Objective measurement of aptitude, memory and problem solving.

Organizational Solutions Inc. use a combination of work sampling systems and a range of comprehensive cognitive ability, aptitude and achievement measures to provide a unique and detailed measure of memory, aptitudes and higher-level problem solving demands of your jobs.

A CDA for employers can provide an objective analysis of the essential job duties and cognitive demands of an employee’s job.

Organizational Solutions Inc. can test areas such as the amount of concentration required to do a job, the demands on memory and time pressures.

This can prevent future short and long term disability due to factors such as stress and works with the wider preventative services of our Disability Management programs.

Why have a Cognitive Demands Analysis (CDA)?

Detailed information regarding the cognitive demands of a job.

Assist in determining employee’s abilities with respect to a job.

Enhances Human Resources’ job descriptions.

Allows objective assessment of work capabilities by specially trained experts.

Among the many benefits of a Cognitive Demands Analysis (CDA) are:

Ensuring the well-being of your employees

Reducing costs by improving morale, retention and job
satisfaction.

Can aid return to work plans by evaluating an individual’s
cognitive abilities and the cognitive demands of their job.

Can be used for many other purposes, such as personnel selection and training.

The Service

A CDA is a work specific objective evaluation of the cognitive, emotional and psychological skills required to perform the essential duties of a position. The CDA can also be used as a companion document to a Cognitive / Psychological Functional Abilities Evaluation (CP-FAE) performed by a registered psychologist or neuro-psychologist. The measures used for our CDA have been extracted from commonly used psychological / neuro-psychological tests.

Service Overview

Cognitive skills and aptitudes

Sustained concentration and persistence

Memory and higher level cognitive abilities

Social interaction and traits required for job

Our Difference

Highly qualified, specifically trained experts

Allows objective assessment of work capabilities

Comparison of abilities to essential cognitive demands

Interview with employer and incumbent observation