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1Which UNDP measure combines life expectancy, schooling indicators, and gross national income per capita?

A.Gross Domestic Product per capita

B.Human Development Index (HDI)

C.Gini coefficient

D.Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Explanation: The HDI summarizes national achievements in health, education, and standard of living. UNDP uses life expectancy, mean and expected years of schooling, and GNI per capita; income alone does not capture these achievements.

2What distinguishes an absolute poverty measure from a relative poverty measure?

A.A basic-needs benchmark rather than a benchmark relative to the society's living standards

B.Household income rather than household consumption in every case

C.Long-term deprivation rather than temporary deprivation in every case

D.Rural deprivation rather than urban deprivation

Explanation: Absolute poverty uses a benchmark intended to represent basic needs, commonly adjusted for price differences. Relative poverty uses a benchmark related to living standards in the society being studied, such as a share of median income.

3A self-employed market vendor has irregular earnings and no employment-linked insurance. Why can an illness create a particularly severe household shock?

A.Income variability means the vendor cannot benefit from any community support

B.Self-employment makes the household ineligible for every public assistance programme

C.Treatment costs can rise while earnings stop, without paid sick leave to replace them

D.An informal business has the same income protection as a salaried job once it pays market fees

Explanation: Illness can create simultaneous expenditure and income shocks. Limited employment-linked protection makes it important to assess actual health coverage, savings, and available assistance rather than assume that any one employment category determines all entitlements.

4An expanding peri-urban neighbourhood near Dakar occupies low-lying land with limited drainage and waste collection. Which assessment best explains its flood vulnerability?

A.Rainfall totals alone determine losses, so settlement conditions add little to the assessment

B.Migration history establishes which households should receive assistance before damage is assessed

C.The number of residents is sufficient to infer that every household faces the same risk

D.Exposure on low-lying land interacts with service deficits and households' limited capacity to recover

Explanation: Flood risk involves exposure, infrastructure, and social vulnerability together. Households facing similar rain can suffer different losses because housing, drainage, livelihood security, and recovery resources differ.

5Which set contains the three dimensions of the UNDP-OPHI global Multidimensional Poverty Index?

A.Health, education, and living standards

B.Income, employment, and consumption

C.Health, political participation, and security

D.Education, inequality, and national output

Explanation: The global MPI groups ten indicators into health, education, and living standards. It identifies overlapping deprivations, complementing monetary poverty measures rather than replacing them.

6In a fictional service-access survey, 600 of 1,000 households in Area A and 300 of 400 in Area B can reach a clinic within the study's travel-time limit. Which conclusion is justified?

A.Area A has better access because more households there meet the limit

B.Area B has better access because its total population is smaller

C.Area B's access rate is 15 percentage points higher; priority decisions also need severity and population data

D.Area A's access rate is 15 percent lower, so Area B needs no further support

Explanation: Area A's rate is 600/1,000 = 60%; Area B's is 300/400 = 75%. The difference is 15 percentage points, but a coverage rate alone cannot determine resource priorities or reveal the needs of households without access.

7A rural woman cultivates a plot but a relative controls whether she may continue using it. Which intervention most directly addresses this barrier to her agricultural investment?

A.Training her in marketing while leaving the insecurity of plot access unexamined

B.Helping clarify and secure her land-use rights through the applicable local procedures

C.Measuring household harvests without asking who controls the land or its proceeds

D.Offering a larger loan before examining land security and repayment capacity

Explanation: Uncertain control over productive land can discourage investment and weaken bargaining power. Clarifying enforceable rights addresses the stated barrier; training and finance may complement it but cannot be assumed to resolve it.

8A youth employment assessment finds that local vacancies require technical skills many applicants lack, while few new jobs are being created. Which response addresses both findings?

A.Expand general classroom places and use enrolment as the sole employment outcome

B.Fund business registration without examining demand for the new firms' products

C.Provide interview coaching and assume that available vacancies can absorb all applicants

D.Link relevant training to employers while supporting viable job creation and monitoring employment outcomes

Explanation: Skills mismatch and insufficient labour demand are distinct constraints. A combined response improves relevant skills and opportunities, then checks whether participants obtain and sustain suitable work.

