NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received this morning from our friends at the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
BCG Releases New BCG Application Guide and Revised
New-application Rubrics
BCG today
released a 2021 edition of the BCG Application Guide. The new guide
reduces BCG’s renewal requirements and clarifies several issues for new
applicants. It also incorporates changes involving the ethical use of DNA that
were implemented in October.
BCG today also
released a revised set of new-application rubrics. The respect for privacy
rubrics RR12, CS8, and KD10 have been reworked to reflect the recent revision
of Standard 57 and the code of ethics.
Individuals who
have already submitted a preliminary application or whose renewal applications
are due before 1 January 2022 are not subject to the new 2021 guide. They are
subject to the 2019 guide unless they elect otherwise or apply for an
extension.
The new guide
and rubrics can be downloaded from BCG’s website. The guide is available at https://bcgcertification.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BCG-Application-Guide-2021.pdf The rubrics are available at https://bcgcertification.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BCG-New-Application-Rubrics-2021.pdf
Changes to Renewal Requirements
The change to renewal requirements reduces the number of allowable work
samples from three
to two and the page allowance from 150 to 100. Additional guidance is provided
to help certificants select at least one renewal work sample that meets the
Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). To address a common misunderstanding, the
guide also notes that GPS work samples need not be complex.
Changes to New
Applications
One of several
clarifications for new applicants addresses the scope of analysis needed for
Requirement 3-D in the BCG-supplied document work. Applicants often overlook
important aspects of the document they are given. The guide provides more
details about the type of discussion needed to meet the standards associated
with rubrics DW6‒DW9.
The new guide
also addresses a problem commonly seen in case studies. Many applicants submit
the wrong kind of study because they misunderstand what is meant by an identity
problem. The guide now specifies that “a
study about a single identifying characteristic of a person such as their date
or place of birth” does not meet the requirement.
Changes to DNA Standards and Code of Ethics
The DNA-related changes, announced in October and
applied retroactively to applicants subject to the 2019 guide, are also
included. The changes, involving Standard 57 (respect for privacy) and related
parts of the Genealogist’s Code of Ethics, make it easier to share DNA match
details in a private setting such as BCG’s certification process. The new guide
refers applicants to “DNA Resources” on BCG’s website for more guidance on
meeting Standards 51–56.
To conform with
the October changes, the new guide also eliminates the requirement to include
permission from any living individuals mentioned in the kinship-determination
project. This change should not be taken as encouragement to submit a KDP that
includes multiple living individuals. Strong KDPs rarely include living
individuals due to limited record availability and privacy restrictions.
BCG’s newly
revised Genealogist’s Code of Ethics can be viewed here: https://bcgcertification.org/ethics-standards/code/
BCG’s newly
provided guidance on DNA can be found here: https://bcgcertification.org/learning/dna-resources/dna-frequently-asked-questions-faq/
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