Psychology Africa
Research in Cape Town

Our business is to provide psychologists and psychometrists (and HR professionals) in Africa, access to the best psychometric instruments available locally and internationally (Accreditation training and workshops included). We are a South-Africa based company.

Our head office is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa, but we do business nationally and across Sub-Saharan Africa. We work with test developers, consultants and academic institutions all over the world. We are highly selective of our business partners, making sure that we select partners that will add significant value to our clients. We have close relationships with our clients, and regard them as partners and stakeholders in our business. Living and building a business in the African context requires a strong focus on doing good. In this regard we support a range of development opportunities for previous disadvantaged people and communities. We are also proud to be hosting events around People Development in Africa, a cause which we feel is extremely important to the future of our continent. According to the International Monetary Fund Sub-Saharan Africa will have more people joining the labour force in 20 years’ time than the rest of the world combined! However, if we fail to create sufficient jobs, severe economic and social problems could result. This conference is not about what government should be doing to meet this challenge, but rather how organisations looking to expand and those that already have a foothold will respond. We need your help bring the Dynamic Complexity and Styles Test (DyCaST) to market. We need your help with a new cognitive complexity test that we have developed. Upcoming opportunities to develop leadership, communication, and other behavioural competencies. Developing behavioural competencies for management & leadership (Upcoming workshops) It now addresses co-morbid disorders such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. The Hogan assessments consist of the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI), the Hogan Developmental Survey (HDS), the Motives, Values and Preferences Inventory (MVPI). These assessments can be used in combination or separately under each of the Hogan Lead, Hogan Select and Hogan Develop report categories. The HPI is an exceptional assessment that assists in predicting employee job performance and for helping companies reduce turnover, absenteeism, shrinkage, and poor customer service. It was developed specifically for the business community. The Prospect Screener allows organisations to process a large number of job applicants in a short space of time, allowing for the screening out of candidates that do not meet the minimum requirements. It is important for organisations to ensure the cost-effectiveness of their processes, while retaining the highest standard of candidate. By measuring constructs such as basic vocabulary and arithmetic, detail-orientation, emotional stability, and dependability, the Prospect Screener acts as a starting point for further assessment.