Would you like to have a fulfilling, interesting, and enriching career in psychology? Peakminds offers a professional training program to learn the skills of a psychometrist, also referred to as a psychometrician, who has specialized skills in the administration of psychological tests. Psychometrists work under the supervision of licensed psychologists and neuropsychologists in hospitals, schools, universities research labs, and private clinics as a team member who assists in assessment services. Evaluations cover cognitive, educational, and psychological tests for children and adults.
Peakminds offers a foundational psychometry course, followed by in-person practicum training to equip you with hands-on skills and knowledge to work in any clinic that offers formal evaluations.
The 12-week online psychometry course covers a range of concepts, including test administration, scoring, interpretation, psychometric statistics, writing, and more. After the course, you will have the foundational knowledge in psychometry to take further steps towards your career. To gain in-person practical expertise, apply to be selected for our 16-week practicum training course, which involves 250 hours of hands-on training.
If you are interested in how to kickstart your career in psychology, contact us to get more information, course enrollment, dates, and tuition.
Registration is open for
Psychometrist Training Course
Start Date: 9/9/25 (Evening) or 9/11/25 (Morning)
Psychometrist Foundational Course
Start Date: January 2026
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Skills Required for Success
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to multitask
- Effective time management
- Highly attentive to detail
- Self-directed, independent, and hardworking
- Comfortable working with children and adults
- Quick learner
- Technologically savvy
- Can handle voluminous data
- Adept at handling and interpreting numbers
- Has an understanding of basic statistics and data management
- Open to receiving feedback to enhance skills
Education Required for Course & Internship
A bachelor's degree for the online foundational course is required for applicants. After completing the online course you may apply to be selected for the covetted in-person practical training course to gain hands-on skills to be a professional psychometrist.
Individuals with a master's or doctoral degree in psychology or a related field and/or have demonstrated outstanding data, analytical, and writing skills and have some psychometry experience may apply directly to the in-person practical training course.
Email admin@peakminds.ca for information about our online course and practical training program.
Practicum/Internships Applicants Who Are Currently Enrolled in a Graduate Program
Open to students enrolled in a master's or doctoral in clinical psychology training or research program. You must be enrolled in a clinical program to apply for a practicum or internship.
In-person training is offered in Ontario, Canada, or Georgia, USA.
The internship is approximately 20 hours a week and consists of a combination of home study and client work, and weekly supervision. The duration for an internship is between 8 - 12 months.
Submit your application. Candidates of interest will be contacted for a screening interview. Two references and a vulnerable sector check are required if you are placed.