VALPAR International FAQs

Does Valpar offer customer support? 

Valpar offers free support for a variety of questions, such as installation, software problems, and missing items.  

Does Valpar offer product training? 

Valpar offers training for all of its products. Training is priced separately and there are a couple of options — on-site training and regularly scheduled training sessions in North America. 

Who uses Valpar products? 

Valpar has over 8,000 customers in more than 40 countries. Its products are used by professionals in rehabilitation, education, workforce development, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and employee selection. 

How long has Valpar been in business? 

The company was formed in 1973 and started  by building work samples. In 1983, it introduced the first integrated skills-assessment, database search, and report-writing software product, called MESA. Today, Valpar offers a full line of work samples and software for all types of skills assessment and career matching.  

What about validity? 

All Valpar products were developed using stringent standards. Most of the products are tied directly to the job analysis methodology described in the U.S. Department of Labor's Revised Handbook for Analyzing Jobs. As a result, each assessment product has a list of scaled work "factors" that clients demonstrate when they perform the exercise well enough. The lists of these work factors have been content-validated by experts in psychology, education, and vocational rehabilitation. Valpar makes extensive use of MTM (Methods-Time Measurement) industrial engineering standards.   

How can I get more information? For more information on Valpar products and to request demonstration software, please visit www.valparint.com