Want to be a Train Driver?  Then read on...

Those wishing to become a Train Driver in the UK are required to pass a series of psychometric tests, one of these is the Group-Bourdon dot-cancellation test - the infamous dot test!  This tests your ability to accurately concentrate on a repetitive task.  The test requires you to cross out groups containing four dots, while ignoring groups containing three or five dots.  Sounds easy doesn't it?  Yet this test is the one that most candidates fear, and also the one that many will fail!

v2.0 also includes the SCAAT (Safe Concentration And Attention Test), which some Train Operating Companies (TOCs) favour over the dot test.  Some also use this test as a pre-filter to remove those individuals likely to fail a full assessment!

TOCs suggest practising for these tests by crossing out letters on word-search grids - which is hardly the same!  So there was no satisfactory way to prepare yourself, or to practise for the real-life tests using actual dots or shapes...  Until now!

The Group-Bourdon Tool is the first publicly available program of its kind - it gives test candidates all the ammunition they need to practise for either the computerised or traditional (paper-based) versions of both concentration tests.

The best news is, the Group-Bourdon Tool is provided free-of-charge! *

* This program is free for personal use only.  Under no circumstances are you permitted to use this program in a commercial environment.  By installing this program you agree to a simple no-nonsense license agreement.  Those wishing to view the license prior to download click here.

** From Windows Vista onward Microsoft stopped including the 32-bit Help viewer required by many programs, including this one!  Windows Vista and Windows 7 users should visit this page on Microsoft's website where you can download the official fix to this problem.