JCI Skills Development Policy Manual

JCI Skills Development
Program
JCI Skills Development

Policy Manual
JCI Skills Development Guidelines
Version 2019-11
JCI Official Publication
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JCI SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANUAL
In order for JCI to fulfill its Mission and provide opportunities for young people,
JCI officers and members must perform their duties and responsibilities at the
highest levels and build Local Organizations with skilled and motivated members
who will join efforts to solve community challenges and create positive change.
To contribute to the achievement of this goal, experienced members with
advanced knowledge of JCI topics and the ability to transfer knowledge to adult
audiences will have the opportunity to help other members learn new skills and
make additional contributions by becoming facilitators at the local, national and
international levels. In addition to JCI values, JCI facilitators will have and respect
the following values: relevancy, excellence, trust and transparency.
1. CATEGORIES OF JCI SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COURSES

The purpose of JCI Skills Development courses will be to develop JCI members to
become active citizens and be more capable to run projects that create real
sustainable solutions and community impact. It will also ensure the administration of
the organization at local and national levels are conducted in the most efficient
manner in accordance with the JCI procedures and Constitution.
a. Categories of JCI Skills Development Courses

JCI will offer the following courses for members and each course will
have specific conditions, stated in this manual, to attend and become a
facilitator.
i. JCI Free Courses

JCI Free Courses are proposed by JCI, National and Local
Organizations and facilitators. This content is intended to enhance the
skills of members as relevant to the JCI Mission. These courses can
be proposed for JCI Events when a call for free courses is made
available. The list of approved free courses held at events will be
reviewed and approved by the JCI Executive Committee.
JCI Free Courses must fit the following criteria to be approved by JCI:
• Must be aligned with the practices and principles of JCI
• The content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors
• Can be conducted by any JCI member
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ii. Leadership Courses (Effective Communications,
Effective Meetings, Effective Leadership, Project
Management, Networking, Social Responsibility; Engage,
Empower, Grow!)
Leadership Courses can be proposed by JCI or National
Organizations and approved by the JCI Executive Committee.
This content must be aligned with the practices and principles
of JCI and intended to help JCI members develop skills and
knowledge needed to lead and strengthen their Local
Organization.
Leadership Courses must be organized on the JCI website
by current National or Local Presidents and Skills
Development Officers.
iii. Advanced Courses (Facilitator & Presenter)

Advanced Courses can be proposed by JCI or National
Organizations and approved by the JCI Executive Committee.
This content must be aligned with the practices and principles
of JCI and intended to help JCI members further advance
their skills and knowledge needed to lead and strengthen their
Local Organization.
Advanced Courses must be organized on the JCI website by
current National or Local Presidents and Skills Development
Officers.
iv. Foundational Courses (JCI Discover, JCI Impact)

Foundational Courses are created and designed by JCI. This
content is intended to teach JCI members and officers the
skills that are essential for the fulfillment of the JCI Vision,
Mission and Values.
Foundational courses are considered to be an important
first step for members to understand the structure of JCI
and their journey as active citizens. These courses will bear
the official JCI name and must be organized on the JCI
website by current National or Local Presidents and Skills
Development Directors.
b. Criteria to register for Foundational, Leadership

and Advanced Courses
Each Foundational, Leadership and Advanced Course will state the
criteria to register and attend the course.
c. Knowledge tests for Foundational, Leadership

and Advanced Courses
In order to graduate from the above courses, participants will be
required to complete a knowledge test and score at least a 70
percent.
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2. FACILITATORS
To become a facilitator of Foundational, Leadership and Advanced
Courses a JCI member must fulfill the following criteria:
• Be an active JCI member

• Have graduated from JCI Discover (Prior to 2019 JCI Achieve and JCI Admin) and
JCI Impact
• To become facilitator of any Foundational, Leadership or Advanced
Course other than JCI Discover, the facilitator must also be a graduate
from that course.
• Advanced courses must be conducted by at least two facilitators, of
which at least one has conducted the course before.
Facilitators who have graduated from a Foundational, Leadership or

Advanced will be eligible to renew their course certification by retaking
the knowledge test on jci.cc if they meet the following criteria:
• Trainer has graduated from the course they wish to
recertify;
• Trainer has trained any JCI course at least 3 times in the
past three years.
a. Online Report
Facilitators must complete an online course report within five (5)
days after the end of the course to notify the participants who
attended the course so they are able to access to the knowledge
test.
b. Facilitator Star System

In order to ensure quality, improve accountability and
transparency an evaluation system based on Stars has been
created. Facilitators shall be assessed and receive stars by each
course they conduct.
According to the evaluations received from the participants and
the percentage of graduates, facilitators will receive grades that
will translate into stars. Stars will count individually for each JCI
Foundational, Leadership and Advanced Course and will use
the average evaluation of the two most recent courses
conducted.
i. Star Attributions
• Facilitators who score an average of 20 to 25
points from the evaluations of a course will obtain
One Star.
Two Stars.
Three Stars.
points from the evaluations will obtain Four Stars.
points from the evaluations will obtain Five Stars.
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c. Evaluation Criteria
Participants will answer four questions about the trainer’s
performance and each question has a value from zero (0) to ten
(10) points. The final grade will be calculated automatically by the
online system and recorded in the trainer’s database. The
facilitator will have access to his grades and will be able to see
which areas they received lower grades so they are able to know
which areas needed improving. The fifth part of the evaluation to
reach 50 points or 5 stars will be calculated by the online system
from the percentage of participants who graduate from the
course (passed the knowledge test):
• If 90% or more participants pass the knowledge test, the

facilitator receives 10 points
• From 80% to 89% of participants pass the knowledge test, the facilitator
receives 8 points
receives 6 points
receives 4 points
receives 2 points
receives 0 points
receives -2 points
receives -4 points
receives -6 points
receives -8 points
• If less than 1% of participants pass the knowledge test, the facilitator
receives -10 points
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JCI Vision
To be the leading global network of young active citizens.
JCI Mission
To provide development opportunities that empower young people to
create positive change.
About JCI
JCI is a membership-based nonprofit organization of young active citizens ages
18 to 40 in more than 100 countries who are dedicated to creating positive
change in their communities. Each JCI member shares the belief that in order to
create lasting positive change, we must improve ourselves and the world around
us. JCI members take ownership of their communities by identifying problems and
creating targeted solutions to create impact.
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This publication or parts of it may not be translated in
any other language without the expressed permission
of the JCI Secretary General.
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JCI (Junior Chamber International), Inc.
15645 Olive Boulevard – Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
Tel: +1-636-449-3100 – Fax: +1-636-449-3107
Email: [email protected] – Website: www.jci.cc.
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1. CATEGORIES OF JCI SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COURSES

a. Categories of JCI Skills Development Courses

i. JCI Free Courses

iii. Advanced Courses (Facilitator & Presenter)

iv. Foundational Courses (JCI Discover, JCI Impact)

b. Criteria to register for Foundational, Leadership

c. Knowledge tests for Foundational, Leadership

• Be an active JCI member

Facilitators who have graduated from a Foundational, Leadership or

b. Facilitator Star System

• If 90% or more participants pass the knowledge test, the

© Copyright by JCI: All rights reserved.

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