(Consensus as of Nov 18, 2011 in green below.)
(New features in red.)
Level 1
(20 hrs. suggested instructional time)
- "keeping up", entry level focusing on basic etiquette skills
- examine the 'what', 'how'
- face-to-face instructions
- only written exam (50 computer-based, multiple-choice questions), no practicum
- optional continuing education
Level 2
(40 hrs. suggested instructional time (5 hrs for exam), equivalent to 3 credits in university)
- "fluency", generally effective command of etiquette skills
- examine in-depth and breadth 'what', 'how'
- examine the theory, i.e. 'why'
- face-to-face instructions
- innovative activity:
- a self-made video doing good
- online learning supplement:
- case studies
- video discussions from experts
- written exam (50 computer-based, multiple-choice questions), and local practicum (local for candidates, that is)
- continuing education, done online, say once a month, to maintain certification
Level 3
(IITTI will tabulate the number of years of continuing education beyond the initial Advanced Certificate, such as
+1, +2, +3,... of years of continued learning to employers.)
- "refined", reinforcing outcomes through real-world interactions
- focus on cultural and moral refinements
- innovative activity:
- evaluate self-made videos from Level 2 candidates
- online learning on self-cultivation:
- music appreciation
- golfing etiquette
- tennis, baseball appreciation
- yoga, taichi appreciation
- ethics, moral readings
- overseas practicum (at one of our centres in Canada, USA, Europe or Singapore), no written exam
Continuing Education
- done online, for example,
every month they would need to watch something like a TED talk by Devdutt Pattanaik related to global understandings and culture tolerance.
Something that would expand the horizon of an Advanced Certificate holder in terms of enhanced image.
- Something about our humanity. Titled "Help Each Other & Love Each Other. Never Stop Sharing."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tzswROt70&sns=em
- Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie talks about the injustice of stereotyping
- University of California, Berkeley's Paul Piff talks about how to instill a sense of compassion and equality
- Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy
- Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader
- Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
