Cognitive and Conceptual Abilities--Measures individual's abilities related to General Educational Development (GED) in 3 areas;

In this context, ability refers to the client's competence or ability to perform in these academic areas. The scores on these tests are converted to GED levels which range from 1 to 6 with 6 being the highest possible. A score of 6 indicates a college 3+ level, a score of 3 indicates 7-8th grade level.

Vocational Aptitude Battery--Measures 11 specific aptitudes which relate directly to the Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) by using 11 single trait tests/psychomotor units.

In this context, aptitude refers to the client's capacity of learning, or suitability for a particular placement. The scores on these tests are converted into aptitude levels which range from 1-5 with 1 being the best. A level 1 score indicates that the client functions at the top 10% in this aptitude.

The eleven aptitudes are defined as follows:

1)	General learning ability is the ability to catch on or understand instructions and underlying principles. The ability to reason and make judgments is also closely related to doing well in school. This is represented by the code "G" on the printout.
2)	Verbal aptitude is the ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. This also relates to the ability to comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. This also includes the ability to present information or ideas clearly. This is represented by the code "V" on the printout.
3)	Numerical aptitude is the ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. This is represented by the code "N" on the printout.
4)	Form perception is the ability to perceive pertinent detail in objects or in pictorial or graphic material. The ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines is also included. This is represented by the code "P" on the printout.
5)	Color discrimination is the ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors, or in shades or other values of the same color; to identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match colors accurately. This is represented by the code "C" on the printout.
6)	Clerical perception is the ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material and to observe differences in copy, proofread words and numbers, and avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation is also included. This is represented by the code "Q" on the printout.
7)	Spatial aptitude is the ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects. This ability is important in such tasks as blueprint reading and in solving geometry problems. This ability is sometimes described as the ability to visualize objects of two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. This is represented by the code "S" on the printout.
8)	Motor coordination is the ability to coordinate eyes and hands or fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. This is represented by the code "K" on the printout.
9)	Finger dexterity is the ability to move your fingers and manipulate small objects with your fingers rapidly and accurately. This is represented by the code "F" on the printout.
10)	Manual dexterity is the ability to move your hands easily and skillfully. The ability to work with your hands in placing and turning motions. This is represented by the code "M" on the printout.
11)	Eye-Hand-Foot coordination is the ability to move your hand and feet coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. This is represented by the code "E" on the printout.