APSE CESP CORE EXAM MANUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Self employment resources for job seekers - ✔✔Job Accommodation Network, The
Abilities Fund, Ticket to Work (Social Security)
✔✔Referrals to appropriate agencies organizations and networks based on career
plans - ✔✔
✔✔Gathering and analyzing labor trend information - ✔✔1) Business/Employer Survey
tool (quantitative/qualitative): The goal of this tool is to understand the labor market from
the view of the private sector - the potential employers. Therefore, the tool will gather
information such as local businesses' perceptions of job seekers (for example: youth, if
youth are the focus of your program); opportunities for mentorships, apprenticeships,
and job placements; and information on hiring trends. The tool should also collect
information on skills in demand by potential employers., 2) Focus Group Discussion
(FGD) Guide (qualitative):The goal of the FGDs is to assess job seekers' perceptions of
their current skills and opportunities and challenges for economic engagement., 6)
Market Observation Tool (qualitative):This tool can help us to understand local market
activity including basic supply and demand of goods and services, understand trade
routes and movements of goods, as well identify challenges of consumers and local
market actors. This tool also enables us to observe and capture information such as
presence of women in the marketplace, busiest times for market activity, etc.
✔✔Identifying patterns in job markets - ✔✔
✔✔Maintaining updated information on business; Types of jobs available and locations
of jobs within the community - ✔✔
✔✔Developing and communicating effective marketing and messaging tools for
employment - ✔✔
✔✔Positioning the agency as an employment service - ✔✔
✔✔Targeting messages to a specific audience - ✔✔
✔✔Using language and images that highlights abilities and interests of job seekers -
✔✔
✔✔Developing job seeker portfolios - ✔✔
✔✔Mentoring job seekers during the job search process - ✔✔
✔✔Workplace culture and climate; Awareness and sensitivity - ✔✔
, ✔✔Strategies for job matching - ✔✔
✔✔Strategies for contacting and communicating with employers - ✔✔
✔✔Employment proposals based on business and job seekers' preferences - ✔✔
✔✔Responding to employer concerns about job seeker's abilities and interests - ✔✔
✔✔Responding to employer concerns about job seeker's disabilities - ✔✔
✔✔Incentives to businesses when hiring job seekers with disabilities - ✔✔Federal Tax
credits, On the job training, Meeting diversity goals
✔✔Community with Job seeker/ Employee and his/her natural and paid supports - ✔✔
✔✔Impact of earned income on entitlements - ✔✔
✔✔Transportation for work - ✔✔
✔✔Family support - ✔✔
✔✔Housing/Residential staff cooperation - ✔✔
✔✔Gathering clear job expectations from employers - ✔✔
✔✔Preparing and coordinating for the first day on the job - ✔✔
✔✔Ensuring typical employer provided orientation - ✔✔
✔✔Ensuring introduction of employee to co-workers - ✔✔
✔✔Helping employee meet the employer's expectations regarding workplace culture -
✔✔
✔✔Facilitating in co-worker relationships and workplace connections - ✔✔
✔✔Recognizing and adapting supports to Individual learning styles and needs - ✔✔
✔✔Baseline assessment from a task analysis/ Developing and implementing job
Analysis - ✔✔Task analysis is the process of breaking a skill down into smaller, more
manageable components. Once a task analysis is complete, it can be used to teach
learners with ASD a skill that is too challenging to teach all at once. Other practices,
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Self employment resources for job seekers - ✔✔Job Accommodation Network, The
Abilities Fund, Ticket to Work (Social Security)
✔✔Referrals to appropriate agencies organizations and networks based on career
plans - ✔✔
✔✔Gathering and analyzing labor trend information - ✔✔1) Business/Employer Survey
tool (quantitative/qualitative): The goal of this tool is to understand the labor market from
the view of the private sector - the potential employers. Therefore, the tool will gather
information such as local businesses' perceptions of job seekers (for example: youth, if
youth are the focus of your program); opportunities for mentorships, apprenticeships,
and job placements; and information on hiring trends. The tool should also collect
information on skills in demand by potential employers., 2) Focus Group Discussion
(FGD) Guide (qualitative):The goal of the FGDs is to assess job seekers' perceptions of
their current skills and opportunities and challenges for economic engagement., 6)
Market Observation Tool (qualitative):This tool can help us to understand local market
activity including basic supply and demand of goods and services, understand trade
routes and movements of goods, as well identify challenges of consumers and local
market actors. This tool also enables us to observe and capture information such as
presence of women in the marketplace, busiest times for market activity, etc.
✔✔Identifying patterns in job markets - ✔✔
✔✔Maintaining updated information on business; Types of jobs available and locations
of jobs within the community - ✔✔
✔✔Developing and communicating effective marketing and messaging tools for
employment - ✔✔
✔✔Positioning the agency as an employment service - ✔✔
✔✔Targeting messages to a specific audience - ✔✔
✔✔Using language and images that highlights abilities and interests of job seekers -
✔✔
✔✔Developing job seeker portfolios - ✔✔
✔✔Mentoring job seekers during the job search process - ✔✔
✔✔Workplace culture and climate; Awareness and sensitivity - ✔✔
, ✔✔Strategies for job matching - ✔✔
✔✔Strategies for contacting and communicating with employers - ✔✔
✔✔Employment proposals based on business and job seekers' preferences - ✔✔
✔✔Responding to employer concerns about job seeker's abilities and interests - ✔✔
✔✔Responding to employer concerns about job seeker's disabilities - ✔✔
✔✔Incentives to businesses when hiring job seekers with disabilities - ✔✔Federal Tax
credits, On the job training, Meeting diversity goals
✔✔Community with Job seeker/ Employee and his/her natural and paid supports - ✔✔
✔✔Impact of earned income on entitlements - ✔✔
✔✔Transportation for work - ✔✔
✔✔Family support - ✔✔
✔✔Housing/Residential staff cooperation - ✔✔
✔✔Gathering clear job expectations from employers - ✔✔
✔✔Preparing and coordinating for the first day on the job - ✔✔
✔✔Ensuring typical employer provided orientation - ✔✔
✔✔Ensuring introduction of employee to co-workers - ✔✔
✔✔Helping employee meet the employer's expectations regarding workplace culture -
✔✔
✔✔Facilitating in co-worker relationships and workplace connections - ✔✔
✔✔Recognizing and adapting supports to Individual learning styles and needs - ✔✔
✔✔Baseline assessment from a task analysis/ Developing and implementing job
Analysis - ✔✔Task analysis is the process of breaking a skill down into smaller, more
manageable components. Once a task analysis is complete, it can be used to teach
learners with ASD a skill that is too challenging to teach all at once. Other practices,
