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ATD CPTD - The Certified Professional in Talent Development

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Total 170 questions

A talent development (TD) professional has been tasked with training a group of managers on how to be better coaches. The managers have been in their roles for one to three years, have some prior knowledge, are self-motivated to learn, and lack guidance. What is the most effective approach for the TD professional to take?

A.

Engage learners with opportunities to practice coaching and receive feedback from peers and TD professionals

B.

Organize learners into small groups to discuss coaching ideas and receive feedback from peers

C.

Disseminate information about coaching theories to learners with explanations of what a good coach embodies

D.

Provide information about coaching and allow learners to practice coaching each other

Which risk would pose the greatest threat to a learning project?

A.

Teamwork is faltering and the team ' s tolerance for change is diminished

B.

The project plan milestones are not met

C.

Actual costs are exceeding budgeted costs

D.

The key business sponsor leaves and there is no backup sponsor

A hacker was successful in accessing a financial services company ' s database of customer information after an employee clicked on a phishing email link. The company ' s chief executive officer (CEO) created a project team to address the security breach. As a member of the project team, a talent development (TD) professional is asked to evaluate the current security training for effectiveness. Since this is an urgent issue, the project team has been given 30 days to present recommendations.

Step 2

The data obtained indicates that the current training focuses on defining phishing and does not provide examples or information on how to recognize it and what actions to take.

What should the TD professional do to develop this solution?

Step 3

The project team decides that test phishing emails should be created to train employees about phishing and to collect more data on the issue.

A.

Contract with a vendor for phishing emails.

B.

Develop follow-up training for employees who click on the phishing emails.

C.

Determine skills needed for the email design team.

D.

Perform a needs analysis.

E.

Establish learning objectives.

Which evaluation technique should an organization use to analyze and improve error rates and defects?

A.

Six Sigma

B.

Benchmarking

C.

Flowchart diagram

D.

Return on investment (ROI)

A talent development professional is planning a company-wide volunteer day event. One of the risk factors identified is the possibility that too few volunteers will participate. What are the two primary considerations in evaluating this risk?

A.

Who can help mitigate the risk and will they accept full responsibility?

B.

Is it reasonable to accept this particular risk, and if so, how can it be prevented?

C.

Can the risk be prevented, and what should be done if it occurs anyway?

D.

How likely it is that this particular risk will occur and what is the impact if it does occur?

A claims employee at an insurance company is transferred to the talent development (TD) department. This new TD team member has previously delivered departmental on-the-job training on an informal basis, but does not have any formal TD training. A TD manager has been assigned to help the new TD team member develop TD skills.

Several years have passed, and the former claims employee is now an experienced TD professional. The TD manager asks this TD professional to create a training plan for a new claims process. Some claims employees work remotely in three different countries. The TD manager requests a draft of the training plan in 30 days.

The TD manager approves the TD professional ' s training plan draft. What should the TD professional do to implement this project?

A.

Complete a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis.

B.

Define project roles.

C.

Schedule training sessions.

D.

Determine the project resources needed.

E.

Create a project definition checklist.

F.

Prepare a communication plan for stakeholders.

G.

Rotate project members on and off the project team.

What is characterized by reduced efficacy, increased mental distance, and feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion?

A.

Fatigue

B.

Burnout

C.

Brain drain

D.

Stress

According to Mager, what are the three components of a learning objective?

A.

Skill, priority, and sequence

B.

Condition, performance, and criteria

C.

Content, approach, and implementation

D.

Criteria, observation, and evaluation

When creating a talent development (TD) initiative, which activity will best help a TD professional gain leadership support for the plan?

A.

Preparing a detailed budget

B.

Drafting a business case for learning

C.

Outlining a list of learning resources

D.

Identifying target participants

A subject matter expert (SME) delivers a practice training session. Which activity provides the best example of a talent development professional mentoring the SME?

A.

Evaluate the SME’s performance applying a 1-10 rating scale.

B.

Provide a thorough critique, beginning with anticipated learner reactions.

C.

Supply feedback referencing researched practices and their sources.

D.

Immediately provide a coaching session, and ask the SME for a self-assessment.