FIFe Student Judges
FIFe Student Judges represent the future of FIFe. They
are, as the title implies, individuals studying to become judges,
some for the first time, (under the guidance of a mentor judge),
others in a category different from the one in which
they are already qualified.
During their training the students will sit with different international
FIFe judges during cat shows in order to receive expert instruction and
to become familiar with breeds they hope one day to judge. They will also
attend seminars and visit breeders to learn as much as they can about
their chosen breeds.
Requirements for becoming a student judge
Application for admission as a student judge
Important documents for a student judge
Keeping track of student judge activities & Judges examination application
Important notice about the student judge training rules
Since a FIFe Member is responsible for its student judges, the student judges are listed below under the country of the FIFe Member where they hold their membership.
Requirements for becoming a student judge
The requirements to become a student judge, as laid down in the
Rules for Judges & Student Judges, are:
- the candidate must have been an active member in a FIFe club for at
least five years
- participation as a steward a minimum of 10 times in shows where the
stewards bring the cats to the judge, or 20 times where the owners carry
their own cats
- at least 6 steward certificates must be obtained in at least 2 countries different from the candidate's country of residence
- the candidate must have bred at least 3 litters under his own cattery
name for a period of at least 3 years
- the candidate must have experience as an exhibitor, i.e. he must have
exhibited cats at a minimum of 20 national or international shows
- at least one cat registered under his own cattery name must have obtained
the title GIC/GIP during the last 5 years
- experience in organising shows is compulsory; relevant experience includes
positions such as show manager, experience in the secretariat or prize
room etc.
- experience as chief steward and/or ring secretary for various judges
is highly recommended.
- sit a preliminary examination and attain a minimum score of 80%.
Application for admission as a student judge
To apply for the admission as a student judge to the judges training programme and to sit for the preliminary examination, the Student Judge Admission form must be used. You can find this form in the section Rules & Forms.
Important documents for a student judge
With regard to the student judges training we would like to draw
your attention to the following documents which are available for downloading
on this site:
- the FIFe Statutes and Rules in the section Rules
& Forms
- the FIFe standards of the breeds for each category, as well as the General
Part to these standards, in the section Breeds
- an explanation of the FIFe Easy Mind System (EMS) in the section EMS system
- the complete list of EMS codes for the breeds and their varieties in
the section Rules
& Forms
- the various forms for student judges in the section Rules
& Forms.
Keeping track of student judge activities & Judges examination application
A tool has been developed to facilitate FIFe Members and their student judges in getting an overview of their activities; it can be used for European student judges as well as for non-European student judges. This new tool is an Excel spreadsheet which contains several so-called "worksheets".
Each category has its own worksheet which can be used in the following ways:
- by entering information regarding all past student judge activities when applying for the examination
- by entering information regarding each student judge activity separately right after each activity during the training period.
The tool must be used by FIFe Members when applying for examinations for their student judges; to this purpose the worksheet "Exam application" is made available.
The advantage of the worksheets is that it will show in one glance which requirements as laid down in the student judges training rules are met and which ones are not.
The tool is available for downloading in the section Rules & Forms under the header "Forms": Student Judge Final Examination Application.
It is highly recommended to read the contents of the worksheet "Intro" which gives an explanation how the spreadsheet is set up and how it can be used.
Important notice about the student judge training rules
We have noticed a lack of clarity and sometimes confusion amongst
student judges as to which version of the rules regarding the student
judge training applies to them. Some student judges are under the impression
that these are the rules which were valid on the moment they started their
training as a student judge. However, this is a misconception.
Any change in a rule with regard to the student judge training is applicable
to every student judge, no matter when the training started.
To avoid any misunderstanding or disappointment, we urge our members and
our student judges to take good notice of this matter.
