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The Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA) is the world's most comprehensive publicly available measure of global workforce readiness.  It is an online instrument that is derived from the worldwide consensus definition of the term "global competence" as published and cited worldwide in internationally peer-reviewed journals.  The GCAA is the only assessment available that measures all the components of global competence. 

The product of 10 years of research and development, the GCAA has been thoroughly tested in over 40 countries across 6 continents, and deemed statistically valid and reliable.   Its diverse usage applications include:

Business

• Determining individual competency gaps to create effective personal development plans
• Identifying individuals who are appropriate for global projects or international transfer
• Benchmarking individuals pre- and post-international assignment, development, or training program
• Selecting global leaders to hire or develop
• Assessing aptitudes of individuals who deal with diverse populations


Education

• Measuring student readiness for the global workforce
• Identifying areas for curriculum or program improvement
• Assessing learning outcomes, such as pre- and post-education abroad
• Validating internationalized curricula
• Determining educators' knowledge gaps to maximize transfer of knowledge


Government/Military

• Selecting global leaders to hire or develop
• Identifying individuals appropriate for international assignments
• Preparing for deployment