Activity as a judge’s pupil
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Student judges certificates |
The applicant has to provide the following certificates for
judge's pupils:
- Category Longhair: at least 20 certificates only in this
category
- Category Semi-Longhair: at least 30 certificates only in
this category
- Category Shorthair: at least 30 certificates only in
this category
- Category Siamese/OSH: at least 15 certificates only in
this category
The Semi-Longhair training requires for the better
understanding of the Oriental Semi-Longhair (Balinese,
Javanese and Mandarin) the acquisition of at least one judge's
pupil certificate in the category Siamese/OSH and for the
better understanding of the Somali, Tiffany and Cymrics the
acquisition of at least one certificate in the category
Shorthair.
The Shorthair training requires for the better understanding
of the Exotic Shorthair the acquisition of at least one
judge's pupil certificate in the category Longhair.
For each hair category two foreign assignments as a judge's
pupil must be carried out.
If a judge is processing his All Breed education in a
country which is devided in regions, he must acquire
obligatory a judging pupil’s certificate from another
continent.
The education for Longhair requires the acquisition of
at least 1 judge’s pupil certificate, in which the Exotic is
listed.
For each activity of the applicant as a judge's pupil the
training judge issues a certificate which comprises the
following:
- Information on all breeds and colours which the judge's
pupil got acquainted with during the judging
- Information on skills, behaviour and general demeanour
of the judge's pupil.
The certificate is only valid with the signature of the
training judge as well as stamp and signature of the club that
organized the show. The certificate will be handed over to the
judge's pupil.
Every judge's pupil must have received at least one
certificate from a member of the Judges' Committee or a member
of the Board. This certificate is to be obtained for the first
WCF examination and is included into the required number of
certificates.
The applicant is allowed to exhibit his own cats at the
shows where he takes part as a judge's pupil only out of
competition. It is applicable also to cats living in his
household.
Applications for participation at a show as a judge pupil will
be addressed by the applicant to the organizing club at the
latest 4 weeks before the beginning of the show.
The organizing club is allowed to assign a pupil only to
judges licensed by WCF in the relevant hair category.
Exceptions must be permitted by the Chairperson of the WCF
Judges' Committee. Members of WCF clubs can act at WCF shows
as judge's pupils free of charge. |
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2. Participation in student judges seminars |
Acquisition of up to 5 judge's pupil certificates for each
hair category is also possible through the participation in
special judge's pupil seminars, which are held by the WCF for
training purposes.
A 1-day seminar is valid for 2 judge's pupil certificates, a
2-3-days seminar for 5 certificates. |
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3. Genetics seminar |
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Participation in a genetics seminar is recommended. For every
seminar day the judge's pupil will get 1 judge's pupil
certificate. |
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4. Training period |
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The period of training of a judge's pupil must not exceed 4
years from the day of the successfully passed preliminary
examination. If this happens, a preliminary examination has
to be taken once again; after a repeat pass the applicant has
the obligation to enter the judge's examination within 6
months. During this time the applicant is obliged to provide 2
further judge's pupil certificates from shows or training
seminars.
If the said period expires, the applicant will be
irrevocably withdrawn. |
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5. Application to take the judge's examination |
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The applicant will send the admission for the examination to
the club whereof he is a member. An informal application will
contain enclosed all documents of his activities as a judge's
pupil, the indication of the hair category for which the
qualification should be acquired, date and place of the show
where the examination should take place and the names of the
examining judges. The application will be passed on by the
club for the purpose of approval to the WCF office within two
weeks after receipt. |
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6. Admission to the examination |
The WCF Judges' Committee is obliged to admit the applicant to
the examination if the documents he sent give no cause for
objections and the applicant has reached the age of 25 on the
day of the examination.
The judge's examination can only be taken for one hair
category on one date of examination. The examinee is not
allowed to perform any other official function on the day of
the show. |
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7. Examination panel |
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The examination panel consists of two international WCF
judges, of which at least one must be an Allbreed judge. Both
judges must have been WCF judges for at least 3 years.
If one of the judges chosen by the candidate rejects giving
the exam, the candidate can choose one of the other judges
present at the show, provided that he possesses the necessary
qualifications.
If no one of the present judges matches the requirements, the
examination has to be postponed.
The examination panel alone is entitled to award the title
“judge”. |
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8. Course of examination |
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The judge's examination can only take place during an
international show. At least 35 cats
for Semilonghair and Shorthair, at least 20 cats of the
categories Longhair and Siamese/OSH to be examined should be registered, and the total number of the
present cats should be not less than 80.
The examinee can choose one of the official judging
languages, which has to be stated in the application. |
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The examination can only be taken on one of the official
languages of the WCF, except, if the native language of the
candidate or his country, where he lives, is one of the
official languages, then he must take another official
language. There is also no exception for the former Soviet
republics. |
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9. Theoretical examination |
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The theoretical examination consists of 40 questions of the
official question catalogue to be answered in writing, of
which 15 will be chosen out of the general part and 25 refer
to the examined hair category. Of the 25 questions of the
relevant hair category 15 will be chosen with short answers
and 10 with long ones.
The theoretical examination lasts at most 105 minutes and
starts – except when technical difficulties prevent this – at
the latest at 8.30 a.m. on the first day of the show. The
examinee should have a separate place which he is not allowed
to leave for the duration of the exam.
The theoretical examination is to be regarded as passed if
the examinee answered at least 80 % of the questions
correctly. The result of the theoretical examination will be
written down and announced to the examinee by 11.00 a.m. of
the same day.
Is the necessary percentage of correct answers in the
theoretical examination not reached, the whole examination is
regarded as not passed. A single revision of the theoretical
examination on another date is possible.
The official question catalogue for the theoretical judge's
examination, produced and published by the Judge's Committee,
will be sent to the applicant by his club on a written request
so that he has enough time for preparation. |
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10. Practical examination |
The practical examination consists of judging of
- 20 cats for Longhair (including 1-5 Exotic
Shorthair)
- 20 cats for Siamese/OSH
- at least 30 and 35 cats at maximum for the
category Semilonghair
- at least 30 and 35 cats at maximum for the
category Shorthair,
which can be distributed by the
organizing club in case of two one-day-shows on both show
days.
The practical examination includes the selection of Best of
Breed winners and proposals for the Best in Show.
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practical examination starts – except if technical
difficulties prevent this - at the latest at 11.00 a.m. on the
first day of the show and has to be finished before the
beginning of the Best in Show vote (if necessary on the second
show day).
The practical examination is to be regarded as passed if
the rate of at least 80 % of required points has been reached.
The result of examination has to be presented in writing, to
the examinee on the last day of the examination, at the latest
by 16.00 p.m. of the same day, and to the Judge's Committee by
the examining judges within 4 weeks.
Is the necessary percentage of points not reached, the
practical part of the examination can be repeated once more on
the occasion of another show.
During the whole duration of the practical examination the
organizing club should provide for the examinee, if possible,
2 stewards, as well the regular judging conditions (working
place, lighting, cages etc.). Carrying by the owner is not
allowed.
The examinee must be informed of the class, colour and sex
of the cats which he has to judge. It is forbidden to change
these details in any way. The examinee is not responsible for
mistakes in these details.
Has the applicant passed the judge examination in all
parts, he is considered to be an “International judge”, and he
receives a WCF judges diploma signed by the president and the
chairman of the judges commission. |
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11. Examination fees |
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The candidate is to pay a one-off examination fee of 105.- Euro
at the time of the application for the admission to the
judge's examination. The payment has to be in the account of
the WCF at the latest before the beginning of the examination. |
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Actualized on: 2011-03-06
