ITB-ICOS

Intellectual Competence Screening

Make informed selection decisions

with an economical screening of cognitive performance, the best predictor of career and training success. Ideal for efficient and accurate personnel selection and development—with digital implementation, automatic evaluation, and clear results reports.

ITB-ICOS at a glance

Everything you need for fast, fair, and scalable screening

Appropriate level of difficulty for all target groups

The selection of tasks adapts to the performance level. This increases differentiation and supports a positive testing experience.

Economical with high informative value

The short test time and adaptive process enable efficient screening – even for large volumes of applications.

Strong foundation for selection decisions

ICOS measures cognitive performance as a key success factor for learning and performance.

Varied task formats

The test combines verbal, numerical, and figural-spatial tasks in mixed order – for a broad picture of cognitive performance.

Clear results for decisions

Automated result reports are available immediately after the test is completed – including a clear presentation of results for HR.

Development based on DIN33430

Quality criteria and quality assurance are transparently documented; we provide more detailed information on request.

What does ITB-ICOS measure?

ITB-ICOS assesses analytical competence: drawing correct conclusions from information and solving new problems.

Verbal skills

Understanding information from texts and drawing logical conclusions

Numerical skills

Applying numerical logic and recognizing connections

Figurative-visual skills

Confidently processing patterns and spatial relationships

For which target groups is ITB-ICOS suitable?

Education & study

Efficient screening of large numbers of applications
Focus on potential and analytical competence
Good complement to interviews, assessment centers and other online tests

Specialists & managers

Fast, robust additional information on cognitive performance
Can be easily combined with other diagnostic modules
Supports consistent decisions across teams/locations

How ITB-ICOS works

Invite

Create candidates in IONA or via applicant management and invite them to take the test via a link.

Assess

Participants complete the test online. The adaptive process ensures appropriate tasks and efficient testing time.

Evaluate

Once completed, the results are automatically available – including a results report for each person.

Decide

HR receives a compact overview of all results and can make decisions faster, more consistently and more transparently.

View sample tasks

Get an impression of the task format, operating logic and difficulty level:

Quality & psychological standards

Reliability: stable results for screening decisions.

Good to very good reliability values support reliable interpretation.

Validity: relevant correlations for your target groups.

Evidence of correlations with established procedures, school grades and other criteria.

Factor structure: confirmed

The test reliably measures intelligence through numerical, verbal, and figural-spatial skills.

Fairness: systematic checks for bias.

We conduct regular item analyses (e.g., DIF) to ensure equitable measurement.

Manual & Documentation.

We are happy to provide the detailed, DIN 33430-compliant manual upon request.

Experience ITB-ICOS live

We will show you ITB-ICOS – from invitation to assessment to results report.