Provides services and technical assistance for students so they benefit from research-based curricula taught in safe environments.

Produces and disseminates information to provide motivation and tools to enable individuals to make informed decisions about health issues.

Develops and implements education testing programs that benefit students, parents and public officals.

Works with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the government's primary source for collecting and analyzing data about public education.

Helps to provide all children with access to a quality education, and empowers people, organizations, and communities to bring about social change.

Is committed to helping clients improve the effectiveness of their workforce through a wide range of management, organizational, and business improvement efforts.

Produces, maintains and disseminates systematic reviews of the effects of social and behavioral interventions.

Personnel Selection and Certification

The goal of a personnel selection system is to guide decisions that will result in an effective workforce. Correct employment decisions demand knowledge of an individual’s characteristics and capacity to contribute to the success of an organization.

This knowledge can be gained through assessment of the individual’s relevant knowledge, skills, abilities, interests, work styles, and motivation. In addition, a well-designed personnel decision system should be:

• Cost effective
• Legally defensible
• Fair to all groups of people
• Capable of providing the organization with employees who will improve its performance

AIR is a leader in creating and evaluating personnel selection procedures that consider all these factors. Selection systems based on these principles permit organizations to select the best people to meet organizational needs.