{"id":1812,"date":"2021-05-19T13:12:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/igd-02.eproofs.ca\/?page_id=1812"},"modified":"2024-12-20T06:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:37:55","slug":"igdf-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/igdf-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"IGDF Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66f83dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66f83dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-684ad07c\" data-id=\"684ad07c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcc3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bcc3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>IGDF Standards Overview<\/h2><p>The International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) is the industry-elected body responsible for the development, monitoring and evaluation of the standards applied within all IGDF-member organisations, and to which all Enquiry and Applicant organisations aspire, in order to ensure equity of high-quality service to guide dog users and handlers around the world.<\/p><p>It can take many years for a new organisation to achieve the required standards which will enable them to become an IGDF Member. All member organisations are re-assessed on a 5-yearly basis to ensure that the standards are maintained before their ongoing accreditation is approved.<\/p><p>The standards themselves go into great detail and cover the following key areas:<\/p><p>Standard 1 \u2013 A<span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;\">dministration, Risk Management and Business Continuity<\/span><\/p><p>Standard 2 \u2013 Staff Education and Professional Development<\/p><p>Standard 3 \u2013 Client Services<\/p><p>Standard 4 \u2013 Breeding and Dog Supply<\/p><p>Standard 5 \u2013 Dog Training and Behaviour<\/p><p>Standard 6 \u2013 Dog Health and Welfare<\/p><p>Standard 7 \u2013 Facilities and Kennels<\/p><p>A full copy of the IGDF Standards is only available to IGDF Members, Applicant Organisations, Enquiring Organisations and Affiliate Organisations under the member&#8217;s resources section of the website, or by emailing <a href=\"enquiries@igdf.org.uk\">enquiries@igdf.org.uk<\/a><\/p><p>For non-IGDF organisations, an overview of the IGDF Standards can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IGDF-Standards-2024-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IGDF Standards Overview The International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) is the industry-elected body responsible for the development, monitoring and evaluation of the standards applied within all IGDF-member organisations, and to which all Enquiry and Applicant organisations aspire, in order to ensure equity of high-quality service to guide dog users and handlers around the world. 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