Accreditation Plan for a small exYu Balkan state

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Accreditation Plan for a small ex-Yu Balkan state

• By Branka and Maja

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Local Situation

• NGO concentrating on high school debate
• 20 local clubs, of two types affiliated with
  schools or functioning as independent youth
  centers
• Multi-language situation

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Organizational Structure

• General Board
• Supervising Board
• President of GB
• Coordinator
• Administrator
• Program Advisory Board

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Accreditation Schedule

• Duration of the process 1 academic year
• September distribution of info-packages and
  accreditation deadlines to all local clubs
• Mid-November deadline for applying for
  accreditation process
• January - June the actual accreditation taking
  place

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How do we see the AP?

• As a chance to improve the quality of our NGO
• Therefore, our criteria QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
• How are we going to strongly encourage clubs to
  apply for AP? IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN
  NATIONAL CAMP AND TOURNAMENTS, a club HAS to be
  ACCREDITED.

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Who is in our Accreditation Committee?

• A nominated and elected committee consisting of
  supervisors/trainers/mentors and internationally
  experienced members of our NGO debate community

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Club Accreditation Step 1

• Delivering the following documentation as part of
  application process for Accred.
• Overview of activities past planned
• List of members minimum 15 required
• Description of the club, space, addresses,
  contact info, etc.
• List of trainers, coaches, teachers, judges
  affiliated with the club
• Participation at the national tournament/camp
• Proof of local fundraising efforts
• 1 public event per year
• Audition of international events (optional)

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Club Accreditation Step 2 3

• Comparison of documents received with IDEA
  standards
• On site visit
• Step 3 decision on accreditation

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Accreditation process for coaches / trainers /
judgeswhere applicable

• Step 1 delivery of following documentation as
  part of applying for AP
• Proof of attending relevant trainings
• Camp experience tournament experience
• Organization of tournament
• Leadership of a club
• Audition for international event (optional)
• CV and/or portfolio of work

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Step 2

• On site visit attend club meetings
• Talking to students
• DISTRIBUTING A QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY assessing
  this coach/judge/trainer/teacher!!!

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Step 3 and 4

• AT THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT/CAMP, pay special
  attention to persons that applied for
  accreditation process and
• Shadow their judging
• Follow their workshops
• Assess them in action
• Step 4 Decision about accreditation!

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Debate as a teaching method

• Teachers undergo a seminar / training of several
  days after which they receive a certificate.