Whether you are the CEO of a company, a line manager, an HR professional or a psychologist/psychometrist, JvR gives you access to scientific instruments, specialist advice and consulting solutions. We cover people-related business decisions like: “Who to hire, develop or promote” and “How to improve engagement and reduce employee turnover”.

JvR is a South African test distributing company. We have been providing our clients with the best in local and international psychological assessment solutions, training, and research since 1993. We are known for our integrity, professionalism and base of scientific evidence. Our consultants are specialists in the design and implementation of talent management systems and many other areas of psychological consultation.

We offer:

Assessments
  • Access to a “hand-picked” range of the best assessments available, both nationally and internationally
  • A selection of technologically advanced games, tools and other developmental programmes
  • A free advisory service to help you match the right assessments and programmes to your unique needs
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Scoring & Reports
Training
  • Become internationally accredited on a variety of assessments
  • Get CPD points
  • Access to relevant research information
  • Opportunities for networking, professional development and information sharing

 

Our History

JvR was founded in 1993, by Dr. Jopie van Rooyen and Dr. Jopie de Beer, a mother and daughter team. As psychologists they were passionate about the practical difference psychology could make in people’s lives.

The company has shown continued growth over many years and is recognised for high professional standards and good corporate governance. The success of the company is directly related to the dedication of the employees to empower clients with both the art and science of psychology.

Today, JvR is one of the largest privately owned distributors and publishers of psychometric assessments and tools in Sub Saharan Africa. We pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of the tests, techniques and tools we offer. We continually aim to align our services to national and international best practices.

We strive to be objective advisors and continuously research, norm and validate our products to ensure that our clients’ investments show results.

 

Our Philosophy:

As practitioners of psychology we believe that our ability to understand and develop human behaviour is expanded by doing research, integrating knowledge and providing practical solutions as well as continuously considering our ethical responsibilities.

What you can expect from us:

  • Choice: A wide range of excellent training opportunities, assessments and tools from all the speciality areas of psychology.
  • Relevance: Knowing that our training, research, tests and tools are benchmarked in terms of both national and international quality and best practice.
  • Opportunity: Enhance your knowledge and skills by attending training, workshops and other events.
  • Protection: Knowing that the training and events you attend or the assessments and tools that you use are of a high quality, continuously researched and regularly updated.
  • Support: Our Psychometric Advisers are there for you throughout the process of sourcing, administration, scoring, feedback and evidence based research on assessments and tools.

 

Psychological assessments, instruments, tools and games

Ensure that you are choosing the best assessments for your specific need.

Call or make an appointment with one of our psychometric advisors. They will support you with your choice of assessments and provide you with you general advice in terms of popular combinations, administration, report and scoring options, and access to research and marketing material where available.

You get to choose from a variety of well-known and respected nationally and internationally developed tests and tools.

We have assessments and tools in the following categories:

  • Industrial and Organisational
  • Clinical and Counselling
  • Educational
  • Neuropsychological, Medical and Forensic,
  • Occupational Therapy

 

Accreditation Training, Workshops, Seminars and DVD Sessions

Maintain your expertise and grow your professional competitiveness!

Some assessments have a reputation that precede them given their invaluable contribution in a variety of contexts for which they were created. Accreditation training in these assessments ensures a competent and appropriate use of such an assessment by providing you with a depth of psychological knowledge including: the theoretical base, the developmental history, national and international research, methods of application, and integration with other sources of information.

We continually strive to bring widely acknowledged international accreditation training to Sub Saharan Africa, providing you with access to these trainings without the added expense of international travel. Our trainings undergo regular reviews by the international publishers to ensure compliance with global standards. Your benefit lies not only in the quality of the information received but also in the fact that you are accredited to use this assessment wherever you go, anywhere in the world.

If you are a student you might like to know that we offer a train-the-trainer programme for certain products through partnering Universities and we have significant student discounts one many of our popular trainings. As a student you can start your career with a competitive advantage with access to a portfolio of assessments.

There is an array of choices for your professional development:
Earn your CPD points through Accreditation trainings, Application Workshops, free DVD Sessions and Discussion Groups. Join one of our company ‘open days’ as well as our International Lecture Series (ILS), where specialist visitors share their knowledge and insights. Enjoy our e-learning opportunities on offer or visit our blogsite and subscribe to our monthly newsletter; A wide selection of learning and networking opportunities awaits.

 

Scoring services

Streamline your work!

Scoring and report generation of assessments can often be time consuming and tedious, especially if you have large numbers of assessments to process.

Our Bureau Service can assist you in scoring assessments, generating reports and supporting you in project managing large scale assessments.

The service is flexible, fast and accurate with a strong focus on the ethical requirements of such a service. Bureau scoring at JvR is fully aligned with international best practice and whether you require software reports or online assessments you will be well supported in this process.

With some of our products you even have the option to run your own scoring platform.

 

Research services

Are you confident in the quality of the tests that you are using & can you prove a business case for using psychometric assessments?

Working in Africa with the diversity of its cultures presents specific challenges. Our research department focuses on providing you with updated norms, locally developed assessments and ongoing validation of our offerings to ensure the quality of the assessments we distribute.

We strive to provide you with the latest local and international research on the assessments you use. Through our extensive research network, we can source the evidence you require in order to motivate the use of assessments in your context, or work with you to establish the effectiveness of your test battery.

In collaboration with our Universities, we support students with their post graduate studies as well as practitioners doing industry specific research. We continuously look out for modern and innovative ways in which to conduct research.

 

P.S. Jopie van Rooyen and Partners SA and JVR Consulting Psychologists have been verified as Level 3 B-BBEE Contributors. Both companies are value-adding suppliers with a B-BBEE procurement recognition level of 137.5%