Strategic Executive Solutions Pty Ltd (SES) provides integrated workforce planning and optimisation services designed to help organisations align their people, strategy, and capability with future business needs. Leveraging evidence-based tools, advanced analytics, and psychometric methodologies, SES enables clients to build resilient, data-driven workforces capable of meeting evolving operational and strategic objectives.
Our assessment and planning solutions combine strategic foresight, human capital data, and behavioural assessment insights to deliver a holistic view of workforce capacity, capability, and potential. We partner with clients across government and corporate sectors to identify workforce gaps, model future scenarios, and develop actionable strategies that ensure alignment between organisational design and talent pipelines.
Psychometric Insights and Thomas Assess Integration. Through our partnership platform from Thomas Assess (PPA), we provide a comprehensive suite of psychometric tools to support talent acquisition, leadership development and assessments, and workforce analytics for critical jobs. These tools measure personality, aptitude, and emotional intelligence enabling precise alignment between candidate potential and role requirements. With our certified assessors, Validateskills benchmarks candidates' IT Skills Assessment scores against SFIA (Digital Workforce) and CIISec (Specialised Cyber Security). We can also add new skills and other skills frameworks.
Behaviour Assessment (PPA)
Measures workplace behaviour and communication style to predict job fit and role performance.
Personality Assessment (HPTI)
Evaluates personality traits aligned to leadership potential, resilience, and cultural fit.
Aptitude Assessment (GIA/IQ)
Measures cognitive ability and learning speed to predict performance in complex environments.
Emotional Intelligence Assessment (TEIQue/EI)
Assesses emotional awareness and interpersonal effectiveness for leadership and team alignment
Validateskills - SFIA | CIISec
Assesses skills against capability levels and benchmarks candidates to the market and other short-listed candidates.

What is the Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) Assessments?
A PPA assessment is a psychometric tool that measures how someone naturally communicates, leads, and works—helping organizations predict role fit and performance.
We use the proven DISC model as the basis for our Behavioral Assessment, surfacing the traits that impact performance, te
What is the Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) Assessments?
A PPA assessment is a psychometric tool that measures how someone naturally communicates, leads, and works—helping organizations predict role fit and performance.
We use the proven DISC model as the basis for our Behavioral Assessment, surfacing the traits that impact performance, team fit, and leadership potential. We ask 24 questions to build a behavioral profile in under 8 minutes, giving you instant insight into how someone works, before you make your offer.

Wave Professional Styles personality questionnaire is used in selection, development, talent management, succession planning, leadership programs, coaching and career planning.
Wave’s unique three Deep Dives give remarkable insights into:
Wave Professional Styles personality questionnaire is used in selection, development, talent management, succession planning, leadership programs, coaching and career planning.
Wave’s unique three Deep Dives give remarkable insights into:
The Wave Professional Styles Expert Report is a comprehensive report that outlines an individual’s response to the questionnaire. It features a wealth of information from Response Style, Competency Potential to Predicted Culture Environment Fit.

The Hogan Leadership Forecast Series is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to enhance leadership effectiveness by providing insights into a leader's performance capabilities, challenges, and core drivers.
The series is based on three primary assessments:
Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI): Measures the bright side of personality, focus
The Hogan Leadership Forecast Series is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to enhance leadership effectiveness by providing insights into a leader's performance capabilities, challenges, and core drivers.
The series is based on three primary assessments:
Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI): Measures the bright side of personality, focusing on how individuals interact with others and achieve their goals when at their best. It assesses traits that contribute to effective leadership.
Hogan Development Survey (HDS): Evaluates the dark side of personality, identifying behaviors that may emerge under stress and could derail a leader's effectiveness. This assessment helps in recognising potential risks that could hinder performance.
Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI): Explores an individual's core values and motivations, providing insights into what drives their behavior and how they align with organisational culture.

SES has two local consultants certified in SFIA benchmarking and Skills Assessment. Our Global Partner, Assess Management provides Validateskills for Skills Analysis, SFIA Role Profile Builder, Objective Assessments, Test and Exam services. Skills Assessments tool allows organisations to manage the skills of their professionals against SFIA and new skills from other skills frameworks when requested by clients.

We believe that learning should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances. That's why we're building a platform and partnering with the best that's affordable, flexible, and easy to use. CIISec Skills Framework describes the range of competencies expected of Information Security and Information Assurance Professionals in the effective performance of their roles.

"From planning to day-to-day delivery, SFIA is the trusted foundation for a skills-based organisation. Build your organisation’s digital capabilities, adapt quickly, promote fairness and inclusion, and recognise skills gained through alternative routes not just formal qualifications."

"SFIA gives you clarity and confidence to assess your skills, set goals and plan your development. Whether you gained your skills through formal education or alternative routes, SFIA helps you advance based on capability—not just qualifications."

"SFIA connects learning with real-world skills, helping educators, trainers and employers align programs with industry needs. It improves graduate employability while also supporting upskilling and reskilling for professionals at all career stages."

"SFIA helps organisations manage workforce capability with clarity, fairness and consistency. Define skills-based roles, assess capability, plan development and support employee engagement, acquisition and retention."
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