Skill assessment and trade testing services

Trade tests and role-specific assessments conducted before shortlist — welding, machining, electrical, forklift operation, packing discipline — so capability is verified rather than claimed on a CV.

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The real problem

Why this usually goes wrong

A worker's stated experience and their actual capability diverge more often than most plants expect. A ten-minute trade test at the sourcing stage costs almost nothing and prevents a rejection on day three, after induction and PPE have already been spent.

What's included

Trade tests designed against your actual line requirement
Practical assessment, not written questionnaires
Assessment at our centre or at your site
Scored output with pass thresholds agreed with your technical team
Retest and short-training pathway for near-miss candidates
Assessment records retained for audit and customer inspection

How it runs

Process and timeline

Test design

Assessment built against the specific machine, tolerance or output standard your line runs.

3–5days

Screening

Candidates filtered on documents and experience before testing to keep the funnel efficient.

2days

Practical test

Hands-on assessment scored against agreed thresholds by a technical assessor.

Test daytimeline

Scoring & shortlist

Scored results shared; borderline candidates routed to short training where useful.

1day

Deployment

Passed candidates move directly into the onboarding and deployment sequence.

Per mandatetimeline

Compare honestly

In-house vs typical agency vs A1 Hiring

	In-house hiring	Typical agency	A1 Hiring
Time to first joiner	6–11 weeks	2–4 weeks	Day 7 median
Statutory liability	Fully yours	Often unverified	Absorbed, with challans shared
Replacement	Restart hiring	Best effort	72-hour SLA
Billing basis	Fixed payroll cost	Flat monthly	Actual man-days
Compliance proof	Self-maintained	On request	Monthly audit pack

Industries we run this for

Sector-specific delivery

Manufacturing7–9 DAYS TO DEPLOY Warehouse5–6 DAYS TO DEPLOY Automobile6–8 DAYS TO DEPLOY Pharma6–8 DAYS TO DEPLOY Logistics4–6 DAYS TO DEPLOY Retail6–8 DAYS TO DEPLOY E-commerce4–6 DAYS TO DEPLOY Construction7–10 DAYS TO DEPLOY

FAQ

Questions buyers actually ask

Which trades do you test?

Welding, machining and CNC operation, fitting, electrical, forklift and MHE operation, packing and GMP discipline, and quality inspection among others. Tests are built against your line, not a generic syllabus.

Where does testing happen?

At your site where the machine matters, or at a local assessment centre for general trades.

Does testing slow down deployment?

It adds two to three days and removes the far costlier rejections in week one.

Can you assess existing employees?

Yes — skill mapping for an existing workforce is a common starting point before a training plan.

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Service

Tell us the role, the site and the headcount.

You'll get a wage benchmark, a fill-time estimate and a compliance-inclusive rate card within one working day.

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