As part of OptiWell’s quest for optimal wellness, we acknowledge that the working environment has a vast effect on an individual’s overall state of wellness and therefore we also provide the following services to enable organisations to contribute positively to the optimal wellness of their employees.
Because OptiWell provides a tailored approach to its services, the intervention will be specific to the organisation and situation.
OptiWell has four broad professional service areas for organisations:
Psychological Counselling
OptiWell provides face-to-face short-term counselling services to the employees of client organisations.
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Psychological Assesment
All psychometric assessment instruments are carefully selected to ensure appropriate use within cross-cultural contexts and are therefore suitable for application within the diverse South African market.
OptiWell is committed to understanding people and making accurate predictions about their current capabilities, potential and likely success in specific work contexts and therefore OptiWell utilises assessment methods that meet international best practice standards and tests which are valid, fair and reliable. The process provides clients with practical insights, indicators of potential, development needs and practical suggestions.Some of our assessment services include, but are not limited to:
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Assessment for psychomotor ability –This type of assessment predicts the likelihood of human error in positions, such as those of drivers and operators, that require psychomotor ability,
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Assessment of bursars/learners – The objective of this assessment is to determine the potential and likely success in tertiary sponsored education and training.
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Assessment of technical aptitude – This assessment aids in the identification of individuals who are likely to be able to grasp technical concepts and might be suitable for engineering positions, technical apprenticeships or technical training.
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Assessment to diagnose performance issues – The results obtained from this type of assessment help to identify and diagnose potential causes of performance problems at work and to make informed recommendations with regard to referral and remediation.
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Assessments to determine “person-jobfit” – This type of assessment is done to determine whether the candidate suits the position and is ready for the position.
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Assessments for development/talent identification/promotions – The primary goal of this type of assessment is to determine a candidate’s potential beyond his immediate job; in other words, the assessment aims to predict how responsive the individual will be to conventional education, training, instruction, coaching and new job exposure.
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Assessments for succession planning – This type of assessment helps to identify the suitability of employees as potential successors to key positions within the organisation.
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Career assessment – The main purpose of this type of assessment is to assist the individual to make informed career decisions at critical career crossroads.
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Assessment centre/Management potential assessment – This type of assessment sets out to establish the management potential of an individual by making use of assessment methods such as in-baskets, individual problem analysis exercises, leaderless group discussions, role-plays and oral presentations. These assessment methods, in conjunction with the use of other traditional psychometric assessments, have been proved to be very useful and reliable in establishing an individual’s developmental areas and strengths on a specific management level.
Learning programme development
Programme materials that can be custom-designed to suit your organisation’s training needs include:
Depending on the requirements of the client organisation, the learning programme material can then either become the property of the client organisation, to be used in-house according to the company's needs and discretion, or remain the property of OptiWell, which will facilitate the programme.
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HR Consultation Services
OptiWell, in collaboration with its nationwide network of associates and professionals, is able to provide a wide array of HR Consultation Services to client organisations. Our associates and professionals are experts in the field of HR and have extensive experience across various industries and organisational levels; this means that OptiWell can provide your organisation with a customised HR intervention to suit the specific need and situation of your organisation.HR consultation services that are available include the following:
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Staffing Service
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Strategic HR planning
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Recruitment –OptiWell unfortunately does not provide recruitment services, but it has strong ties with a nationwide network of recruitment agencies and as such can recommend agencies that will be able to fulfil the specific recruitment needs of your organisation.
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Selection and placement
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Compensation and benefits – compensation surveys and benchmarking critical jobs/positions