Accreditation Plan for a small ex-Yu Balkan state By Branka and Maja

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

Organizational Structure »General Board »Supervising Board »President of GB »Coordinator »Administrator »Program Advisory Board »General Board »Supervising Board »President of GB »Coordinator »Administrator »Program Advisory Board

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 »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

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. »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.

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

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) »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)

Club Accreditation: Step 2 & 3 »Comparison of documents received with IDEA standards »On site visit »Step 3: decision on accreditation »Comparison of documents received with IDEA standards »On site visit »Step 3: decision on accreditation

Accreditation process for coaches / trainers / judges…where 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 »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

Step 2 »On site visit: attend club meetings »Talking to students »DISTRIBUTING A QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY assessing this coach/judge/trainer/teacher!!! »On site visit: attend club meetings »Talking to students »DISTRIBUTING A QUESTIONNAIRE / SURVEY assessing this coach/judge/trainer/teacher!!!

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! »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!

Debate as a teaching method… »Teachers undergo a seminar / training of several days after which they receive a certificate.