HCT: Enhancing Group Work Through Competency Based Grouping
- Feb 27
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 2
Justine Brian Escal, a Simulationist at Healthcare and Technology Institute (HCT), faced recurring challenges in group work: uneven skill distribution, bias during group formation, and time lost to manual administrative processes. By implementing unihelper.io, he transformed how student nurses were grouped and supported:
Balanced Groups: Students were matched using competency profiles that captured working styles, strengths, and preferred roles, leading to more cohesive teams and stronger performance, including perfect oral exam scores.
Improved Learning & Confidence: Students reported clearer role ownership, stronger collaboration, and higher confidence in group work.
90% felt more connected to peers
85% felt more confident working in groups
90% said unihelper.io enhanced their overall learning experience
Significant Time Savings: Group formation is now completed in under 10 minutes on average, dramatically reducing administrative burden and allowing educators to focus on teaching and facilitation.
Reduced Bias & Friction: Automated, competency-based grouping minimized perceived bias and prevented common group conflicts seen in manually formed teams.
Encouraged by these results, HCT is expanding its use of unihelper.io for larger cohorts and broader healthcare applications, and has begun leveraging the platform beyond group formation to support attendance tracking and technology adoption insights.
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