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title: Why use an assessment or development centre?
description: "The following are **typical reasons to consider using Assessment or Development Centres:** • Comprehensive evaluation • Valid; better predictor • Less adverse impact • Training effect for raters • Training effect for candidates • Multiple uses • More information for decision-making • Participants like it (despite nerves)! However,…"
url: "https://psyasia.com/kb/why-use-an-assessment-development-center/"
updated: "2021-08-07"
category: Assessment Centres
tags:
  - Assessment Centre
  - Development Centre
  - HRM
---

# Why use an assessment or development centre?

The following are **typical reasons to consider using Assessment or Development Centres:**

• Comprehensive evaluation
 • Valid; better predictor
 • Less adverse impact
 • Training effect for raters
 • Training effect for candidates
 • Multiple uses
 • More information for decision-making
 • Participants like it (despite nerves)!

However, keep in mind the following **disadvantages of assessment and development centres**:

• Expensive
 • Time-consuming
 • Multiple rooms required
 • Many assessors/observers required
 • Training requirement for assessors/observers
 • Exercise design and validation takes time and competence and is costly
 • Update required when job changes
 • Feedback must be handled well otherwise may result in motivation issues in development centres
 • Process must be seen as fair in order to avoid image problems for the organisation