Occupational Interest Profile |
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Purpose |
Assess vocational interests and work needs. |
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Format |
Booklets |
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On-screen |
Available |
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Intended for |
Adults and young people over 15.Vocational guidance, subject choice and mid-career vocational guidance. |
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Duration |
20 minutes |
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Standard reports |
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GeneSys Credits |
2 |
Download a selection of
South African reliability studies on the OIP 
Download a selection of South
African validity studies on the OIP
Download a list of South African norm groups for the OIP
Download an example of the OIP Extended report 
Advantages
- Economical.
- Very quick to complete.
- Simple language.
- Excellent reliabilities in South Africa.
- South African norms for scholars.
- Validation and norms calculation support.
- Combines a basic 5-scale personality measure (work needs) with work interests in one questionnaire.
- Reports integrate the OIP results with ability test to produce a report that makes career recommendations while taking ability into account.
- A research version is available in Afrikaans.
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Scales measured by the OIP |
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Vocational Interests: Work areas which an individual would enjoy. |
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Persuasive |
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Scientific |
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Practical |
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Administrative |
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Nurturing |
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Artistic |
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Logical |
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Work Needs: An individual’s personal needs within a chosen area of work. |
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Need for excitement |
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Stability |
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Need for change |
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Need for people |
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Need for control |
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Manuals available |
- Technical Manual
- South African User Guide and Research Reference
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Classification status |
Classified as a psychological test by the Psychometrics committee of the Professional Board for Psychology
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15 Factor Questionnaire Plus (15FQ+) |
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Occupational Personality Profile (OPP) |
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Jung Type Indicator (JTI) |
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Values and Motives Inventory (VMI) |
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Graduate Reasoning Tests (GRT1) |
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General Reasoning Tests (GRT2) |
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Critical Reasoning Test Battery (CRTB2) |
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Clerical Test Battery (CTB2) | |
Technical Test Battery (TTB2) |
