SCHUHFRIED GmbH has been offering high-quality, scientifically sound testing tests in the Vienna Test System (VTS) for over 75 years. With SFS Test Solutions, the Vienna Test System has been adapted even more closely to the needs and questions of users. SFS Test Solutions in the VTS represent a scientifically sound, digital offering for psychological assessments that has been specially adapted to the requirements of human resources (HR), clinical neuropsychological assessments, sports and traffic psychology assessments.
The aim of SFS Test Solutions is to support users in finding the best possible answers to their questions. Based on requirements analyses, scientific findings and SCHUHFRIED's expertise, test combinations (the Test Solutions) are available to answer many different diagnostic questions. For particularly relevant questions, SFS Test Solutions offers test combinations with extended functions, such as the calculation of a total score for easy assessment of the fit to an ideal profile, which has been created on the basis of extensive research. In addition, solutions are included for over 600 occupations, offering a test combination based on requirements analyses. The offering is rounded off by the option of configuring customized solutions from a wide range of individually testable dimensions.
SFS Test Solutions offer intuitive and user-friendly options for finding the right solution. A search function allows you to identify the optimal SFS Test Solution for your use-case and is primarily aimed at users who are not yet familiar with the wide range of tests offered by SCHUHFRIED. In addition, the test solutions relevant for a specific area of application are clearly assigned to the corresponding categories and can therefore be easily found.
Goals and application areas
SFS Test Solutions aims to provide users with the best possible support in selecting the optimal test procedures for their specific needs. They make psychometric tests flexible, professional and accessible in accordance with internationally recognised standards. This enables users to select tests efficiently and validly. To facilitate the selection of the appropriate solution, the Test Solutions are divided into the following areas of application:
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Traffic (rail & road): Test solutions for use in traffic psychology and personnel selection or aptitude assessment for transport-specific professions in the field of road and rail transport.
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Aviation: Test solutions for use in aptitude assessment and personnel selection for professions in aviation.
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Clinical psychology: Test solutions for use in clinical psychology and neuropsychology to assess neurocognitive functioning.
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Personnel selection: Test Solutions for use in personnel selection and aptitude assessment for a wide range of professions in industry and other specialist areas (over 600 occupations available).
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Education: Test Solutions for use in career counselling.
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Security: Test Solutions for use in aptitude assessment and personnel selection for security forces (police and military).
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Sport: Test solutions for use in sports psychology and for personnel selection or aptitude assessment for professions in sport.
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Dimensions: The tests used for the test solutions and the dimensions they cover (personality traits, cognitive and psychomotor abilities as well as vocational interests) can be used for user-defined solutions. For details, see: Dimensions.
The aim of the development was to create diagnostics solutions (the Test Solutions) that are valid in terms of content, effective and easy to use for all relevant areas of application. The available solutions differ in terms of content, depending on which tests from the VTS portfolio are included or which dimensions are covered, and they have different features. The test selection can be based either purely on a requirements analysis or on scientific findings regarding the relevance of the dimensions included for a specific question. Where appropriate or necessary, legal requirements and professional guidelines were also taken into account. In the case of the ‘Professional Drivers’ test solution, for example, those dimensions were taken into account that must be tested in accordance with country-specific laws when determining driving aptitude.
To enable easy application and evaluation of the results, some test solutions feature advanced scoring that allows for an overall assessment based on all relevant dimensions using an additionally calculated total score. These test solutions also feature a simple color scheme (traffic light system: red-yellow-green) for easier interpretation. This marks the results for each dimension as below average (red), slightly below average (yellow) or average to above average (green). Details on scoring and interpretation can be found in the chapter Notes on evaluation and interpretation.
The features of a test solution can be easily identified in VTS by means of different icons that characterise the test solutions. See: Notes on administration for more information.
This provides the user with a solution that allows them to answer a specific question in a targeted and well-founded manner. Details on the development and content of the solutions available for the various areas of application can be found in the chapter: Test Solutions.
The following chapters contain next information on the use of psychological testing procedures in various fields of application, the appropriateness and admissibility of their use, and the quality standards relevant to the testing procedures used and the use of SFS Test Solutions.