CAE Risk Assessment & Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), adult educators must address the risk of:
- Overly long lesson plans
- Inaccessible programs that exclude learners with disabilities (Correct answer)
- Excessive grading workloads
- Scheduling conflicts with evening classes
Correct answer: Inaccessible programs that exclude learners with disabilities
ADA requires adult education programs to be accessible, and failure to accommodate learners with disabilities is both a legal and ethical risk.
Question 2: Which of the following BEST describes a 'risk trigger' in adult education program planning?
- A motivational technique used to engage learners
- An event or condition that signals a risk may be about to occur (Correct answer)
- A financial incentive for program completion
- A standardized assessment tool
Correct answer: An event or condition that signals a risk may be about to occur
A risk trigger is an early warning signal or condition that indicates a specific risk event is imminent, allowing proactive response.
Question 3: An adult learner discloses domestic abuse to an instructor. The instructor's FIRST obligation under risk management is to:
- Keep the disclosure confidential and take no action
- Follow mandatory reporting obligations and connect the learner to resources (Correct answer)
- Inform classmates to provide peer support
- Document the incident only in personal notes
Correct answer: Follow mandatory reporting obligations and connect the learner to resources
Mandatory reporting laws and duty-of-care obligations require educators to report disclosures of abuse and refer learners to appropriate support services.
Question 4: Risk appetite in an adult education organization refers to:
- The amount of risk leaders are willing to accept to pursue goals (Correct answer)
- The total number of risks identified in an audit
- The financial cost of all risk events in a year
- The risk level assigned to each student
Correct answer: The amount of risk leaders are willing to accept to pursue goals
Risk appetite is the level of risk an organization is prepared to accept in pursuit of its mission and strategic objectives.
Question 5: Which strategy involves SHARING a risk by partnering with another organization?
- Risk avoidance
- Risk transfer
- Risk sharing (Correct answer)
- Risk acceptance
Correct answer: Risk sharing
Risk sharing distributes the risk between two or more organizations through partnerships, joint ventures, or collaborative agreements.
Question 6: A new adult educator fails to follow established emergency evacuation procedures during a drill. This MOST likely indicates a need for:
- Disciplinary termination
- Staff training and competency assessment on safety protocols (Correct answer)
- Simplifying the evacuation routes
- Involving learners in designing new procedures
Correct answer: Staff training and competency assessment on safety protocols
Failure to follow safety protocols typically signals a training gap that should be addressed through staff development and competency checks.
Question 7: Which element is MOST critical when creating a risk register for an adult education program?
- Listing every possible outcome of every decision
- Recording identified risks, likelihood, impact, owner, and mitigation plan (Correct answer)
- Documenting only financial risks above a set threshold
- Including risk data only from external auditors
Correct answer: Recording identified risks, likelihood, impact, owner, and mitigation plan
A complete risk register captures each risk with its probability, impact, responsible owner, and the planned mitigation, enabling systematic management.
CAE Risk Assessment & Management 3
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), adult educators must address the risk of: