Consultants

Assessment, Education, and Research Experts (AERE) is home to premium assessment, research, accreditation, and psychometrics services. Our services are highly professional and customized to meet the needs of our esteemed clients. Through consultation and collaboration with our clients, we are able to offer innovative solutions. We pride ourselves on the service that we provide to our customers, so our culture and business model is designed to give our clients the best experience imaginable.

"There is probably no PR or marketing team with more experience in the certification and accreditation arena.” This is what we hear from our many certification and association clients. Big Voice Communications has earned this reputation by developing comprehensive marketing programs that draw on a wide variety of channels that make sense and deliver results. We will help you target new and existing markets, increase your visibility and build your program by developing campaigns and strategies that cut through the clutter so you reach your goals. In short – we’ll help you have a BIG VOICE.

CommsMultilingual is an ISO-certified company that offers specialist translation, localisation and adaptation services to organisations in many parts of the world. We focus on areas that are challenging to translate, where our subject matter expertise, expert project management and focus on quality are really important for a successful outcome.

Dainis & Company, Inc. has been making psychometrics easy (and even fun!) since 2008. Our team has over 35 years of collective experience walking clients through every step of the credential development process, as well as assessing credentials to ensure they meet quality standards. Whether you are looking to develop a new certification program, expand an existing program, or seek accreditation, we’re here to help you achieve your goals and have some fun while doing it.

Global Skills X-Change (GSX) has over 20 years of building and maintaining high stakes credentials and certifications, learning and assessment workforce skills programs and professional standards, serving all assessment markets—non-profits, for-profits, higher education institutions, state and local governments, and the U.S. Federal Government. We help credentialing organizations and government agencies build resilient workforce programs for the industries they serve. Through the employment of a fully customizable methodology, our incredibly diverse talent of psychometricians, I/O psychologists, workforce specialists, instructional designers, and data analysts champion skill standards that are unique to our clients and critical to defining workforce readiness. Let GSX be your partner in building mission-ready, resilient assessment programs and workforces to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Dr. Ellen Julian offers practical psychometric advice, consulting, and mentoring for certification organizations and medical schools.

If you wonder which exam improvement efforts might have the most impact, or your Board of Directors wants to truly understand the business of certification or seeks a second opinion, or your psychometrician needs help choosing a vendor, or you’re worried that you may be missing a critical piece of information, call for practical advice from a friendly psychometrician who speaks in plain language and has 30+ years’ experience running large and small testing programs.

Limitless is a strategic AMC that specializes in credentialing and helps associations find actionable solutions to complicated problems. The future of associations will revolve around a certification or certificate program. Whether you are looking to develop a program, add an additional specialty, assess the viability of launching a program or, need day-to-day maintenance of an existing program – we are your go-to resource.

Mickie Rops Consulting. With over 25 years of certification, certificate program, and accreditation consulting experience and over 150 clients, including 60 ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited certifying bodies and certificate issuers, you can count on us for accreditation-readiness audits / annual internal audits / management system, policy and supporting document development / scheme development, including practice audits.

Professional Testing, Inc. (PTI) - Our full range of client services includes program audits, accreditation preparation, policy development, recertification requirements, implementation of effective organizational and governance structures, and ethics and disciplinary procedures. Our team provides expertise in best certification practices and program management. Our mission is to satisfy our clients' needs in planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining high quality examinations.

The SeaCrest team leverages unmatched expertise and insight into best practices and accreditation standards for certifying agencies to help clients improve existing programs, develop new credentialing products, achieve accreditation, and establish quality management systems. Accreditation from an objective, third party has become increasingly important as certifying and governmental agencies seek to protect the public and ensure their programs meet quality standards of practice. SeaCrest’s team has successfully guided more than 300 programs to accreditation. SeaCrest uses a hands-on approach to assess the unique organizational structure, needs and culture of each client and develop customized solutions.