Vocational Assessments

A Vocational Assessment assesses the client’s potential as it relates to a return to
the competitive work force and establishes viable vocational options for the client. Such an assessment is usually performed after an individual has reached a level of medical stability, and although capable of working is not capable of returning to his or her pre-injury occupation.

The client is assessed in the areas of interests, academic achievement, work-related aptitudes, verbal/nonverbal abilities and secondary aptitudes, as well as occupational personality/temperament. This evaluation is designed to obtain a Worker Qualification Profile (WQP) for the client, which is compatible with the Canadian Classification
and Dictionary of Occupations (CCDO)/ National Occupational Classifications – Counseling Version (NOC). A vocational assessment may include a functional abilities evaluation to determine an individual's physical abilities and/or a transferability of skills analysis to determine the residual employability of a client
and transferable work content (or acquired practical skills).

The evaluation is completed within 2 to 3 days. (Additional time may be required in certain instances, due to the client’s physical/cognitive abilities.)