Pre/Post Offer Employment Testing
Certification Course

Two-day training designed for professionals who are looking to implement or expand their knowledge in performing legally defensible pre-placement and post-offer testings/screenings.

13 Hours

1.3 CEUs

On Demand

Pre-recorded training with pause/play,
and rewind functionality.

$625

Benefits:

  • Three months to complete
  • Learn at your speed
  • Contact instructor with any questions
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Frequently Asked Questions

This course is designed for professionals who are looking to implement or expand their knowledge in performing legally defensible pre-placement and post-offer testings/screenings. Attendees will go on-site at a local company, perform an on-site job analysis, create a job description, and design a post offer employment test in class! Learn the latest ADAAA, EEOC, Civil Rights Law, supreme court precedent, and provides research to help you design legally defensible POETs and fit-for-duty tests. Learning outcomes include:

  • Perform essential job demands analysis at a local employer
  • Create a legally defensible POET based on the actual job evaluated in the course
  • Create a post offer/pre employment test from a video of a job you bring
  • Write industry accepted essential functions and job descriptions using the US Department of Labors sentence analysis technique
  • Expand your market share into this cash based market
  • Use research and regulations supporting testing for your customers
  • Gather and store the important information
  • Recognize and consider the importance of the following federal law, case law, and research supporting tests:
    • Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
    • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
    • Case law since the 1960s
    • Review of studies that support pre-placement post-offer screening
    • Preparing for legal scrutiny
  • Develop post offer and fit-for-duty including the following:
    • Test development including job replicated testing and standardized tests
    • Tests to use and not to use
    • Administering and validating your tests
    • Writing up your results
  • Understand program implementation, review, and market expansion
    • Yearly review of each contract
    • Marketing your program to future customers
    • Creating proposals and writing contracts for testing
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapist Assistants
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Exercise Physiologists
  • Chiropractors
  • Medical Doctors
  • Kinesiologists
  • Physicians
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Safety & Health Professionals
  • Introductory
  • No prerequisites required
  • 15:1 student to instructor ratio
  • Category 2: OT Process – Prevention
  • 13 hours (2 days)
  • 1.3 AOTA CEUs
  • Participation in the full two days of training
  • Performing a real on-site job analysis and creating a post offer employment test
  • Classroom presentation/critique of your post offer employment test
  • Completion of course quiz with a score of 80% or better
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Course Instructor:
Jim Mecham, MSIE, OTR/L, CPE

Jim Mecham has dedicated his career to developing rehabilitation programs which focus on returning injured workers back to work as soon as possible. His Bachelors of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy and Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering makes him a perfect fit to teach professionals the latest in industrial rehab and ergonomics. Jim is a Board Certified Professional Ergonomist who has developed multiple FCEs with his crown jewel being the functional capacity evaluation within the OccuPro Software.

I enjoyed going out into the industry and actually following an employee to pick out their different criteria for evaluation. Also, the instructor was very excited about the topic and knew a lot which relayed well when he presented.

Take your testing to the next level with OccuPro's POET Software

OccuPro’s Post Offer Software will be used in this course to provide attendees an easy format to develop and implement unique testing.

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