National referees will be considered for promotion based on their taekwondo qualification, performance and officiating experience. The requirements for upgrading will vary with the experience of referees.
The promotion criteria are as follows.
3rd class (Provisional)
- Successfully completed the National Kyorugi Referee Course conducted by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation.
3rd class
- 3rd Class (Provisional) Kyorugi Referee Certification
- 30 hours of officiating experience in STF sanctioned kyorugi tournaments.
- Approved by the Chairman, Board of Referees.
2nd class
- 2nd Dan.
- 3rd Class Kyorugi Referee Certification
- Officiated at least 40 hours at STF sanctioned kyorugi tournaments. (A minimum of 30 hours must be chalked up from National or National Inter-School tournaments.)
- Approved by the Chairman, Board of Referees.
1st class
- 3rd Dan.
- 2nd Class Kyorugi Referee Certification
- Officiated at least 60 hours at STF sanctioned kyorugi tournaments. (A minimum of 40 hours must be chalked up from National or National Inter-School tournaments.)
The application form for promotion is available at the Secretariat. National kyorugi referees may apply for promotion as soon as they obtain the minimum requirements.
1st class national kyorugi referees who holds at least a 4th dan (Kukkiwon) may apply to participate in the international kyorugi referee course after officiating either the National Kyorugi Championships or the National Inter-School Championships once as a 1st Class. A referee is considered as having officiated if he clocks at least 90% of the tournament hours.
On the recommendation of the Chairman, Board of Referees, the Management Committee will consider the application.
The Management Committee reserves the right to decide on the number of qualified national referees for each international referee course. If there are more applicants than the number of referees, the Management Committee shall consult the recommendations of the Board of Referees for selection of suitable participants. The Board will give priority to active referees. However, if all things being equal, it will rank the referees according to their seniority as referees and submit its recommendations based on the ranking.