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This 5 page paper relates the issue of vocational assessment reports. Assessing vocational interests and the applicability of the outcomes of assessments have become central components of unemployment support services. For individuals with a variety of vocational interests and skills, the use of these assessments can be beneficial in the placement of unemployed individuals into the job market. This paper outlines these elements. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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be beneficial in the placement of unemployed individuals into the job market. At the same time, it must be recognized that physical and psychological limitations can influence the applicability
of assessment outcomes in terms of vocational placement. In understanding this issue, it is beneficial to view three different cases of individuals who have undergone vocational assessments to consider
the implications for vocational placement. Assessments For the assessment of vocational placement, two different instruments were used: the Occupational Search Inventory-Form 1 (OSI-1), and the Work
Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS), second edition. These two vocational assessments not only consider the vocational interests of the individual, but also reflect an understanding of vocational environments, workplace requirements
and the abilities of the individual. The Occupational Search Inventory-Form 1 is an assessment that was first constructed by Robert Pryor in 1990, and focuses on the assessment of
vocational interest from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective (OSI-1, 2003). Pryors focus initially is the belief that vocational interests are the best measure to direct career exploration (OSI-1,
2003). Pryor also recognized that individuals must relate their skills to preferences, and that this is beneficial in determining career choice. The questionnaire, then, considers six specific work-related
categories: "work activity preferences, work skills, occupational preferences, thinking styles, work environments and self-description" (OSI-1, 2003). These six work-related categories are viewed relative to the eight broad interest
categories, which include: technological, nature, scientific, culture, entertainment, helping, persuasive, and organizing. The Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS) was also constructed by Robert Prior, first in 1993
and then revised in 1999 (WAPS, 2003). The WAPS assess the qualities of work that an individual would consider important to them (WAPS, 2003). This type of study,
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