Health Sector Skills Test

Skillsarena has an extensive portfolio of clients in the health sector and understands the very sensitive and private nature of the industry's work.

For the past year, Skillsarena has conducted a huge volume of recruitment testing for the NHS, assessing every applicant for an NHS office or clerical role across the UK. The NHS, alongside Skillsarena, has benchmarked test results into levels of which each applicant has to achieve for different positions, to ensure applicants meet the required aptitudes.

Rashida Ibrahim, Team Leader for the NHS, said: 'We have thousands of applicants every month for administration roles in the NHS and deciding who to recruit is no simple or easy task.

Since working with Skillsarena, however, it has certainly become easier. Every fortnight we test the abilities of approximately 300 applicants in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, audio typing and many other aptitudes, to ensure the skills set of the individual accurately matches the job role. This creates a more effective workforce.

Skillsarena understands our needs and keeps close contact to ensure our objectives are always met. The partnership has proved to be hugely successful.'

Rashida Ibrahim, NHS Professionals Team Leader