Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (CTAJ™)
Certificate Programs
Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (CTAJ™)
Advanced Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (ACTAJ™)
The Foundation’s certificate programs are built around our core competencies for administrative justice roles. They help learners build the skills, knowledge, and values needed to do their work well, including fairness, ethical service, clear communication, inclusive processes, sound judgment, and timely work.
Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (CTAJ™)
The certificate helps tribunals and their staff to understand what they need to know to carry out their roles in administrative justice and learn the skills to do so successfully.
The core competencies of the CTAJ™ program define the skills and capabilities that give you and/or your employees an advantage. These advantages give you confidence in your role and a unique set of tools that may enable you and your organization to reduce costs by creating efficiencies.
Program Requirements
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complete the core, required, and elective courses for a total of 77 credits
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write the exam and obtain 65% or better for each course
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100% course attendance is mandatory
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complete the certificate application form and pay the required fee
Streams
The CTAJ™ streams recognize that administrative justice is a team effort. While all participants need a common understanding of fairness, legislation, evidence, and decision-making, each role requires specialized skills. The streams allow tribunal members, administrators, advocates, and investigators to develop the competencies most relevant to their responsibilities while sharing a common foundation in administrative justice.
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Tribunal broadly refers to organizations, departments, boards, agencies, and commissions that include decision-makers. Competent tribunal members/decision-makers conduct their work demonstrating the following attributes, knowledge and values, communication, conduct of cases, legislation, evidence, decision-making, and decision writing.
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Administrator
(for for staff and other
support personnel)
Competent Administrators conduct their work demonstrating the following attributes: knowledge and values, communication, administration of cases, legislation, decision-making, decision writing, and more.
Advocate
(for clients, presenters,
and counsel)
Competent Advocates conduct their work by demonstrating the following attributes: knowledge and values, communication, conduct of cases, legislation, evidence, decision-making, and decision writing.
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Investigator
(for those locating evidence for decision-making)
Competent Investigators conduct their work to demonstrate the following attributes: knowledge and values, communication, conduct of investigations, legislation, evidence, conclusion making, and report writing.
Core Courses
Required for all Streams (49 credits)
Elective Courses
(14 Credits)
Any CTAJ™-level approved Foundation course, clinic, or workshop to complete the balance of 77 credits
Advanced Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (ACTAJ™)
The Advanced Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ acknowledges advanced proficiency in administrative justice, fostering continuous improvement in practitioners’ practice and knowledge. This exclusive program is reserved solely for Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (CTAJ™) graduates.
Program Requirements
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Minimum of thirty-five ACTAJ™-level (35) credits
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Complete all assignments and obtain 65% or better for each workshop or clinic
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100% course attendance is mandatory
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complete the certificate application form and pay the required fee
Educational Offerings
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Working Towards Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Our Tribunals (7 Credits)