Application Form for grandparenting – Test User
standards in Forensic Contexts
This application form should be used in conjunction with the Test Users’ Handbook, by
Chartered Members of the British Psychological Society (BPS) who are applying for a test
user qualification in forensic testing contexts. The Test Users’ Handbook can be
downloaded from the “How to Apply and Packs” section of the Psychological Testing
Centre’s (PTC) website at www.psychtesting.org.uk.
Qualifications in testing in forensic contexts
There are two levels of qualification:
 Assistant Test User: Forensic Contexts Test Administration - this is a prerequisite
level for holding the Test User: Forensic Contexts qualification
 Test User: Forensic Contexts
Table 1 - Details of forensic testing qualification module sets/standards
Name of BPS
qualification
Assistant Test
User: Forensic
Contexts Test
Administration
(this is a
prerequisite level
for holding a Test
User: Forensic
Contexts
qualification)
Test User: Forensic
Contexts
Brief description of module sets/standards
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Introduction to testing (Psychological knowledge)
Administering tests to one or more candidates, part 1 (Practitioner Skill)
Administering tests to one or more candidates, part 2 (Practitioner Skill)
Maintaining security and confidentiality of the test materials and the test data
(Practitioner Skill)
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Ability and aptitude: (Psychological Knowledge)
Personality, Personality disorder and assessment (Psychological Knowledge)
Mental Health Assessment (Psychological Knowledge)
Risk assessment (Psychological Knowledge)
The basic principles of scaling and standardisation (Psychometrics)
Basic principles of norm-referenced interpretation (Psychometrics)
Test theory – Classical test theory and reliability (Psychometrics)
Validity and utility: (Psychometrics)
Deciding when psychological tests should or should not be used as part of an
assessment process – Practitioner Skill
Making appropriate use and interpretation of test results (Practitioner Skill)
Providing oral feedback (Practitioner Skill)
Providing written feedback (Practitioner Skill)
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Are you eligible to apply for a test user qualification in forensic testing
contexts through the grandparenting route?
There are two ways of applying for the qualifications through the grandparenting route:
Route 1
To be eligible to apply via route 1 you must meet the following criteria:
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Be a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
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Hold a current entry on the Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU)
In order to apply for the qualification(s) you should:
1. Download the forensic testing module sets and associated competencies from the
PTC website at www.psychtesting.org.uk
2. Review the module set descriptions and individual competencies to ensure you
meet the required standards, are competent to apply these in typical forensic
contexts and that you will apply these standards in future when using tests in
forensic contexts.
NB. If you are not able to meet a few competencies, you can obtain the
necessary training/experience during the two years that grand-parenting will
be open or supply portfolio evidence for just those competencies (please see
the route 2 process).
3. Complete the application form including the self-affirmation of competence (section
2). Please ensure that you sign both the Assistant Test User: Forensic (test
administration and Test User: Forensic sections on page 5 indicating that you are
competent in the forensic testing module sets and that you will apply these
standards in future when using tests in forensic contexts.
4. Return
the completed application form to the PTC by email to
[email protected] or by post to Psychological Testing Centre, British
Psychological Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1
7DR.
As applicants by this route will already have an entry on the Register of Qualifications in
Test Use (RQTU), they will not be required to pay any fees until their annual RQTU fee
becomes due for renewal.
Route 2
To be eligible to apply via route 2 you must meet the following criteria:
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Be a Chartered Member of the BPS
In order to apply for the qualification(s) you will be required to do the following:
1. Download the forensic testing module sets and associated competencies from the
PTC website at www.psychtesting.org.uk or request a copy of this from the PTC by
emailing [email protected].
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2. Review the module set descriptions and individual competencies to ensure you
meet the required standards, and are competent to apply these in typical forensic
contexts.
3. Provide an electronic portfolio evidencing how you have demonstrated the
competencies in testing in forensic contexts. Your portfolio will be assessed by
members of the Forensic Testing Verifiers Group. Applicants can submit a
curriculum vitae as supporting evidence, in addition to their portfolio. (Please note
portfolios must be submitted electronically). A portfolio template which contains
details of the forensic testing module sets can be downloaded from the PTC
website www.psychtesting.org.uk, or requested from the PTC by emailing
[email protected]. Evidence in portfolios may include anonymised,
completed Forensic Context testing cases examples, evidence of supervised
practice by an existing Registered Test User, or certification of competence from a
relevant authority.
4. Complete the application form including the self-affirmation of competence (section
2). Please ensure that you sign both the Assistant Test User: Forensic (test
administration and Test User: Forensic sections on page 5 indicating that you are
competent in the forensic testing module sets and that you will apply these
standards in future when using tests in forensic contexts.
