APSE CESP Certified Employment Support Professional Online Training
APSE CESP Online Training
The questions for CESP were last updated at Nov 23,2024.
- Exam Code: CESP
- Exam Name: Certified Employment Support Professional
- Certification Provider: APSE
- Latest update: Nov 23,2024
You are job training with an individual who has a cognitive disability and has just started working.
Which of the following training techniques is LEAST likely to be helpful?
- A . Providing gestures without verbal instructions
- B . Modeling demonstration, giving cues of task steps
- C . Providing specific verbal instructions
- D . Completing the job tasks if the individual gets frustrated
You are working on a career portfolio for Steve, a high school student who is entering the job market for the first time.
Which of the following would be of LEAST importance to a potential employer in an interview?
- A . Steve’s vocational evaluation report
- B . Reference letters from Steve’s teachers
- C . Steve’s resume
- D . Photos of Steve performing various job skills
Which of the following information is provided by labor market data?
- A . Accommodations
- B . Transportation
- C . Earnings
- D . Retirement benefits
Which of the following is the national movement centered on the concept that all citizens, including those with significant disabilities, are capable of integrated employment?
- A . Project Search
- B . Affirmative Action
- C . Access to Work
- D . Employment First
While communicating through an ASL interpreter with a job seeker who is Deaf and uses sign language as their primary mode of communication, it is MOST appropriate to:
- A . direct your attention to the job seeker.
- B . write notes to the job seeker.
- C . speak directly to the interpreter.
- D . shift eye contact frequently between the interpreter and job seeker.
After learning that an employee was not invited to a new employee orientation program, an employment support professional approaches the supervisor to ask if the employee can attend the program. The supervisor explains that they are uncertain about including the employee in the orientation. The BEST response is to:
- A . tell the supervisor that his decision would be in violation of Department of Labor laws
- B . discuss with the supervisor the importance of the employee attending, with support provided if needed
- C . discuss the supervisor’s reasoning for why the employee should not attend orientation
- D . tell the supervisor that you agree and ask if the employee’s orientation can be scheduled at a later date
The primary role of an employment support professional on the job site includes all the following EXCEPT:
- A . building capacity within the workplace to provide training and support for the individual
- B . guaranteeing that the job gets done
- C . providing one-to-one training and support as well as a fade-out plan
- D . helping the employee learn about the work culture
Which of the following methods is the BEST way for an employment support professional to assist a new hire to participate in an employer’s training?
- A . Provide supports based on needs identified by the new hire.
- B . Ask the employer to provide special training to the new hire.
- C . Have a co-worker explain the unwritten rules of the company to the new hire.
- D . Attend the training on behalf of the new hire.
You are supporting a female with a cognitive disability as she begins community-based situational assessments. She tells you that she is nervous because she has never worked and that she does not have a clear idea of the type of job she wants to do.
Which of the following is the LEAST appropriate response to this concern?
- A . Assessments help familiarize her with working in a particular job without the pressure she would have had if she were already employed there.
- B . It is best to have a clear idea of exactly what she wants to do to avoid doing an assessment that does not match her interests.
- C . Assessments are a good way to explore what she may be interested in and therefore, it is okay if she is unsure now.
- D . It is okay if she does not have work experience because assessments are a great way to learn
An employer committed to a diverse workforce should provide a/an:
- A . special treatment for employee with a disability
- B . disability sensitivity training
- C . inclusive hiring policy
- D . separate lunchroom for employees with disabilities