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SkillsOne™ CPP Testing Instructions

To take the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), the Strong Interest Inventory (SII), the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI), or the Firo-B, follow these instructions. In order to have these instructions available to you while taking the test at the SkillsOne CPP website, you must either print a hard copy of this page now or alternate between this window and the CPP window as needed.

Note that you have the option to begin an inventory, save your results, and return to complete it later. See steps #7-8 below.

  1. Go to the Skills One™ website for CPP by clicking here.
  2. Once you have reached the Skills One ™ CPP website, complete the login area as follows:
    • Login: mda
    • Password: (provided in the instructions sent to you)
    • User ID: (leave blank)
  3. Choose one of the tests that have been assigned to you by clicking the corresponding Take It button at the bottom of the screen.
    • If you are taking the California Psychological Invenory (CPI), be sure to take ONLY the one form you were assigned (434 or 260).
    • If you are taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), be sure to take the form you were assigned (Q,M, G, or K) in your Online Testing Instructions.
    • If you are taking the Strong Interest Invetory, be sure to take the form you were assigned (1994 or Newly Revised) in your Online Testing Instructions.
  4. Fill in your first name, last name, and gender in the “Background Information” section. Leave the other fields blank. Click on Continue Now.
  5. Complete all questions in the inventory by using the mouse to select your answer. Leave no more than 10 items blank, or your test results may be invalid.
  6. Click on Done when you are finished. At the next screen, you will be provided with a User ID number.
    • If you are completely finished, select I’m Done. Click only once, and wait a few moments for your results to be processed. You may then close out of the following window and return to the MDA website. Your results will be automatically sent to MDA via the Internet.
    • If you have begun an inventory and wish to resume at a later time, write down the User ID number. You will need it when you return to complete the inventory (see step #7). You may close out of the window after you have recorded your User ID number.
  7. To resume a previous test, repeat these instructions—but instead of leaving the User ID field blank in step #2, type in your User ID from step #6.
  8. To take another inventory assigned in your Online Testing Instructions, return to the MDA website and click to the “Assessment Center

Or, if you are finished with testing, you may return to MDA’s home page.

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