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Judges Education Program (JEP)

A new system has been developed for the education, approval and listing of every level of judge, from those who aspire to judge, right through to open show judges and those who go on to award Challenge Certificates and judge championship show groups, and Best in Show. The system has been designed taking into account the feedback received from exhibitors, show societies and judges.

The Judges Competency Framework (JCF) was announced in the spring of 2017, has been piloted with 14 breeds, and will start to go ‘live’ in 2019. It will run alongside the current system for a transition period and be fully operational from 2022. As a consequence of combining the two IT projects, the previously announced requirement that all those starting out on their judging career must be licensed at JCF Level 1 or above by 1st January 2019 has been put back to 1st January 2020.  This is a positive benefit for judges and provides a longer lead time for show societies which wish to appoint new judges.


Are YOU Ready For JEP?

If you are NOT currently a Challenge Certificate judge…

  • You will need to take the mandatory Kennel Club seminars – Points of a Dog, Conformation and Movement and Requirements of a Dog Show Judge and supply certificates for these
  • Gather evidence of stewarding

Do not upload these until the JCF system is live and publicised by the Kennel Club

If you ARE currently a Challenge Certificate judge…

  • Ensure you have successfully passed the Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam by 1 January 2024

All judges intending to register on JCF…

  • Ensure you have an email address that is not shared by anyone else intending to register on JCF. All judges registered on JCF must have a unique email address. Activation codes will be emailed to all established CC judges who have judged in the last ten years to assist with registering with JCF in due course. The KC will announce when this facility is available

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Timetable

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Transition Table

Current status

Requirements

Not on a C list
(not attended any seminars)
  • Register on KCA at entry level
  • Undertake all JCF Level 1 requirements by 1 January 2019 to be able to continue to judge up to 3(4) or 5(6) classes of any breed at Kennel Club licensed shows from 1 January 2019
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every 5 years¹
  • Progress to JCF Level 2 as required for each breed they wish to judge

 

Not on a C list
(has previously passed/attended some or all of the previous mandatory requirements)
  • Register on KCA at entry level
  • Complete all JCF Level 1 requirements to be able to continue to judge up to 3(4) and 5(6) classes of any breed at Kennel Club licensed shows from 1 January 2019
  • Previously passed Points of the Dog assessment and attendance at a Conformation and Movement seminar led by a KC Accredited Trainer remain valid and can be carried forward
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every 5 years¹
  • Progress to JCF Level 2 as required for each breed they wish to judge

 

On a C list
(has previously passed/attended some or all of the previous mandatory requirements)
  • Register on KCA at entry level or JCF Level 1
  • Complete all JCF Level 1 requirements to be able to continue to judge up to 3(4) and 5(6) classes of any breed at Kennel Club licensed shows from 1 January 2019
  • Previously passed Points of the Dog assessment and attendance at a Conformation and Movement seminar led by a KC Accredited Trainer remain valid and can be carried forward
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every 5 years¹
  • Progress to JCF Level 2 as required for each breed they wish to judge

 

On a B list
(has previously passed/attended some or all of the previous mandatory requirements and has attended a Breed Appreciation Day and passed a breed standard exam)²
  • Register on KCA at JCF Level 1 once completed outstanding criteria (see para 5 above)
  • Complete JCF Level 2 requirements² to be able to continue to judge more than 3(4) and 5(6) classes of this breed at Kennel Club licensed shows from 1 January 2022
  • Apply to progress to JCF Level 2
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every 5 years¹
  • Progress to JCF Level 3 as required

 

On a A3 List
  • Apply to register on KCA at JCF Level 3 and register all JCF Level 1 and
  • JCF Level 2 requirements, including the critique seminar (only to be
  • taken once) to be able to continue to judge more than 3(4) and 5(6)
  • classes of these breeds at Kennel Club licensed shows from 1 January
  • 2022
  • Must complete all JCF Level 3 requirements including passing a Kennel
  • Club Breed Competence Assessment for relevant breed or breeds, before
  • applying to progress to JCF Level 4
  • The mentoring and observation requirements do not need to be achieved
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every
  • 5 years¹

 

On a A2 List
  • Register on KCA at JCF Level 4 to be able to accept an appointment to
  • award Challenge Certificates and to be able to judge more than 3(4) or
  • 5(6) classes of this breed at Kennel Club licensed shows from 1 January
  • 2022
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every
  • 5 years¹

 

On an A1 List
(judge has previously awarded Challenge Certificates to one or more breeds)
  • Activate personal account of KCA³ as a JCF Level 4 judge to be able to
  • continue to award Challenge Certificates and to be able to judge more
  • than 3(4) or 5(6) classes of these breeds at Kennel Club licensed shows
  • from 1 January 2022
  • Judges must register at JCF Level 4 for each breed for which they are
  • previously approved to award Challenge Certificates
  • Judges can be on several levels for a range of breeds at the same time.
  • Existing CC judges are exempt from undertaking the critique seminar and
  • the Eye for a Dog assessment but strongly encouraged to undertake this
  • assessment
  • Must pass the refresher Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam every
  • 5 years¹

 

Additional Notes
¹ If a judge has passed the Requirements of a Dog Show Judge exam within the 5 years prior to the start of the JCF (1 January 2019) this fact needs to be recorded on the KCA. The timescale for taking the refresher exam will start from this date. Any existing CC judge who is to judge a new CC breed during the transition period will be required to pass the refresher exam before under taking their appointment. Existing CC judges who have not previously had a need to pass this exam will be required to pass the refresher exam before 1 January 2024.
² Where a judge has passed a breed specific hands-on assessment it is not necessary to pass the new JCF Level 2 breed standard multiple-choice exam. Where a judge has passed the Points of the Dog assessment and has attended a Conformation and Movement seminar these remain valid under the JCF.
³ The Kennel Club will create KCA accounts for all currently active Championship Show judges using records already held. From 1 January 2019 judges will be able to activate their personal account by paying their KCA membership fee and verifying their record.

What Education Do You Need To Complete?

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For further information click HERE (https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/training/judges-education/breed-show-judges-training/judges-competency-framework)

Frequently Asked Questions
(https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/training/judges-education/breed-show-judges-training/judges-competency-framework/judges-competency-framework-faqs/)

PLEASE REMEMBER – IT WILL BE THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE REGISTERED WITH THE KENNEL CLUB ACADEMY AND TO KEEP JUDGING RECORDS UP-TO-DATE

Kennel Club Academy £26.00 per annum OR £10.00 if ONLY registering for ONE BREED

 

Breed Education Co-Ordinator: Vikki Van-Beck
Mobile: 07836 325125
E-Mail: boxers@newlaitheboxers.co.uk