9Which planning choice best expresses the 2030 Agenda commitment to 'Leave No One Behind' (Ne laisser personne de côté)?

A.Judge success by the national average without checking who remains excluded

B.Identify underserved groups and remove the barriers preventing their access to development gains

C.Use identical delivery channels everywhere even where accessibility needs differ

D.Prioritize the easiest households to reach so the programme meets its numerical target quickly

Explanation: Leaving no one behind requires attention to exclusion and unequal access, including people hidden by averages. Equity may require different support or delivery arrangements so people can exercise comparable opportunities.

10Why does an increasing share of working-age people create an opportunity for a demographic dividend rather than guarantee one?

A.A favourable age structure generates productivity gains even when unemployment rises

B.The dividend depends on population size alone, rather than health or skills

C.Education, health, productive employment, and supportive institutions are needed to realize the opportunity

D.Lower child dependency makes investment in young people's capabilities less necessary

Explanation: A favourable age structure can increase economic potential, but people need the capabilities and opportunities to work productively. Human capital investment and employment conditions therefore shape whether the potential becomes a dividend.

About the Concours ENTSS — Premier cycle Exam

Independent English-language MCQ study adaptation for the Concours ENTSS — Premier cycle. The official scope is a written assessment on Dimension sociale du développement and a Culture générale oral. This is not an official translation or format simulation and cannot replace extended writing or spoken practice. The French-language notice does not specify an exhaustive list of permitted assessment languages; confirm requirements with ENTSS.

Exam sponsor: École Nationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Spécialisés (ENTSS), Senegal. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Written admissibility assessment on Dimension sociale du développement (4 hours, marked out of 20), followed by a Culture générale oral before a multidisciplinary jury (20 minutes, marked out of 20) for admissible candidates. Detailed item types, marking rubric, coefficients, and permitted response languages are not specified in the notice.

Time Limit

4-hour written paper; 20-minute oral for admissible candidates

Passing Score

Best averages within available places; fixed overall pass mark not published

Exam / Certification Fees

2026 application: 10,200 FCFA total (10,000 FCFA dossier + 200 FCFA stamp), non-refundable

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

ENTSS — 2026 direct entrance announcement · Source checked 2026-10-17First-cycle identity, BAC dossier, 3 May 2026 sitting, registration 3 March–22 April, fees, two assessment components, durations, marks, and competitive admission. No first-cycle research proposal, practical component, detailed topic weights, coefficients, item count, fixed pass mark, or permitted response-language list is stated.
ENTSS — first-cycle qualifications · Source checked 2026-10-17School portal identifies Assistant Social and the BAC + 3 Diplôme d'Etat d'Assistant Social (DEAS), alongside related first-cycle tracks. One shared entrance bank is used.
UNDP — Human Development Index · Source checked 2026-10-17Health, schooling, and GNI components; achievement measures and their limits.
UNDP — 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index · Source checked 2026-10-17Three dimensions and ten indicators of overlapping deprivation.
World Bank — adaptive social protection in Senegal · Source checked 2026-10-17Programme implementer's account of social registry use, climate shocks, and adaptive safety nets; not an ENTSS syllabus.
Ministry of the Armed Forces — SEN-CSU partnership, 5 May 2026 · Source checked 2026-10-17Confirms the current Agence sénégalaise de la Couverture sanitaire universelle name and extension of mutual coverage to uninsured family members.
Ministry of Health — Plan Sésame documentation · Source checked 2026-10-17Published target is people aged 60 and older. Do not infer unrestricted free treatment from the age criterion.
ILO — Social Protection Floors Recommendation No. 202 · Source checked 2026-10-17Essential healthcare and basic income security across the life cycle; international guidance, not a claim of complete national implementation.
DGE — Loi n° 2010-11 du 28 mai 2010 · Source checked 2026-10-17Official parity text, alternating lists, and the rule for odd membership totals.
Journal Officiel via ILO NATLEX — Loi d'orientation sociale n° 2010-15 · Source checked 2026-10-17Primary legal text on equality, the Carte d'Égalité des Chances, education, and accessibility. Benefit conditions must be distinguished from blanket guarantees.
Ministry of Justice — Code de la Famille · Source checked 2026-10-17Published civil-registration provisions distinguish late declarations from authorization procedures. Marriage-age discussion tests rule, exception, and proposed reform separately.
Ministry of Justice — Loi n° 2020-05 du 10 janvier 2020 · Source checked 2026-10-17Primary reform text on criminal classification of rape and pédophilie; no unsupported plea-bargaining or automatic sentencing claims.
UNICEF — Convention on the Rights of the Child · Source checked 2026-10-17Best interests, participation, and protection from violence and exploitation.
Ministry of Justice — justice for minors · Source checked 2026-10-17Educational measures, AEMO involvement, family links, and reintegration; no blanket claim that detention is impossible.
IFSW — Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles · Source checked 2026-10-17Professional body's primary ethical framework for dignity, participation, self-determination, reflection, and work under resource constraints. It is not a Senegalese statute or an ENTSS oral marking rubric.
French Ministry of Education — argumentation study criteria · Source checked 2026-10-17Supplementary writing guidance on relevant evidence, coherent plans, and answering the prompt. This belongs to a different assessment and is not presented as ENTSS requirements.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

