Press releases from The Test Factory

Many New Faces at The Test Factory

The Test Factory | 25 Oct 2011

The Test Factory, online assessment experts, have strengthened their teams and continued growth with a host of appointments across its Business Development, Client Services, Project Management and Technical teams. The latest appointments have seen staff numbers grow by 15% with plans to increase by 50% over the next 10 months.

Breakfast with The Test Factory

The Test Factory | 19 Oct 2011

The Test Factory is hosting an assessment and online testing breakfast seminar for Yorkshire's leading employers on 4 November at the Park Hotel & Spa in Leeds. 'Assess the Future' is proving popular so far with organisations such as; York NHS, Bupa, Leeds Building Society, UKAR and Austin Hayes already confirmed.

North East Employee of the Year

The Test Factory | 14 Oct 2011

The Test Factory returned triumphant from last night’s North East Portfolio Awards as Programme Manager Adam Moses scooped The Employee of the Year Prize.

£275m a year 'wasted' on ineffectual training is 'the tip of the iceberg'

The Test Factory | 28 Jul 2011

A government report exposing the £275m wasted on ineffectual training courses by the Civil Service has been described by a North East expert as 'the tip of the iceberg of Britain's culture of poorly-targeted staff development.' A newly-published report by the National Audit Office estimates that the Civil Service wastes hundreds of millions of pounds every year putting staff through expensive training courses that do not work. Under half of staff questioned felt the training they received in the past 12 months had helped them to do their job better, the report found.

Hello Chicago! Test Factory goes global

The Test Factory | 28 Jul 2011

Synopsis: Durham-based software firm The Test Factory will open their first American office, in Chicago, next month (August 2011). The software company has seen rapid growth in the international markets and already has a host of US-based clients, including Microsoft.