CTAJ™ Program - Foundation of Administrative Justice

Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™ (CTAJ™)

The certificate helps tribunals and their staff understands what they need to know to carry out their roles in administrative justice and learn the skills to do so successfully.

The certificate has four (4) streams:

1. Tribunal Member (for appointed or elected board members and decision-makers)
2. Administrator (for staff and other support personnel)
3. Advocate (for clients, presenters, and counsel)
4. Investigator (for those locating evidence for decision making)

Program Requirements

complete the core, required, and elective courses for a total of 77 credits (100% course attendance is mandatory)
write the exam and obtain 65% or better for each course
complete the certificate application form and pay the required fee

Education Requirements

Stream	Required Courses per Stream (14 credits)	Core Courses (49 credits)	Elective Courses (14 credits)
Tribunal Member	Decision Making	Principles of Administrative Justice Interpreting Legislation Evidence Plain Language: Building Results	Any approved FOAJ course, clinic, or workshop to complete the balance of 77 credits
Administrator	Case Management Practices
Advocate	Presenting Cases before Tribunals
Investigator	Investigations

What is the natural flow of the courses?

Principles of Administrative Justice
Interpreting Legislation
Evidence
Decision Making
Decision Writing
Plain Language: Building Results
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Core Competencies

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.

Administrator

Competent Administrators conduct their work demonstrating the following attributes, Knowledge and Values, Communication, Administration of Cases, Legislation, Decision Making, and Decision Writing, and more. Read more here.

Advocate

Competent Advocates conduct their work demonstrating the following attributes, Knowledge and Values, Communication, Conduct of Cases, Legislation, Evidence, Decision Making, and Decision Writing. Read more here.

Investigator

Competent Investigators conduct their work demonstrating the following Attributes. Knowledge and Values, Communication, Conduct of Investigations, Legislation, Evidence, Conclusion-Making, and Report Writing. Read more here.

Tribunal

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. Read more here.