24% of this practice bank

Social development and poverty

12 items on development measures, vulnerability, livelihoods, and social evidence

20% of this practice bank

Social protection and national programmes

10 items on targeting, health coverage, social assistance, and adaptation to shocks

20% of this practice bank

Vulnerable groups and social rights

10 items on child protection, registration, parity, disability rights, and legal-policy analysis

20% of this practice bank

Written argumentation and evidence

10 items on prompt interpretation, argument structure, evidence, and revision

16% of this practice bank

Social work ethics and oral judgment

8 items on participation, autonomy, listening, resources, and oral reasoning

Preparing for the Concours ENTSS — Premier cycle Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Best averages within available places; fixed overall pass mark not published
Assessment: Written admissibility assessment on Dimension sociale du développement (4 hours, marked out of 20), followed by a Culture générale oral before a multidisciplinary jury (20 minutes, marked out of 20) for admissible candidates. Detailed item types, marking rubric, coefficients, and permitted response languages are not specified in the notice.
Time limit: 4-hour written paper; 20-minute oral for admissible candidates
Exam / certification fees: 2026 application: 10,200 FCFA total (10,000 FCFA dossier + 200 FCFA stamp), non-refundable Official sources

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Concours ENTSS — Premier cycle: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use the official first-cycle notice to distinguish this competition from the second-cycle and fee-paying entry routes.

2Read current primary material on social development and protection, separating programme goals, actual outcomes, eligibility, and proposed reforms.

3Practise complete written responses and spoken explanations alongside MCQs. Use French source terminology carefully and confirm permitted assessment languages with ENTSS.

4Treat original study prompts and communication suggestions as practice tools; follow the actual paper's instructions rather than assuming a compulsory essay template.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply to the first-cycle direct competition?

The 2026 notice describes Senegalese first-cycle candidates at BAC level and lists a handwritten application, a birth extract less than 3 months old, and a police- or gendarmerie-certified BAC diploma copy. It also invites terminale students, so applicants awaiting results should confirm acceptable proof with ENTSS. Foreign or institution-presented applicants follow a separate dossier-based route.

What are the official assessment components?

A 4-hour written admissibility assessment on Dimension sociale du développement, marked out of 20, and a 20-minute Culture générale oral before a multidisciplinary jury, also marked out of 20. The first-cycle notice lists no research proposal or practical assessment. Its research-proposal requirement belongs to the second cycle. Detailed item types, coefficients, and a marking rubric are not published in this notice.

Are these official topic weights or past-paper questions?

No. These are original independent study questions under the notice's broad social-development and general-culture scope. The 24/20/20/20/16 allocation is our practice design, not an official blueprint. Writing strategies and oral scenarios are study advice, not an ENTSS grading rubric.

What language is the official assessment available in?

The official notice is in French but does not specify an exhaustive list of permitted response languages. We could not confirm an official English sitting. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a simulation of the language environment; confirm permitted languages with ENTSS and practise extended writing and speaking, including French where applicable.

Can MCQs replace written and oral preparation?

No. MCQs help practise knowledge, evidence selection, argument decisions, and judgment. They cannot demonstrate the ability to compose an extended response or answer a multidisciplinary jury orally.