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International Criminal CourtICC Core Competency

Learning and developing — ICC competency

Developing one's own capability and supporting the development of colleagues.

What this competency means

This competency concerns the willingness to build knowledge and skills relevant to the role, to act on feedback, and to share knowledge so that capability is retained within the team.

Based on the ICC Core Competency Framework

Behavioural indicators

  • Seeks to develop own knowledge and skills
  • Acts on feedback received
  • Shares knowledge and supports the development of colleagues

PanelPrep interview guidance

What a strong example might demonstrate

Candidates preparing for competency-based interviews can use this competency to think about a moment when they had to become competent in something new quickly. A strong behavioural example would demonstrate the gap, the deliberate steps taken, and the resulting change in performance.

PanelPrep interview guidance

How to prepare for questions on this competency

Panels commonly explore how candidates have responded to feedback and how they build capability in a specialised environment.

STAR preparation

  • Situation set the context in two sentences: where, when, who was involved.
  • Task state precisely what you were responsible for, not what the team was responsible for.
  • Action spend most of the answer here, in the first person, showing the indicators above in practice.
  • Result quantify the outcome and add what you learned or changed afterwards.

PanelPrep interview guidance

Common interview question patterns

Illustrative patterns written by PanelPrep to help you practise. They are not published or endorsed by ICC.

  • Describe a time you had to learn something new quickly.
  • Tell us about feedback that changed the way you work.
  • Give an example of how you shared knowledge with colleagues.

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Common mistakes

  • Listing training with no application
  • Feedback examples with no behaviour change
  • No evidence of knowledge shared with others

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Source and attribution

The competency name, category and behavioural concepts on this page are based on International Criminal Court, core competencies published in official ICC vacancy announcements and recruitment materials. Summaries, interview guidance, question patterns and preparation advice are original PanelPrep content.

Framework version: ICC core competencies as published in ICC vacancy announcements. Last verified: 2026-08-09.

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