Vocational Interest, Temperament and Aptitude System
VITAS provides attractive, job-like work samples
which capture the interest of individuals who have experienced
frustration or failure with traditional test-taking methods.
VITAS consists of 22 work samples that represent Work Groups identified
in the Guide for Occupational Exploration. Each sample affords
a client the opportunity to perform a task which is identical or
similar to a real-life job experience. Modern industrial, office
or scientific equipment is used to simulate a work situation. Critical
work performance and behavior can be observed and documented in
order to identify an individual’s capabilities and opportunities
for employment success. Most samples require no reading, but when
written material is part of the task the reading level does not
exceed the sixth grade level.
VITAS takes only 2 1/2 days to administer and was designed to
efficiently and effectively evaluate groups of individuals while
providing comprehensive vocational information about each one.
Successfully implemented in vocational education, special education,
rehabilitation and medical facilities, the VITAS system is still
the standard for comparing work quality and production speed against
adult and/or adolescent norm bases.
For those wishing to add to an existing evaluation program or
who are interested in a more narrow focus, VITAS Clusters offer
smaller groupings of five to ten interrelated samples. The Clusters
afford the same advantages as VITAS without the necessity of purchasing
the entire system.