2019 Sponsors

ACT is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. Grounded in 60 years of research, ACT is a trusted leader in college and career readiness solutions. Each year, ACT serves millions of students, job seekers, schools, government agencies and employers in the US and around the world with learning resources, assessments, research and credentials designed to help them succeed from elementary school through career. To learn more, visit us at act.org.

Alpine Testing Solutions offers psychometric, test development, and candidate management solutions to certification, licensure, and regulatory programs. We’re committed to a superior customer experience driven by our unique ability to communicate complex and technical psychometric concepts in ways that make them understandable and create solutions that expertly navigate business challenges.

The Assessment Alliance unites three leading providers in the testing industry to provide end-to-end, yet modular, assessment development and delivery solutions. From item authoring, candidate registration and payment services, test centre management system, to secure on-and-offline delivery modes across our global test centre network, we ensure a seamless service backed by full helpdesk support.

Founded in 1999, ATA is the largest computer-based test service provider in China, and currently delivers a test volume of 10+ million per year on its cutting-edge and proven delivery platforms such as ETX, MTS and EzTest. ATA Inc. is publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: ATAI) since 2008.

BenchPrep is the only comprehensive learner success platform on the market. BenchPrep partners with organizations that administer certification, credentialing, test preparation, and continuing education programs to deliver customized enterprise SaaS solutions. BenchPrep has helped to make learning more effective, efficient, and enjoyable for more than 4 million learners worldwide.

The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education.

Committed to today’s demand for secure, convenient, and cost-effective online testing, Examity offers multimodal ID verification and proctoring to more 500 corporations, universities and testing organizations. A pioneer in learning validation, Examity’s sophisticated technology, platform integration, and enterprise-level support are built to extend the reach of certification and licensure programs.

GrandMasters provides certification exam development and assessment services to Fortune 500 companies, prominent universities and colleges, as well as clinical, occupational, and licensure programs. Our services include: content development, subject matter expert recruiting, psychometric services, courseware development, learning services, and program management. GrandMasters provides high-quality deliverables and cost-effective solutions.

Internet Testing Systems is a leading provider of online solutions for assessment programs. Our satisfied clients value our innovative technology, unique customization skills and superior service. Our systems include item banking, test delivery, scoring, reporting, site readiness, and program management tools. Visit us to learn about our new continuous learning offerings.

Kryterion, Inc. offers professional associations and businesses a flexible, affordable and easy-to-use software solution for developing and delivering exams. Our industry-leading Webassessor™ platform empowers both clients and test takers with a solution that simplifies and automates test scheduling, registration, payment, grading, reporting and test editing. Discover more at www.KryterionOnline.com.

A Content Development and Testing Solution house, specializing in creating innovative testing and assessment solutions for high stakes certification programs. Netlogon’s team of Content Managers, Editors, Psychometricians, and Solution Developers have pioneered methods of assessing skills and knowledge trusted by some of the world’s leading edge technology companies. From Program development, through Content Creation, and Managing Deliveries, Netlogon delivers consistency and accuracy.

Each year, millions of people around the world take an exam with Pearson VUE, earning certifications and licenses that advance their careers in technology, government, and professional careers. With the world’s most comprehensive network of highly secure test centers, Pearson VUE is the global leader in test development and delivery.

ProctorU provides distance proctoring and identity authentication services for institutions that offer examinations online. The service allows students to take exams from anywhere in a secured environment using only a computer, webcam and high-speed Internet connection. ProctorU offers live, person-to-person, real-time monitoring to more than 1,000 colleges, universities and certification organizations including the University of Florida and Northwestern University.

Professional Testing provides credential development and management services to certification bodies, State and Federal licensing authorities, and non-governmental organizations. Professional Testing specializes in job-analysis studies, item and examination development, passing score studies, third-party accreditation, policy development, program audits, governance, marketing, and feasibility studies.

Prometric is the trusted leader in global testing and assessment solutions for academic, corporate, financial services, government, healthcare, professional associations and technology markets. It offers a comprehensive approach to advise, develop, manage and deliver programs in the industry’s most integrated technology-enabled environment across the world’s most secure testing network or through the conveniences of online testing services. The company is committed to service quality and a set of values that supports test takers worldwide who take more than seven million tests each year in more than 180 countries. For more information, please visit www.prometric.com.

