Voluntary Partnerships must demonstrate adherence to the criteria in order to receive NSSB approval and ultimate endorsement of the entire system. Criteria Related to Methodology A1. Assessments are reliable, fair, and valid, accurately measuring the skills they are designed to measure, and are consistent with federal civil rights laws with respect to race, color, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, disability, and national origin. To achieve these goals of reliability, validity, and fairness, the assessments are developed in a manner consistent with relevant professional and technical standards and government guidelines. Government guidelines are found in 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1607, Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures . A2.
Assessments are neutral on their face with respect to the groups protected by civil rights law.
Assessments are as objective as possible. Criteria Related to Components of the Assessment System B1. Assessments capture the full richness of the skill standards. This means knowledge and skills are measured in the context of the work described by the critical work functions, key activities, and performance indicators. In addition, assessment content and format are designed to maximize the acceptability of the assessments to users and to maximize the value of the assessments as signals of the types of skills, knowledge, and performance required by high-performance workplaces.