Completion Policy
To nurture promising leaders who are in line with the IATSS Forum’s philosophy and aims, for thecompletion of the program, the IATSS Forum aims to certify only qualified participants who have
improved and attained the expected abilities throughout the program period, and have the capability
to apply them to play a vital role in their organizations and communities as well as through alumni
activities in respective countries.
Expected Abilities
Foundation of Leadership and Organizational Management (CP1)Participants have a general understanding and skill of leadership and management

Participants have a basic management ability that is essential for individuals and organization’s
optimal performance depending on various situations

Insight based on Interdisciplinary Approach (CP2)Participants can understand the multilateral relationship of issues beyond fields

Participants can capture current issues and future directions with a comprehensive viewParticipants can understand the conflicting point of view derived from the unique mix ofspecialized fields and stances.

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Participants can deliberate on future directions with an interdisciplinary approach

The Ability to Generate Creative Ideas for Sustainable and Peaceful Development (CP3)Participants can understand the concept of sustainable development and recognize relating
issues in their surroundings.

Participants can create ideas and solutions to solve the issues

Participants can design a way to actualize their own ideasInterpersonal and Communication Skills (CP4)Participants have the ability to recognize and understand their moods, emotions and drives andcontrol them to initiate dialog with consideration of how they effect on others.

Participants listen attentively, understand the central idea, and think about how others feel andare attuned to other’s moods

Participants understand what motivates other people even those from different backgrounds
and are sensitive to other’s needs.

Participants can solicit opinions and ideas from everyone in a team and facilitate the process ofconsensus making

Participants believe in the potential of the team and its members, and maximize this potential
to achieve a common goalParticipants can draw out the ability of individuals and maximize synergetic effect in a team inorder to achieve a common goalInfluential Power and Ability to Execute an Idea (CP5)Participants provide constructive feedback that others find helpful for their professional
development

Participants take the most appropriate action for the team or organization for achieving
objectives with an appreciation of its culture and values.

Participants can make a proposal based on the consensus building of all stakeholders byengaging them in discussions and appealing to their self-interest.

Participants can propose feasible and influential plans by initiating a dialog with key persons
proactively.

Participants demonstrate compassion to personally invest time and energy for the development
and mentoring of their juniors, considering the medium and long term sustainable developmentof organization

Evaluation of the Attainment of the Above Abilities
We evaluate the attainment of the above abilities for each participant in reference to the items listedBelow.
Report on each seminar and field study programsGroup project (Group Work/Group Presentations/Group Report）

Completion ReportObjective evaluation during the program period by Forum Staff

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Self-evaluation/analysis and objective evaluation at the beginning and the end of the programIndividual interview※In addition to the above evaluation, the IATSS Forum Country Committees and secretariat ineach respective country conducts effectiveness verification after the participation in the program