PSI is a global leader in the science of testing with an outstanding track record of providing innovative and proven test development and delivery services. Our testing solutions are supported by secure technology, valid and defensible content, and extensive expertise ensuring best practices drive the implementation of every program.

TrueAbility is a platform for delivering hands-on, Performance-based skill assessment for the 21st-century workforce. From exam development and administration through awarding digital badges, TrueAbility provides a comprehensive and scalable environment to measure true ability.

Yardstick Assessment Strategies (YAS) aims to help people achieve their dreams. We build everything with candidate success and psychometric rigor in mind. We power our online testing solutions with an industry-renowned combination of professionalism, precision and technology. Our promise is to deliver innovative and creative defensible assessment solutions.

Zoomorphix Systems provides all in one testing solutions and related services to the testing community. The ExamStudio^® platform provides advanced item banking, test publishing, test delivery, grading and results management. Red Panda X™ and Glass3D^® provide advanced item type capabilities. Zoomorphix has become a recognized leader in testing solutions.

The American Board of Medical Specialties sets the standards its 24 Member Boards use to provide educational and professional evaluation, assessment, and certification. Helping improve patient care, ABMS Members Boards certify more than 880,000 physician specialists in the US. ABMS offers an online platform for education and longitudinal assessment with a 96% approval rating from physicians. To learn more about CertLink^®, contact Nicole Kendall at nkendall@abms.org, or click here.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a non-profit organization that accredits U.S Standards Developers and approves standards as American National Standards (ANS). ANSI is the sole U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ANSI’s 17024-accreditation program is a signatory to the International Accreditation Forum’s Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) for persons. Currently 200 certification programs offered by 69 certification bodies have been accredited under ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024.

Arcadia offers software development services focusing on e-assessment and e-learning verticals. We use our expertise in high-load applications, mobile, data analysis, AI and BI to design and build software systems for our customers in areas including e-Assessment platforms, LMS, VLE, School management, Game-based assessment, Content management systems.

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Bongo (formerly YouSeeU) is a video assessment and soft skill development platform. With its proprietary video technology and powerful feedback capabilities, Bongo enables the mastery of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. Bongo was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Loveland, Colorado.

Bradford & Bigelow specializes in complex, mission-critical, zero-defect products in the student assessment and secure content publishing market. B&B can lend years of experience, innovation, and institutional knowledge to not only existing programs but help develop long-lasting programs even where print may be one of several blended delivery options.

BreakAway, is a recognized leader in the design, development & deployment of game-based learning & assessment solutions. BreakAway’s products are the state of the art in incorporating learning theory, human factors, and cognitive engineering into the games we create for education, training and assessment.

BrightLink is an Atlanta-based software firm exclusively dedicated to the credentialing industry. We facilitate the delivery, results, continuing education, and management of professional credentialing exams for individuals who are looking to better their lives and careers through licensure or certification.

Delivering examinations with integrity and security to 2 million candidates in over 100 countries annually, the British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. Visit www.britishcouncil.org/education/exams to see how we can help you deliver your examinations to a global audience thorough our Computer Based Testing services.

Surpass is the new premier platform for computer-based testing. With Surpass powering your item bank, you can create innovative and authentic items and efficiently manage your SME workload. Using seamless integration with the award-winning Surpass test driver, you can join the fast growing global Surpass community delivering millions of certification and licensure exams each year.

cApStAn is a one stop shop for linguistic quality assurance and translation/adaptation of multilingual, multicultural and multiregional tests and assessments in technology-rich environments. Our services range from needs analysis to tailor-made execution that ensure reliable outputs. In close collaboration with research institutes, we develop, upgrade and promote best practices in assessment localisation.

At Caveon, we fundamentally believe in the importance of standards-based testing and recognize that validity, reliability, and fairness can only be achieved when exams are secure. After 15 years as the recognized leader in the field, Caveon’s test security offerings have expanded to encompass innovative solutions and technologies that provide comprehensive protection: Solutions designed to detect, deter, and even prevent test fraud. We are committed to integrity in testing. Period.

Certica offers solutions for assessment management, learning standards alignment and content tagging, search & discovery. The company partners with a network of K-12 application vendors, learning content and assessment providers and delivers solutions to more than 600 local and state education agencies. For more information, visit www.certicasolutions.com or follow @Certica_K12.