5. Return the completed application form and portfolio to the PTC by email to
[email protected] or by post to Psychological Testing Centre, British
Psychological Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1
7DR, with the appropriate fee, detailed below. Please note that portfolios cannot be
reviewed if the fee is not paid.
Applicants via route 2 will be required to pay the following fees to offset the cost of
assessing portfolios:
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Assistant Test User level only - £75
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Assistant Test User and Test User levels combined - £125
An annual registration fee of £38 to maintain entry on the RQTU will be payable once the
applicant’s portfolio has been successfully reviewed. We will send you an invoice for this
amount.
To apply for a test user qualification, please fill in Section 1 of the attached application
form and email it, along with your portfolio to [email protected].
In the event that an applicant is required to resubmit their portfolio for a second review due
to them having provided insufficient information, the above fees will cover one
resubmission. If a further submission is required, applicants will be required to pay an
additional submission fee of £75 for Assistant Test User level or £125 for Assistant Test
User and Test User levels combined.
Payment can be made by the methods detailed in section 3 of the attached application
form:
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Application Form for grandparenting – Test User Qualifications
in Forensic Testing Contexts
Please complete all parts of this application form and submit it electronically to the
Psychological Testing Centre (PTC) [email protected].
Section 1 - About you
NB. The information supplied below will be shared with the Verifiers for the purpose
of assessing your application.
Verifiers are bound by the British Psychological Society’s Verifier’s Code of
Conduct which can be accessed in the Test User’s Handbook at
www.psychtesting.org.uk
Title: (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr, Prof, Other)
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Surname: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Forenames (in full): ……………………………………………………………………………….
Address:……………………………………………………………………………………………...
Postcode: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Tel No. Work:…………….……… Home:……………………. Mobile:……………….………..
Email: ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
BPS Membership no:……………………..……………………………………………………….
I wish to apply for the following qualification(s)
 Assistant Test User: (Test administration) – this is a prerequisite level for holding the
Test User: Forensic qualification
 Test User: Forensic
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Section 2 - Self-affirmation of Competence
(Route 1 applicants only)
Name of BPS Brief description of module sets/standards
qualification
Assistant Test
User: Forensic,
Test Administration
(this is a
prerequisite level
for holding a Test
User: Forensic
qualification)
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Introduction to testing (Psychological knowledge)
Administering tests to one or more candidates, part 1 (Practitioner Skill)
Administering tests to one or more candidates, part 2 (Practitioner Skill)
Maintaining security and confidentiality of the test materials and the test data
(Practitioner Skill)
Affirmation of Competence for Assistant Test User: Forensic Level
I confirm I have downloaded the standards the Assistant Test User: Forensic Testing
Contexts, read them, understood them and that I am able to or will apply the
standards in my future practice when using tests in forensic contexts
This is a prerequisite level for holding the Test User: Forensic qualification
Signature (please type your name if you are submitting your application by email):
……...………………………………………………………………………..………………………..……
Date:…………………………………………………………………………....………………..……….
Before submitting your application, please also affirm your competencies for the Test User: Forensic
level below if you wish to apply for that level.
Test User: Forensic
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Ability and aptitude: (Psychological Knowledge)
Personality, Personality disorder and assessment (Psychological Knowledge)
Mental Health Assessment (Psychological Knowledge)
Risk assessment (Psychological Knowledge)
The basic principles of scaling and standardisation (Psychometrics)
Basic principles of norm-referenced interpretation (Psychometrics)
Test theory – Classical test theory and reliability (Psychometrics)
Validity and utility: (Psychometrics)
Deciding when psychological tests should or should not be used as part of an
assessment process – Practitioner Skill
Making appropriate use and interpretation of test results (Practitioner Skill)
Providing oral feedback (Practitioner Skill)
Providing written feedback (Practitioner Skill)
Affirmation of Competence for Test User: Forensic Level
I confirm I have downloaded the standards the Test User: Forensic Testing Contexts,
read them, understood them and that I am able to or will apply the standards in my
future practice when using tests in forensic contexts:
Signature (please type your name if you are submitting your application by email):
……...………………………………………………………………………..………………………..……
Date:……………………………………………………………………………………………..……….
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Section 3 – Payment
(Route 2 applicants only)
Payment method
Payment by cheque/sterling bank draft
I enclose a cheque for £…..… (made payable to the British Psychological Society)
(£75 for Assistant Test User level only. £125 for Assistant Test User and Test User combined)
NB: If you do not have a Sterling bank account and you do not wish to pay by credit/debit
card, please make payment by Sterling money order drawn on a UK bank. If you use this
method, please allow an additional 10% to cover the cost of currency conversion
Request for invoice
Please send invoice to:
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Accounts Contact and Telephone No.
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Purchase order no. .…………………………………………………………………………………
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CREDIT/DEBIT CARD DETAILS ELECTRONICALLY.
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