Overview of Situational Judgement Test (SJT)

The Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is a computer-based assessment.

The Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is a computer-based assessment that has been fully researched and evaluated and has shown to have high predictive validity. 

It is delivered in partnership with Work Psychology Group and Pearson VUE. It’s been designed to assess some of the essential competences outlined in the Dental Core Training (DCT) person specifications.

Sitting the SJT

All applicants who apply to DCT in any given recruitment year are required to sit the SJT. There are no exceptions or exemptions to this requirement.

Your SJT outcome cannot be carried over into successive recruitment years. 

Test centres

The SJT will be delivered on several consecutive days in a large number of Pearson VUE Computer Testing Centres globally. The SJT window will run from Wednesday 12 March to Wednesday 19 March 2025 (inclusive).

You can find your nearest Pearson VUE test centre by visiting the Pearson VUE website. The DCT National Recruitment Office (DCTNRO) will not reimburse expenses you incur by attending the SJT.

Test centre appointments are subject to availability, and not all centres will have appointments available on every day of the test delivery window. 

If there are COVID-19 restrictions at the time of the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) window

If there be any COVID-19 restrictions at the time of the SJT window, as critical workers your travel to UK test centres to sit the SJT as part of the DCT national recruitment process would be considered essential travel.

You are expected to attend a test centre unless you have approved remote testing requirements.