How to reference the JTF Core Competency Framework

How to reference the JTF Core Competency Framework

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Example statements of how to give appropriate credit

Using the JTF Competency Framework materials where you have not changed anything:

The Leveled Core Competency Framework for the Clinical Research Professional Version 3.1 by the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) and the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard (MRCT Center) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Using the JTF Competency Framework where you have changed something:

“My Core Competency Framework” is a derivative of the Leveled Core Competency Framework for the Clinical Research Professional Version 3.1 by the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) and the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard (MRCT Center) licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. “My Core Competency Framework” is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0by XYZ (your company’s name).

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