{"id":753,"date":"2018-09-15T09:02:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T09:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/coordinators\/?p=753"},"modified":"2018-09-15T09:02:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T09:02:35","slug":"program-coordinator-travel-diary-issue-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/coordinators\/2018\/09\/15\/program-coordinator-travel-diary-issue-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Coordinator Travel Diary \u2013 Issue #5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear judges, welcome to the fifth chapter of our \u201cTravel Diary\u201d. Y<\/span>ou can find the links to the previous chapters at the end of this page.\u00a0<\/span>Today, we will continue reading about the projects overseen or directly managed by the Program Coordinator dedicated to the area of\u00a0<\/span>Maintenance and Quality<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today we have three connected projects, that are dedicated to Level 3, the highest level of certification of Magic judges.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PROJECTS: Level 3 Maintenance, Evaluation, and Demotion
\n<\/b>Have you ever heard that being a Magic Judge is not an achievement, a medal, a badge, a certificate to display? Instead, it\u2019s a role in the world of Magic that each judge has.\u00a0<\/span>The Magic judge certification, at any level, is something that projects the future, not something that is based on the past.\u00a0<\/span>Yes, without a doubt, passing a test and obtaining a certification is the result of past effort and hard work, but the judge test is not the final step; on the contrary, it\u2019s the first step.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI demonstrated I could do it, goodbye\u201d is not the approach of Magic judges; if you really only want to demonstrate your rules knowledge with a test, there are tests available online.\u00a0<\/span>Getting the certification and stopping working on yourself sounds like getting into a sports team and not training anymore because you “made it”. It sounds like graduating university and not utilizing those skills.<\/p>\n

I think the message is clear. We can agree that Magic Judges are active (somehow, somewhere) and also that they are skilled, and keep their knowledge updated. Nobody is expected to give up sleep, be active all day, and be perfect. However, everyone is expected to have a baseline level of activity, and have a baseline of skills. The question remains — “how can this activity and these skills be measured?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Maintenance
\n<\/strong>The term maintenance means that there are measurable parameters that describe both activity and skills. Some examples are:<\/span><\/p>\n