There is the initial training. The first hearings took place a little later on. Over the years, our line supervisors observe us, read our decisions, listen to us, make recommendations and suggest how we could improve certain skills.
I believe that you have the competency standards for a member. There are nine competency standards that we need to acquire and improve over the years, namely, communication, conceptual thinking, decision-making, information seeking, judgment and analytical thinking, organizational skills, results orientation, self-control and cultural competence. After spending a few months or years within the board, we are then assessed based on these competency standards.
At the time, our supervisors assessed each of the members. I am therefore not the only one who has been assessed; nor is my colleague. All of the members are assessed by the regional coordinators, and it is this assessment that is used to determine whether or not our mandate should be renewed.
In order to be reappointed, you have to have good scores for each of the nine competency standards.