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This seminar will be listed in the official show calendar at least 3 months prior to the fixed date. The information
(location, duration and subjects the agenda) must be available within the same timeframe.
The seminar will cover subjects like colour and patterns including basic genetics, cat’s anatomy and health, social
behaviour, the FIFe Structure and the ethics of judging. At least two lecturers at the seminar shall be members
of the FIFe Judges and Standard Commission.
The student judge must pay …
If this article is carried, also adjust articles 2.3, paragraph 7 in accordance with it.
Motivation:
By FIFe Statutes, art. 6.2.2., paragraph 4, the responsibility of the training programme for student judges lies within the FIFe JSC.
This seminar is compulsory for all students in their first category. The JSC must provide and standardise on the content of the
Compulsory Training Seminars such that all FIFe student judges receive similar training in areas not covered elsewhere in the
training program. In addition, Article 3.4 must also be in harmony with Article 5.2.6, including the timeframe, to allow student
judges to take the judges exam - theoretical part at a Compulsory Training Seminar with two members of the FIFe Judges and
Standards Commission.
Proposal No. 11
Modify Article 4.1, Duties of a steward, paragraph 8:
Now:
New:
be at least 16 years of age.
be at least 15 years of age.
Motivation: There is a valuable resource of young people within FIFe who are involved with the cat fancy due to their parents
since they were children and are most interested to get actively involved and willing to be stewards. At the age of 15, these teens
are already high school pupils and to carry out duties of a steward cannot be more difficult than this. Besides, there is no
significant difference in physical and psychological development between a 15 and a 16 years old teen. Most show organisers
within FIFe struggle to get enough stewards for their shows, but at the same time there are very often at least one or two
steward’s “helpers” at the judge’s ring aged 15, who perform most of steward duties, but are not allowed to act as stewards due to
the age limit.
Proposal No. 12
New article:
4.4 Training of Stewards
Each FIFe member is responsible for training of Stewards.
Motivation: The duties of a steward are stated in the rules, but it is nowhere mentioned who shall provide the training for
Stewards. To train Stewards shall be responsibility of each FIFe member.
Proposal No. 13
Modify and add:
5.1.3.4 Preliminary examination, admission as a student judge
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The Member must send the original relevant steward certificates with the application to the FIFe General-Secretary
no later than when requesting the preliminary exam for the candidate.
For this purpose, FIFe has issued a special form: this standard application for admission of a student judge
must be used as the only valid application form.
The application should include:
the choice of Category (e.g. Category I, II, III or IV),
the date, place and country where the candidate intends to sit for the examination,
the FIFe Language in which the exam will be taken,
the name of the examiners.
This application must be received by the FIFe General-Secretary at least two months prior to the date of
examination.
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Motivation: This information is needed to enable the JSC to set up the exams. The FIFe form shall be used to standardise the
applications within FIFe.