About us


About us

Q-Validus, headquartered at NovaUCD the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at University College Dublin, was established to meet the growing demand for certification of skills and knowledge across a wide range of markets and occupations.

This demand for certification is being driven by regulatory factors, requirements for continuing professional development, as well as related industry compliance requirements.  Other drivers include advances in automated technology solutions, globalisation, and increased workforce mobility and accessibility requirements. The production of valid, credible and legally defensible testing and assessment solutions is a complex task requiring specialist skills. By combining decades of experience in assessment and certification with best industry practice and proven psychometric principles and standards, Q-Validus can offer clients the latest technology solutions and advisory services to design, develop, market, manage and deliver the very best in assessment and certification programmes.

In addition to technical services delivery, Q-Validus also develops and deploys its own IT certification programmes. Q-Validus has created new IT certification programmes that are designed to improve productivity in the workplace through more efficient and effective use of modern day office IT applications. The certification programmes focus on role based activities and are designed to improve functional and collaborative skills within the workplace.

The Q-Validus certification programmes provide a ‘total solutions’ offering combining syllabus definitions, courseware materials , e-learning support tools, tutorware, automated testing and candidate management solutions across global markets with flexible delivery options.