Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Testing in information Technology and other fields |
Founded | 1998 |
Defunct | 31 August 2022 |
Headquarters | US |
Services | Online testing and certifications |
Parent | SHL |
Website | http://www.brainbench.com/ at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 September 2022) |
Brainbench was an online education company founded in January 1998 (until 8 December 1999 the name was Tekmetrics.com[ citation needed]) and later acquired by PreVisor in 2006. [1] PreVisor merged with SHL in 2011; SHL was acquired by the Corporate Executive Board in 2012. [2] CEB was acquired by Gartner in 2017. [3] CEB's Talent Assessment business was acquired from Gartner by Exponent Private Equity in 2018. [4] The CEB Talent Assessment Business was re-branded as SHL in 2018. [5] Brainbench provided online certifications mainly in the Information Technology field and others in general. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] The company provided services to more than 5,000 corporate clients and over 6 million individuals. [11] Some of Brainbench's 630 exams were available free of charge, while others were administered for a fee. [12]
Brainbench provided online tests for registered users on its website. The tests included paid tests, which required payment in order to take the exams, free tests, and beta tests (pre-release tests where no certificates were earned upon completion). [13] Brainbench ended their services on 31 August 2022. [14]