The Prediction of Training Proficiency in Firefighters: A Study of Predictive Validity in Spain

The present study provides results of criterion validity in the selection of firefighters in Spain. The predictors were cognitive skills, job knowledge, and physical aptitudes, and the criterion was training proficiency. The process involves 639 candidates, but only 44 complete successfully the sele...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Berges, Elena Fernández-del-Río, Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
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Online Access: http://journals.copmadrid.org/jwop/archivos/articulo20180323090602.pdf