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What we assess

Assessment Criteria

The CBIC Competency Assessment looks at nine areas. AI maps the evidence in your answers to each one, and the CBIC evaluation team reviews and confirms every score. Detailed, specific answers give the most accurate result.

Criterion 1Technical abilityCommand of your field and the tools it uses.
Criterion 2Practical workHands-on experience with tools, equipment and software beyond coursework.
Criterion 3Project experienceWhat you have built or delivered, and your own role in it.
Criterion 4Research capabilityHow you frame a question, find evidence and draw conclusions.
Criterion 5Innovation & creativityOriginality of your ideas and their potential to become products.
Criterion 6Product / business ideaA clear problem, solution, users and route to market.
Criterion 7Entrepreneurial mindsetCommercial awareness and drive to take an idea to market.
Criterion 8Problem solving & analysisHow you break down problems and reason to a solution.
Criterion 9Communication & teamworkPresenting ideas clearly and working well with others.

Talent Pool decision. Students who meet the criteria overall join the CBIC National Talent Pool. Students who are not selected receive a report on what to strengthen, and a reassessment opens one month later.

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