-server based application, comprised of an administration and student module. The Administration Module is used by the company' systems administrator to:

  • register individual learners
  • assign individuals to job categories or groups
  • link tests, mastery levels, topics within tests, item types, and number of test items to each group
  • print out group and summary reports
  • create or edit test items, answers and learning prescription

The Student Module presents skills assessment tests to learners in a stand-alone or networked environment. These tests can vary in length and by types of items. Results are presented according to the key topic within a technology and feedback is provided for each item that is incorrect. Students receive an individualized learning prescription based on key topics not yet mastered.

Four-Dimensions

Wave's Skills Assessment provides a breadth of coverage beyond technical knowledge and skills. While the technical items are crucial, there are other factors which contribute to effective training such as Learning Style, Motivation to Learn, and Confidence to Learn.

Learning Style assesses how people take in and process information. Decades of research has shown that most people use one of three basic styles: visual, auditory, or kinesthetic.

Motivation to Learn makes the link between training, job performance, and career development. It answers the question: Why is this training important and is it a valuable use of my time?

Confidence to Learn pertains to an individual's ability to master the training materials. Individuals who have completed training materials previously are more likely to be successful. Individuals who have not mastered similar materials will need more structure, guidance, and feedback. The combination of these three levels add an important extra dimension to the basic knowledge-based assessment, and helps to ensure the most effective training possible.

Learning Prescriptions

Results, by themselves, do not lead to solutions. Wave's Learning Prescription Report provides individuals with feedback and recommendations on specific topics that require more study, so results can be improved.

Test Item Database

Wave Technologies International trains more than 40,000 people each year in networking and advanced technologies. As part of this process, we have developed a comprehensive item bank of more than 7,500 test items in 42 technology areas. Customers who use Wave's Skills Assessment can access these items easily for immediate implementation. Each test has 130 to 150 items.

Open Architecture

The Wave Skills Assessment is a highly flexible tool that can be adapted to meet an organization's specific needs. The power of the Skills Assessment combined with the Wave learning methodology can deliver company-specific training. Users can add their own test items, answers, and learning prescriptions, or edit existing items. For example, in addition to using the Wave items on advanced technology, a company may choose to assess their sales staff on new product knowledge or competitive information. To accomplish this task, they use the Test Authoring component in the Administration Module to create an entirely new, customized assessment.

Wave's Four-Dimensional IT Skills Assessment is a powerful tool that enables your company to realize greater learning effectiveness and significant cost savings. It is the tool to help you realize the promise of individualized learning.


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