In the new economy and the merging and converging landscape of the Telecommunications and Information Technology arenas, technology-driven and technology-dependent organizations are faced with maintaining, sustaining and creating a highly skilled, adaptable workforce.

Three strategic partners have come together to address these important needs through the development of the TECHwize Solution, a comprehensive assessment system used to measure the skill and knowledge levels of  technicians in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry.  

The National Center for Telecommunications Technologies (NCTT): Knowledge leaders in telecommunications and convergence education
Global Skills X-change (GSX):  Experts in skill standard and certifications development and evaluation
Applied Skills & Knowledge, LLC (AS&K): Innovators in assessment content, design and delivery

The result, the release of the first two of a series of online assessments that are unparalleled in the marketplace, reinforced by each partner’s area of expertise:

TechNIwize: Network Infrastructure Assessment 
DEVICEwize: Network Device Assessment       

TECHwize Solution contains a system of continually updated, industry-validated assessments that are grounded in the item-bank approach to testing, an innovative and uniquely comprehensive approach to testing. Experience an item-bank assessment. Try our demo now! (username: techwize, password: demo)

TECHwize Solution content is developed using the National Skill Standards as a blueprint to ensure a clear linkage between critical work and tasks.  The ICT Skill Standards were developed by industry leaders including Cisco, Intel, AT&T, Novell, HP, Avaya, BellSouth, Microsoft and other leaders.  

TECHwize Solution provides an efficient, effective and flexible way to hire, train and manage the talent required to thrive in a knowledge-driven economy.  The system has several uses and provides numerous benefits: 

Uses

Benefits

·          Identify performance and skill gaps ·          Align a hiring process with identified skill gaps ·          Update and develop new workforce skill information ·          Assess pre- or post- training skill and knowledge levels ·          Certify technicians for hiring or promotion ·          Facilitate convergence staffing strategies ·          Allow employers and employees to identify and address areas of growth potential

·          Adapt and integrate the system with existing assessment requirements ·          Keep pace with changing industry and economic needs ·          Ensure quality control through item analysis and review ·          Link items to national skill standards ·          Provide valid and legally defensible content ·          Target training needs more effectively resulting in decreased training costs

For more information, contact Applied Skills & Knowledge to speak to a Sales Representative.