Test Validation and Construction (TV&C) Program

The mission of the TV&C Program is to promote merit, diversity, and equity in civil service employment, consistent with California State and federal laws.

The California State Personnel Board’s (SPB) Test Validation and Construction (TV&C) Program provides professional expertise to decentralized departments in the development and validation of job-related selection procedures in accordance with the federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, California Government Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the professionally accepted standards of the American Psychological Association.

The TV&C Program provides State departments with the highest quality selection-related materials and a demonstrated commitment to excellence and innovation.  TV&C also offers technical and customized training, consultation, and a wide variety of selection-related products and services such as job analyses and exam development.