CCEP Training & Education 5

Question 1

A compliance team wants to improve engagement with annual online training. Which design technique has the strongest evidence base for increasing learner engagement?

Accepted Answer

Incorporating realistic branching scenarios where choices have consequences

Answer

Branching scenarios create active decision-making, mirroring real dilemmas and producing significantly higher engagement and knowledge transfer.

Question 2

What is the risk of relying exclusively on annual training to maintain employee compliance knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge decay between annual cycles leaves employees uninformed for months

Answer

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows significant knowledge loss within days of training, making annual-only approaches insufficient for high-risk areas.

Question 3

Which practice best demonstrates that a compliance officer has 'tailored' training as required by the DOJ's compliance program guidance?

Accepted Answer

Designing risk-based training that varies by employee role, geography, and identified compliance risks

Answer

DOJ guidance requires training that is risk-based and tailored to the specific roles, risks, and geographies of the organization.

Question 4

An organization uses a Learning Management System (LMS) to track compliance training. Which data point is most critical to capture for audit purposes?

Accepted Answer

Date of completion, assessment score, and employee acknowledgment for each course

Answer

Auditors and regulators look for timestamped completion records, comprehension scores, and signed acknowledgments to verify training occurred.

Question 5

A small company lacks resources for a dedicated LMS. What is an acceptable alternative for tracking compliance training completion?

Accepted Answer

Using spreadsheets or documented sign-in sheets with signed acknowledgment forms

Answer

While an LMS is ideal, manual tracking via spreadsheets and signed forms is an acceptable and defensible alternative for resource-constrained organizations.

(CCEP) Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional Practice Test

(CCEP) Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional Practice Test

CCEP Training & Education 5