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Thought leadership, news, and guidance from the skills assessment experts.
Video: Soft Skills Assessments from NBS
Explore soft skills assessments from NBS and learn how they can help employers build a well-rounded workforce.
Soft Skills Assessments Help Employers Hire Well-Rounded Employees
Soft skills are an important part of a well-rounded workforce. Learn about our options for soft skill testing and how you can build a more competent workforce.
Video: Healthcare Facility Technician Certification
Learn how NBS helped develop the Certified Healthcare Facilities Technician (CHFT) certification with IHFEA.
Certifying Healthcare Facility Technicians with IHFEA
Learn how NBS is working with The Institute for Healthcare Facilities Engineering Advancement to certify technicians and build skilled workforces.
Video: Personality Tests & Predicting Job Performance
Not all personality tests are meant to evaluate job candidates. What do they actually measure and do they help predict job performance?
Are Personality Tests Good Predictors of Employee Performance?
Personality tests have been a popular assessment tool since the 1990s, but what do these tests actually measure, and are they a good predictor of employee performance?
Video: Manufacturing Skills Outlook
Learn about emerging manufacturing skills and how employers can start building skilled and competent workforces.
Skills Outlook: Technical & Employability Manufacturing Skills
Let’s explore emerging skills in manufacturing and how employers can start to build more competent and resilient workforces.
Video: NBS Workforce Development Program
Learn about our new Workforce Development Program and how we’re helping nonprofits provide industry training to displaced workers.
NBS Helps Workforce Development Programs Validate Skills & Get People Back to Work
Learn about the new Workforce Development Program created specifically for nonprofits providing industry training to displaced workers.
Video: Partnering With Local Organizations For Employee Training & Skills
Learn how we’re helping employers assess the skills and knowledge of current and potential employees and build more competent workforces.
Cleveland State Community College Partners with Local Companies for Employee Training & Skills
Learn how NBS works with local organizations like the Workforce Development Center at Cleveland State Community College to help companies confidently hire skilled workers.
Video: How Can Employers Create More Skilled Trade Opportunities for Women?
Women make up half of the U.S. workforce, they are still underrepresented in most skilled trades like construction and manufacturing.
Skills Gap Discussions: Women in Skilled Trades
Here are four actionable things employers can do to build competent workforces and create more opportunities for women (and others!) to enter the skilled trades.
Video: Certifying Marine Technicians
Together, ABYC and NBS have developed more industry certifications and expanded ABYC’s educational programs.
Certifying Skilled Marine Technicians with ABYC
Marine technicians make up a vital part of the growing recreational boating industry. Learn how NBS is partnering with ABYC to certify skilled marine technicians.