BUSINESS
Develops and manufactures computerized and hands-on performance based assessment systems which measure job-related skills. Our products are used worldwide in education, workforce development, allied health, and industry and are the standard in the rehabilitation field.
HISTORY
Founded in 1973. Initially provided vocational evaluation services in the western United States. Later expanded products and services to business and industry. Its present scope of business consists of 8,000+ customers in the U.S. and 26 foreign countries.
PRODUCTS
We Offer 23 types of component work samples that assess a person's vocational skills and abilities. Introduced Mesa, the industry's first computer-based evaluation system, in 1983. Mesa has evolved into System 2000 - a series of software modules that integrates functions such as skills assessment, job search, basic skills remediation, client management and report writing into a single mechanism. MAGELLAN is a career exploration software program appropriate for middle and high school students and adults. AVIATOR is our newest career planning software program that assesses aptitudes and interests. JOULE is a new Functional Capacity Evaluation system that includes a dynamic software-reporting component. VTES (Valpar Test of Essential Skills) is a new paper/pencil Math and English test that is computer scored.
KEY FACTORS
Valpar is the only company in its field to feature criterion-referenced assessment systems, which are directly tied to U.S. Department of Labor job standards. Industrial Time Standards developed through MTM studies are the foundation on which our work sample development has been based. Valpar assessment systems provide a double benefit to employers: strengthened EEOC compliance and the ability to select the right person for the right job. We are proud that Workforce development professionals throughout the U.S., including one-stop centers in Illinois, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas, have chosen Valpar to assist individuals in charting a clear course through a quickly changing workplace.
Historically, assessment products focused on the 20 percent of the population that was physically/mentally impaired or gifted. Valpar is considered the leader in assessment systems for the mainstream population. To this end, it offers products such as VALPAR SYSTEM 2000, MAGELLAN, AVIATOR, JOULE VTES and the 300 SERIES Dexterity Modules, which are used by a multitude of professionals for applicant selection, job placement, exit counseling, functional capacity evaluation; and career planning, exploration, and development.
OFFICES
USA Web site
U.S. Corporate office:
PO Box 5767
Tucson AZ 85703
800/528-7070
U.S. Sales & Training office:
12690 W. North Ave.
Brookfield, WI 53005
800/633-3321
