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Test User: Occupational Personality

Formerly BPS Level B

Most behavioral assessments tell you what someone is like. Ours tells you what they will deliver, how well, and where they will struggle. This course qualifies you to use it, read the reports, and give feedback people act on.

Four to six hours of e-learning, then 1.5 days of live tutoring. Why practitioners choose Saville

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Course director leading a Saville Wave behavioral assessment training session

Top 20

Named by Training Industry for assessment and evaluation for 6 years running.

BPS & EFPA

Part of the route to full accreditation

1 in 50

The odds of a mis-hire when you hire with our expert-level assessments. Without assessments, 1 in 5

Before you book

You need an ability qualification first

This course builds on Test User: Occupational Ability, formerly Level A, the aptitude or cognitive ability qualification. If you already hold it, from us or another provider, book below. If you do not, the combined course covers both and costs less than taking them separately.

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Upcoming sessions

Test User: Occupational Personality

Qualifies you to use Wave® behavioral assessments for selection, onboarding and development, interpret the reports, and give high-quality feedback.

4 to 6 hours of e-learning
1.5 days of live virtual tutoring
Ability qualification required
14 October – 15 October 2026
11 November – 12 November 2026
9 December – 10 December 2026
20 January – 21 January 2027
24 February – 25 February 2027
17 March – 18 March 2027
21 April – 22 April 2027
19 May – 20 May 2027
23 June – 24 June 2027
21 July – 22 July 2027
18 August – 19 August 2027
22 September – 23 September 2027
20 October – 21 October 2027
17 November – 18 November 2027
15 December – 16 December 2027
What you're certified in

What Wave® tells you

Wave® is our own behavioral model, built and validated in-house. Qualifying certifies you in the full suite built on it, and in the expert reports behind them: the deepest read the model produces.

More on behavioral assessment  ·  See the science behind Wave®

Talent and motive together

Most behavioral assessments tell you what someone is good at. Wave® also reads what they want to do more of. The gap between the two is where development conversations get useful, because a manager stops guessing what will motivate someone and starts with what already does.

The strongest predictor of performance

Predictive validity is how closely a score tracks what a person actually goes on to do at work. Ours leads the market and has been independently reviewed by the British Psychological Society, scoring 27 out of 30.

Answers you can trust

Candidates rate each statement, then rank the ones they scored the same. Claiming to be strong at everything forces a trade-off, so what comes back is closer to the truth.

Why it outperforms

One in five hires goes wrong. With a behavioral assessment powered by Wave®, one in fifty. It is also 65% better at identifying key leadership traits, so potential gets spotted more accurately.

Why get qualified

What you'll gain

Qualifying is what lets you advise with confidence: read the profile, reach the right conclusion, and explain it to the people making the call.

Predict performance, not personality

Say what someone will deliver, how well, and where they will struggle, rather than what they are like.

Interviews that go deeper

Use the profile to shape the questions and recognize high-caliber candidates.

Feedback that makes an impact

Most reports go half used because nobody talks anyone through them. Be the expert who does.

Potential, not just this role

Identify potential and build a pipeline rather than filling one vacancy at a time.

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What delegates say

In their words

The practice feedback session was structured well: I watched the course consultant deliver one first, then had a go at doing it myself.

Super professional, friendly and encouraging. It helped me grow and encouraged me to keep practicing afterwards.

Before you book

How it works

The course runs in two parts. Complete the e-learning first, then join the live virtual tutoring with other delegates.

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4 to 6 hours, at your own pace

Self-paced modules covering the model behind the assessments. A named consultant is available throughout. These have to be finished before the live sessions start.

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1.5 days with a course director

Interpreting real profiles, then practicing the feedback conversation with expert-led coaching, which is the part delegates say changes how they work.

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Included in the price

A named consultant and a pre-course call, a reference book, a practical workbook, a check-in call, Knowledge Hub access, and three complimentary expert reports from our deepest behavioral assessment.

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Ready to get qualified

Sessions run every month through to December 2027

Other routes in

Other training courses

Both, in one course

Test User: Occupational Ability and Personality, formerly Level A & B. No prerequisite, and it covers the ability side you would otherwise need first. Most people start here.

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Cognitive ability only

Test User: Occupational Ability, formerly Level A. The qualification this course requires, if you need it before you can book.

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Already qualified elsewhere

The Wave® Transfer course converts an existing personality qualification in four hours of e-learning plus a live feedback practice session, without repeating the theory.

Convert your qualification
Help and support

Common questions

Yes. This course assumes you can already administer and interpret aptitude tests. The qualification can come from us or another provider recognized by the BPS. If you do not hold one, the combined course covers both.