CTB2 & CTBi
Clerical Test Battery & CTB Item Banked
An essential tool for ensuring that clerical and administrative staff have the core skills and aptitudes required for successful performance — assessing accuracy, attention to detail and the ability to process routine office information.
Core Skills for Clerical & Administrative Roles
The CTB2 and CTBi are designed to assess abilities relevant to general clerical and administrative roles. They evaluate the core skills required for accurate information processing, attention to detail and routine office tasks — ensuring that clerical and administrative staff have the aptitudes required for successful performance.
Building on the established success of the CTB2, the CTBi provides the same subtests and the same value, but draws from a large pool of assessment items. This preserves the integrity of the assessment in unsupervised administration where candidate links are sent remotely.
What It Measures
Verbal Reasoning
Understanding written information and drawing logical conclusions.
Numerical Ability
Interpreting numerical data and solving quantitative problems.
Clerical Checking
Comparing numbers, letters, symbols or information accurately and efficiently.
Spelling
Identifying correct spelling in work-related contexts.
The full battery may be administered, or individual subtests can be used separately depending on assessment needs.
When to Use the CTB2 or CTBi
Clerical & Admin Selection
Select candidates into clerical and administrative roles with confidence in their core skills.
Accuracy & Attention to Detail
Ideal for roles requiring high levels of accuracy and meticulous information processing.
Entry-Level Office Roles
Well-suited to entry-level office, reception and support positions.
Broader Selection Battery
Combine with other assessments as part of a wider selection battery.
Report Options
Practical outputs that support decision-making — grounded in real-world, job-based requirements.
Standard Report
A description of performance based on real-world, job-based requirements for clerical and administrative work.
Feedback Report
A candidate-friendly summary of results across the four subtests, suitable for sharing during feedback conversations.
Group Results Spreadsheet
Excel spreadsheet summary of results across numerous candidates — designed to support selection decision-making.
Administration Options
On-Screen (Supervised)
Supervised digital administration in a controlled setting
Remote Supervised
Remotely supervised link administration
Paper-and-Pencil (CTB2)
Traditional paper-based administration
Unsupervised (CTBi)
Secure unsupervised link administration using the item bank
Mobile / Tablet (CTBi)
Responsive administration on mobile and tablet devices
Duration: 27 minutes for the entire battery
Documentation
Ready to Use the CTB2 or CTBi?
A focused clerical battery for selection into administrative and office support roles — with flexible supervised, remote and unsupervised administration options.