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.
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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.
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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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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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