Judges - How to judge in the QTF
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6 minutes
Alert! This guide was created in a test environment and with test accounts. You may notice slight changes to the live site and please remember a live submission will look very different to the below test submission.
Accessing the Judges dashboard
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To access the Judges dashboard follow this link - <https://atic.qualitytourismaustralia.com/>
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Click on the Judge/Admin link.
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Click on 2025 Enhanced Portal and Reporting.
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Enter your emails login and password and click LOGIN.
The Judges dashboard consists of 3 different tabs; Welcome, Awards and Results. Please read through the Welcome page before accessing your allocated Awards submissions.
Judging a Submission
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You need to click on Awards to access the submissions you have been allocated.
Tip! All of your allocated Submissions will be listed here. If you have multiple Submissions to Judge, check the Score and Done column to determine which Submissions need to be Judged.
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Submissions that haven't been judged will have no score visible in the Score column and the Done column will be blank.
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Submissions that have been Judged will have the score listed and a 'Yes' in the Done column.
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Click this button to access the Submission.
You will now be redirected to the Submission. The first screen you will see will be the landing page. From here you can click to find the Word Count, Image Count, and navigate to any section of the Submission by clicking on any of the tabs across the top of the screen, or the arrows across the right.
Tip! You will notice the tabs across the top of the screen have either a green tick or a red 'x'. Once you complete judging each section, the red 'x' will change to a green tick. The Welcome page and Final tabs are not scored, so they are already green.
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You can check the 'Word Count' to see the total work and image count for the submission.
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To navigate between the different sections of the submission click on the headers.
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Start at Overview of Business.
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Click this icon to expand the section to a bigger window.
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Click this icon to return to the remainder of the submission.
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You can click on the image to open the image in a larger window.
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The image description will be along the bottom of the image.
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Click on the 'x' in the top right hand side of the image to close the image window.
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When you are ready to enter your comments, click in the section where it says Judges Comments.
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To enter your score click here and enter a number or use the up and down arrows. You can enter decimal points too.
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Remember to keep in mind the maximum allowed score for that section.
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If the business has a QTF Sustainable Accreditation achievement, it will be listed here.
Alert! The Statement of Achievement requires no action for the Judge.
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Continue to work through the submission and enter your feedback and scores.
You will notice new window pop-ups throughout the submissions this year. In these sections, businesses are given specific prompts to help explain their product and service offering.
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You can click on these arrows to open or close the sections.
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If you would like to open the text box to a larger window, you can click on the Expand icon.
Alert! To demonstrate a businesses commitment to Inclusivity, if they have completed the QTF Accessibility program, that information will be automatically populated in the Submission as shown below. No action is required by the Judges.
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Excellence in Sustainable and Responsible Businesses Practices
Alert! Selected Accreditation achievements are now recognised for Awards. If a business has an active QTF Sustainable Accreditation achievement, the QTF will automatically recognise this achievement. This is automatically calculated by the QTF. Before commencing your Judging, your Awards Program Administrator will advise you if you need to review this section. If you are unsure please reach out to your Awards Program Administrator.
Alert! For detailed information on this section and the score breakdown, see this [link](https://scribehow.com/viewer/How_To_Access_Google_Search_Field__5QpzFYQ9S7WQ78h5Sc6fRQ).
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Judging Continued
Alert! Don't forget to SAVE while you are going through the submission.
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You will notice the tabs changing to green ticks as you move through the submission.
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Click "Show Incomplete"
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Questions that you have forgotten to complete will be highlighted in red text.
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Don't forget there is an arrow across the top to move to other sections of the submission.
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Click 'Final' and enter your final comments in the Judges overall notes section.
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When you are ready click "Submit Assessment" to complete the Judging.
Alert! Remember to remain in the scoring range when entering a score. If you score above the total score for that section, you will get a pop alert and you will not be able to submit until you have adjusted the score.
Alert! While you are allowed to give a zero score, you will get a pop up alerting you to the zero score. If you wish to go back to the submission and change the score, please press 'Cancel'.
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Click "Submit Assessment" when you are satisfied that you have completed all relevant sections and corrected any mistakes in scoring you may have been previously alerted too.
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Once you have submitted, you will get the below message.
Tip! You can navigate back to your Judges dashboard by clicking on the 'ATIC' tab at the top of your browser.
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Once you have completed reviewing the submission and you have returned to your Judges dashboard, you will notice that the entry now displays your total score and 'Yes' is displayed in the Yes column.
Alert! If you wish to change your score after you have submitted, you MUST do so before the submission is changed to 'Pre Deliberation Mode'. Pre Deliberation mode will be activated AFTER judging closes for your state/territory.
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Happy Judging!!!