Cirrus Assessment is an international provider of innovative, cloud-based assessment solutions for qualifications, certification and the measurement of learning outcomes. With super-intuitive user interfaces, our customers have the freedom to focus on creating the best, securely delivered, assessments for their candidates. No weighty user manuals, just simple to use software!

Certification Management Services (CMS) is the proud developer and owner of the AUTHORWise™ Item Development and Item Banking System, which places item bank control in your hands. CMS also provides test development and psychometric services including analysis, item development, consulting, and test development applications. Our psychometric qualifications and broad client experiences truly make us the Item Experts.

Comms Multilingual is the leading translation and adaptation solutions provider for psychometric tests, assessments, exams and certifications. We cover over 100 languages and offer not just test adaptation, but also expert review (by clinical and I/O psychologists), cognitive debriefing and normative data collection. We also offer typesetting, voice-recording and subtitling.

Credly is helping the world speak a common language about people’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Thousands of organizations use Credly to help individuals translate their learning experiences into professional opportunities using trusted, portable, digital credentials. Credly empowers organizations to attract, engage, develop, and retain talent. Unleash the workforce.

Data Solutions International provides the leading assessment technology platform for test delivery. Our powerful software aligns to your business and assessments. Solutions include item banking, configured workflows, proprietary scoring, and instant reports provide individual and organization insights. Partner with the best! Data Solutions International – Accurate, Secure and Scalable.

Excelsoft provides innovative technology-based solutions for testing and assessment for universities, schools, certifying bodies, governments, and companies. Our complete end-to-end integrated solution is now being used to deliver over 100 million tests per year, all around the world. Yet our system is configurable to provide the flexibility needed to meet the needs of the largest engagements, as well as the smallest.

Fry-IT is a dynamic and growing software company that specialises in software for e-assessment. We work with top Universities and Royal Colleges in the UK and across the world in close partnership that has allowed us to create powerful software solutions whilst building an expertise in assessment theory and exam delivery.

With more than 30 years of experience, Hogan Assessments is the global leader in providing comprehensive, research-based personality assessment and consulting. Grounded in decades of research, Hogan’s assessment solutions help businesses dramatically reduce turnover and increase productivity by hiring the right people, developing key talent, and evaluating leadership potential.

The Institute for Credentialing Excellence is a membership association of 425 organizations, 2000 individuals. ICE provides education, resources and networking opportunities for the credentialing industry. ICE is a developer of standards for certification and certificate programs. In partnership with International Accreditation Services (IAS), ICE can offer optional ISO 17024 accreditation.

Learnosity offers a suite of assessment technologies - intuitive authoring, powerful analytics and over 60 Technology Enhanced Items (TEIs) - which enable organizations to build and deliver powerful, interactive assessments at scale. Inherently flexible and specifically designed to integrate into any third party product, the Learnosity APIs shorten development cycles and time to market without sacrificing quality or value. Learnosity works with many of the top names in K-12 and higher education as well as test preparation, corporate training and learning institutions and has offices in Dublin, New York, Los Angeles and Sydney.

Lineup is a new, online workspace for curating and managing diverse teams. It’s a simple, easy-to-use tool that captures and sorts information about your talent pool so you can build stronger, more productive teams with the perfect combination of subject matter experts needed to write top-quality work items.

Mensor helps organizations develop certification programs and exams. With over 40 years combined experience in the certification industry, our clients are provided with a highly skilled team of professionals (i.e., consultants, psychometricians, and data management experts) that will partner with you to develop, update, and maintain your certification projects.

NPC, Inc. is your partner for exam delivery. Get the most out of your testing and assessment programs with a simple, no-hassle approach that combines exam production, data and document security, post-exam materials management, and versatile fulfillment services to deliver a positive on-time testing experience. Learn more at www.npcweb.com/testing.

Redefining Digital Assessment: Open Source, Open Standards, Open Possibilities. TAO, from Open Assessment Technologies, is the leading assessment solution for education and career advancement. Break free from proprietary data silos, eliminate expensive licensing fees, gain full control of your testing resources, and enjoy enterprise level support. Learn more at taotesting.com.

Paradigm offers affordable, customized testing solutions. We can provide your program with a comprehensive solution, or just the services you need. CBT options include remote proctoring, event testing, or dedicated test sites. Specialty areas include test accommodations review, test security, and psychometrics. New and small-volume certification programs are welcome.

