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The college we
Want
Writing this type of essay, without a doubt, with a basic protocol for bird judgments,
is not my strong suit. Surely an article or in which we must reliably consider and de-
even a standard would be easier and faster monstrate all functional aspects to achieve
than dedicating a few words from a less te- a correct swearing. We refer to awards, sco-
chnical place. After more than eleven years ring, judging methodology, conditioning
as a judge of our beloved College, I have of the sector of the same, lighting, assign-
the opportunity to occupy this prestigious ment of payrolls, schedules, refreshments,
position, that of director. non-compliance, among other aspects
that, oddly enough, are not regulated. In
It is true that there are a large number addition, we must aim at equity in the ge-
of colleagues in our institution who have neralities mentioned for all sections.
greater experience, leadership and group
management skills, not to mention political Something similar happens with training,
sense (which I lack at all), but I dare say that which does not have a regulation that pro-
few have the desire with which today I face tects it, protecting the rights, not only of
this project. And I do it from total humility, the evaluators, but also of those evaluated.
planning the work together with different In view of this, we plan to carry out a pro-
work teams. This is the moment where the tocol that contemplates and regulates the
director stops being one, and becomes one aspiring and internship stage, training pro-
of the group of judges who will try to take grams, face-to-face training for applicants,
the CAJ to the highest possible level. face-to-face training for practitioners, vir-
tual training for breeders, virtual training
To do this, we will face great challenges: for applicants, virtual training for practitio-
ners, updates face-to-face for judges, vir-
The urgent need to update our internal ACJ tual updates for breeders and even evalua-
regulations. As in all institutions, they be- tion systems.
come obsolete or incomplete if they are not
updated periodically. Many of the problems We must commit ourselves to also genera-
that we face today as a College, are due te the ideal framework so that all sections
to “gray” or total absence of regulation, on can start working on their new standards,
certain aspects that make the normal ope- or correct and update existing ones. This
ration of the Argentine College of Judges. should be the fundamental basis of trai-
ning for breeders. In addition, it will pro-
Create different regulations or internal pro- vide transparency in prosecutions, pre-
tocols that allow us to give total transpa- venting total impartiality or subjectivity
rency to the activities of the ACJ. Starting in them. Something similar happens with
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