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How Technical Skills Assessments Can Aid Employee Retention
Two of the greatest challenges facing HR professionals are the strategic hiring of workers and employee retention. More than just preventing employees from leaving for another company, employee retention depends on each employee’s ability to perform the job as expected. Terminating employees who aren’t a good fit for their position only feeds into lower employee […]
Defeating the Skills Gap One Mind at a Time
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), May 2018, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent. While we continue to see a downward trend for the unemployment rate in the U.S., we still lack in skilled workers. Meaning, even though more people are finding work since the Great Recession, there is a lack of […]
Strategic Solutions – Oct 2017
The 2017 Fall issue of Strategic Solutions is available for your reading pleasure! This issue focuses on the effectiveness of pre-employment testing in finding skilled workers, the completion of our Data Center move, a revised assessment list, and fun pictures from our annual staff retreat.
Why You Should Consider Career Technical Education
We’ve seen widespread changes in the U.S. employment landscape for some time now, and one of the most pressing trends I’ve observed is that a growing number of occupations require more education, experience and job training than ever before. For some in the American workforce, this means obtaining a degree from a traditional college. However, […]
Strategic Solutions – July 2017
The 2017 Summer issue provides information on the completion of the new NOCTI/NBS addition, a Lifetime Achievement Award for MSSC Founder Leo Reddy, where US manufacturing is headed and a special system maintenance alert.
Strategic Solutions – April 2017
The 2017 Spring issue of Strategic Solutions centers on our “21st Century Skills for Workplace Readiness” assessment and the importance of Blue Collar Workers in today’s world.
Global Credentialing
Global Credentialing, appeared in Techniques, April 2017, vol. 92, no. 4, pp 40-43. John Foster, Anne Gielczyk, Carol Hodes and Heather Singmaster In both the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act, postsecondary credentials are defined as coming from four categories: state and federal licensures, apprenticeships, college degrees and industry credentials. […]
Comprehensive Job Assessment Services for Every Industry
The hiring process is stressful enough, but Nocti Business Solutions improves your odds, regardless of industry, by offering customized job assessment services to help you choose and retain the most qualified candidates. Experience You Can Trust Our clients range from product manufacturers and service technicians to retail merchants and hospitality providers. We design our assessments to […]
Job Skills Assessment and Employee Assessment Tests
Nocti Business Solutions provides practical methods and tools to select the right candidates for the right position. Employers across different industries are using NBS’ job skills assessments and employee assessment tests to ensure that they have the appropriate people working in positions throughout their company. We offer off-the-shelf assessments and we also help employers design, create, and implement […]
Performance Assessment and Job Skills Assessment Certifications
Nocti Business Solutions provides companies with the tools to leverage performance and job skills assessments for candidates and existing employees. NBS delivers assessments that are certified by various partners across several different industries, including technology, home building, HVAC, manufacturing distribution, and more. Our partners are based upon federally-approved and industry-defined standards to provide workers the opportunity to […]
Credit Recommendations for Prior Learning Assessments: Blue Prints
Nocti Business Solutions and the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) have joined to offer college credits through prior learning assessments (PLAs). The assessments will evaluate the individual’s work and life experiences to determine if the skills translate into college-level courses. Those with advanced knowledge can bypass some coursework in their pursuit of a degree. Over […]
Strategic Solutions – January 2017
The 2017 Winter issue of Strategic Solutions is now available. This issue focuses on Credentialing and Certifications as well as staff. It also highlights staff holiday giving and celebrating!
Strategic Solutions – July 2016
The 2016 summer issue of Strategic Solutions is available for your reading pleasure! This issue focuses on Industry Resource Centers, or as we like to call them – IRC’s. It also contains some interesting articles on test security. Enjoy!
Strategic Solutions – April 2016
In this quarters issue we introduce our first white paper, “Finding the Perfect Hire: The Value of Pre-Employment Testing” and announce that Nocti Business Solutions now offers Digital Badges for Prior Learning Assessments.
Finding the Perfect Hire: The Value of Pre-Employment Testing
In today’s world, costs of on-boarding a new employee have skyrocketed. Each hiring decision can ultimately cost tens of thousands of dollars in salary, training and benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that the average cost of a bad hiring decision can equal 30% of the first year’s potential earnings. It is also estimated […]
Digital Badging – A Revolution in Skill Assessment
Finding The Right Candidates In today’s ultra-competitive job market, it’s crucial that employers have every hi-tech tool at their disposal in order to find the best candidate for the job. The faster a business-owner can assess an applicant’s specialized skill set, the sooner their company will be able to grow and thrive. According to a […]