New scheme for psychology training
Following a successful pilot scheme, the British Psychological Society - which includes many psychometric testing practitioners - has launched its accreditation through partnership scheme.
The scheme replaces the Quality Assurance programme and aims to support education providers in ensuring that quality standards in psychology education and training are met.
The scheme was successfully piloted during July and August and was well received by the institutions that took part. These institutions included the Universities of Bristol, Dundee, Exeter, Wolverhampton, Plymouth, Sunderland, Wales and London Metropolitan University.
The new standards have since been compiled and are available on the Society's website at www.bps.org.uk.
Dr Steve Jones of the Department of Psychology at Leeds Trinity University College, who took part in the pilot scheme, said accreditation through partnership offers a new emphasis on quality enhancement and the sharing of good practice. Along with the accreditation process itself, it can only benefit psychology students.
Meanwhile Professor Tom Cox CBE, Chair of the new Partnership and Accreditation Committee explained the scheme marks a new approach based on partnership rather than policing.
With this in mind we worked hard to reduce the administrative burden associated with the process without reducing rigour and quality, he added.
Psychometric testing is used in many aspects of psychology, as well as in the recruitment industry, helping to provide data for many studies.
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