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Free ATD CPTD Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 3

Questions 21

Which activity represents the best example of a meaningful diversity and inclusion strategy in a workplace?

Options:
A.

Establish an executive-sponsored mentoring program with a designated budget and practices designed to support employees to increase the value they bring to the company

B.

Implement a fixed hiring model that will ensure at least one person from every type of diversity group is represented in the local/regional workforce

C.

Solicit input from employees and gather interest in various topics to offer targeted webinars to the organization around diversity and inclusion

D.

Issue an invitation to all employees to join the company ' s diversity committee so they can direct the company ' s activities around diversity and inclusion

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Questions 22

An organization with offices in four countries must comply with a new policy within three months, and a talent development professional is tasked with creating training for the new policy. There is no additional budget for this training. Which is the best option for training employees?

Options:
A.

Provide an asynchronous online course with information about the new policy, and use a quiz to confirm learning transfer.

B.

Broadcast a video with policy information and a message from senior management in support of the policy, and use a quiz to confirm learning transfer.

C.

Offer in-person courses multiple times in each office so everyone is able to attend, and provide printed job aids.

D.

Conduct a live webinar that is recorded and shared with anyone who could not attend, and distribute a handout electronically.

Questions 23

A talent development (TD) professional is starting to plan an organizational development strategy. Which task should the TD professional perform first?

Options:
A.

Define the goals of the strategy

B.

Determine the scope of the learning plan

C.

Make an itemized budget

D.

Specify the skills that will be developed by the participants

Questions 24

A talent development (TD) professional has been hired to create and lead a TD department for a global organization. The TD professional ' s first task is to create a strategic plan for the new department. Which step should the TD professional take first to develop the strategic plan?

Options:
A.

Research other organizations ' TD strategic plans and best practices

B.

Create a mission and vision statement for the department that supports the organization ' s strategic plan

C.

Research the business model, objectives, goals, and drivers for the organization

D.

Evaluate how the organization ' s culture will help or hinder the deployment of the strategic plan

Questions 25

A talent development professional is following the return on investment (ROI) methodology. Which data collection method will be most useful for collecting Level 4 data?

Options:
A.

Performance tests for learners

B.

Business performance monitoring

C.

Surveys to determine the use of program aspects

D.

Interviews to determine how learning was applied

Questions 26

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.

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?

Options:
A.

Recommend that the current training be updated to include identifying phishing attempts.

B.

Recommend that the compliance department create new security training.

C.

Recommend that all employees be required to retake the current security training.

D.

Present the recommendations directly to the CEO for a decision.

E.

Present training alternatives to the project team to gather feedback.

Questions 27

A talent development (TD) professional works at a small Internet-based company. The TD professional is tasked with training a group of customer service representatives to process refunds in a new software application.

The TD professional is creating the training plan for the new software and wants to develop the learners ' troubleshooting skills by incorporating unexpected complexities that staff might encounter.

The training plan is created and approved, and the TD professional develops the training materials.

The TD professional starts the training session with a short lecture, but the learners are being fairly quiet. The TD professional is worried that learners are not understanding the material but are too afraid to ask questions.

What should the TD professional do to encourage learners to ask questions?

Options:
A.

Stop at natural points and ask if there are any questions.

B.

Pause intentionally and give learners enough time to think of questions.

C.

Have learners wait to ask their questions at the end of the lecture.

D.

Pause if two or more learners are talking among themselves, and ask if they have a question.

E.

Ask learners to provide examples of situations they have experienced related to the content.

F.

Stay on schedule, thereby providing stability for the learners and making them more comfortable.

Questions 28

Which organizational capability must be included when assessing a training program using a systems approach?

Options:
A.

Role competencies

B.

Organization design

C.

Culture dynamics

D.

Stakeholder objectives

Questions 29

Which is the best practice to incorporate when designing a new performance management strategy?

Options:
A.

Require all review discussions be performed face-to-face

B.

Have managers set stretch goals for their direct reports

C.

Ask managers to rank their team members by performance

D.

Determine managers ' current skills at performing appraisals

Questions 30

Which is an example of original work that can be copyrighted?

Options:
A.

A video recording on appreciative inquiry

B.

A motto for a change management initiative

C.

A title of a book of machine learning case studies

D.

A domain name for a website on executive coaching

Exam Code: CPTD
Certification Provider: ATD
Exam Name: The Certified Professional in Talent Development
Last Update: May 22, 2026
Questions: 170
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