Certified Employment Support Professional

What is the CESP program?

• First in the nation to create national guidelines• Created by subject matter experts in the field of disability

employment• Seeks to define the benchmarks for knowledge and

competency in the field• Aims to establish national standards of service delivery• Evidence-based

What is CESP Credential?

• Credential vs. Certification• Training program vs. professional certification• The Employment Support Professional Certification

Counsel (ESPCC)

Who should be credentialed?What are the benefits?

• Job Coaches• Job Developers• Transition Specialists• Job Placement

Specialists• Employment

Consultants

• Demonstrates up-to date knowledge and competency

• Opens job opportunities• Establishes consistent service

delivery• Increases credibility with

community business leaders• Opportunities for marketing• Credential is portable between

states• Recognized as established

professionals in the field

Examples of CESP in use

• Employer Engagement• Disability Employment Consultation

• Employer Recognition• Employment Collaboration• Stark County Employment Collaborative• Northeast Ohio Employment Network

Certificate of Compliance

SAMPLE JOB DESCRIPTION WITH CESP REQUIREMENT

How do you become a CESP?

Questions??

• Jim Keller, CESP – Ohio APSE –Board Member• Stark DD Employment Consultant• kellerj@starkdd.org, 330-484-9050

• Stark County Employment Network