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title: What is a development centre?
description: An development centre is a tool (not a place) that uses a number of different methods of assessment in one session to enable a rounded and accurate assessment of an individual for development purposes. Development centers...     • Designed to…
url: "https://psyasia.com/kb/what-is-a-development-center/"
updated: "2020-02-28"
category: Assessment Centres
tags:
  - Assessment Centre
  - Development Centre
  - HRM
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# What is a development centre?

An development centre is a tool (not a place) that uses a number of different methods of assessment in one session to enable a rounded and accurate assessment of an individual for development purposes.

Development centers...

    • Designed to discover strengths & development needs
     • Intention of feeding back results to candidates and devising development plan
     • Exercises designed to reveal key strengths and development needs
     • A good idea to know something about corporate strategy and manpower plan