The Psychometrics Institute is an advisory body established by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).  The role of the Institute is to provide ACER management with expert advice on ways of enhancing the organisation’s psychometric work. Specifically, the Institute provides advice in relation to the building of staff capacity through recruitment and staff development, the use of quantitative methodologies, and the promotion and enhancement of the organisation’s status and reputation as a national and international centre of excellence in psychometrics and quantitative research.

The Psychometrics Institute provides advice in five key areas:

• Research on psychometric and statistical analysis
• Capacity building 
• External training
  
• Publication/dissemination
  
• Technology solutions
  

The Board of the Psychometrics Institute meets quarterly and more frequently if necessary and establishes specialist committees to provide in-depth advice when required.

• Professor Raymond Adams (Chair)
• Dr John Ainley
  
• Professor Murray Aitkin
• Dr Siek Toon Khoo
• Professor Geoff Masters
• Dr Ken Rowe