Proctorio’s live and fully automated, remote proctoring service provides a scalable, cost-effective solution for protecting academic integrity by validating test-taker identities, originality and content security during online exams. Proctorio’s customizable assessment settings allow exam administrators to set-up unscheduled, on-demand exam proctoring specific to their assessment needs.

Questionmark assessment and portal solutions enable organizations to measure knowledge, skills and attitudes for certification, channel expertise, workforce learning and regulatory compliance. Questionmark’s assessment management system, available as a cloud-based solution or for on-premise deployment, enables collaborative, multilingual authoring; multiple delivery options including mobile devices; trustable results and comprehensive analytics.

Scantron is a global, diversified company that provides market leading assessment capabilities and technology services to help learners, educators, business owners, and professionals around the world achieve their goals. We empower growth through intelligent, mission-critical assessment, technology, and data capture solutions for business, education, certification, and government clients worldwide.

Sophia is the new platform for innovative, high quality tests around ICT-skills, based on cutting edge technology. A wide range of topics like Office, Web, Security, Media literacy and Image Editing is covered with realistic in-application tests. Standardised tests for certification are available as well as customised assessment tests, including adaptive training.

Strasz Assessment Systems provides a powerful, integrated suite of software and services. Our experienced team of assessment professionals supports all phases of exam development, from accreditation consultation through item development, test delivery and scoring. Strasz provides customized solutions to deliver the best customer experience. Better testing. Better results. One vendor.

Vantage is technology company incubating products with Big Data Cognitive Computing, Natural Language Understanding, Artificial Intelligence, Learning and Collaboration. Our flagship IntelliMetric AI Scoring system is used by most major assessment agencies around the world to score written and spoken responses better, faster and at a lower cost than humans.

AERE provides assessment, education, and research consulting services to organizations specializing in assessment, licensure, certification, employment selection, survey research, and data analysis. AERE's staff of experts has experience working with different credentialing programs as well as serving as credentialing managers, educational experts, and psychometricians for large credentialing and education assessment.

Since 1952, CAE has been leading educational institutions and professional stakeholders to measure and improve learning outcomes. CAE is the choice provider for educational assessment publishers; departments of education; national testing consortia; and international assessment organizations. CAE offers a full suite of assessment products and services including flagship performance-based assessments, educational publishing, and expertise in research and psychometrics.

FifthTheory is a leading provider of personnel risk, talent management, organizational development and career preparation assessments. Top brands include the Reid Report and the Campbell Leadership Development assessments. A library of 400 prevalidated measures is used to develop custom assessments. Inquire about international distribution opportunities. FifthTheory is a minority-owned business.

LearningBuilder is a state of the art credentialing management platform used by certification, accreditation, and licensing organizations to promote standards of professional competence. Our customers choose LearningBuilder to enable their community achieve targeted professional development goals. We offer candidate applications, recertification, portfolio review, education management, reflective practice, longitudinal and low stakes assessments and more! Contact us at www.learningbuilder.com or www.heuristics.net.

The Law School Admission Council is a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting quality, access, and equity in law and education worldwide by supporting individuals’ enrollment journeys and providing preeminent assessment, data, and technology services.

Marc J. Weinstein PLLC is a boutique law practice that provides advice, counsel and advocacy for organizations and companies that sponsor, publish or service high-stakes assessments throughout the world. The firm provides legal guidance on candidate agreements, program policies, accommodations, score invalidations, vendor agreements, copyrights, trademarks, privacy policies and litigation.

NOCTI is the largest provider of industry-based credentials and partner industry certifications for career and technical education (CTE) programs across the nation. Whether using assessments to meet Perkins accountability requirements, to guide data-driven instructional improvement, or to assist with teacher evaluation systems, NOCTI provides a credible solution through its validated and reliable technical skill assessment.

At Riverside Insights, we share your commitment to helping individuals elevate their cognitive and learning potential. That’s why we offer a proven portfolio of trusted and precise assessments, such as the Iowa Assessments™, Woodcock-Johnson^®, and CogAT^®, that provides the clarity and perspective needed to create a meaningful impact. Visit www.riversideinsights.com today.

Sireci Psychometric Services is a network of Ph.D.-level psychometricians, educational researchers, and technology specialists that provides a wide variety of services to testing agencies; departments of education, research institutions, and professional associations. Services include test development, computer-based test design, equating, item calibration, standard setting, technical documentation, validity studies, and workshops.