Accreditation Information
There are two streams within the structure of match official accreditation - Community and Advanced. Community level is targeted at officials working within local/regional amateur football competitions. Advanced level is targeted at officials working within regional, state and national competitions. Below is a diagrammatic representation of the pathways for Referee, Assessors and Instructors from Optus Small Sided Football, to community and advanced accreditations.
Below is a summary of the various match official courses that area available and some of the essential information for each course:
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Accreditation Level |
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Course Details |
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Referee |
Course Length * |
Assessments |
Exam |
Prerequisites to gain accreditation |
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Laws of the Game |
8 hours |
None |
Yes |
None |
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Level 4 |
8 hours |
Coaching in Matches |
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13 years of age and have passed Laws of the Game within last 2 years |
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Level 3 |
8 hours |
Match Assessments |
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16 years of age with current Level 4 Referee accreditation |
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Level 2 (Theory) |
8 hours |
None |
Yes |
18 years of age with current Level 3 Referee accreditation |
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Level 2 |
Variable |
Match Assessments |
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18 years of age with current Level 3 Referee and Level 2 Referee (Theory) accreditations |
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Level 1 (Theory) |
8 hours |
None |
Yes |
18 years of age with current Level 2 Referee or Level 2 Referee (Theory) accreditation |
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Level 1 |
Variable |
Match Assessments |
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18 years of age with current Level 2 Referee and Level 1 Referee (Theory) accreditations |
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AccreditationLevel |
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Course Details |
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Futsal Referee |
Course Length * |
Assessments |
Exam |
Prerequisites to gain accreditation |
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Laws of the Game |
8 hours |
None |
Yes |
None |
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Level 3 |
8 hours |
Coaching in Matches |
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16 years of age and have passed Futsal Laws of the Game with the last 2 years |
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Accreditation Level |
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Course Details |
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Assessor |
Course Length * |
Assessments |
Exam |
Prerequisites to gain accreditation |
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Level 3 |
8 hours |
Match Coaching Reports |
Yes |
18 years of age with current Level 3 Referee Accreditation |
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Level 2 |
8 hours |
Match Coaching Reports |
Yes |
18 years of age with current Level 3 Assessor Accreditation |
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Level 1 |
16 hours |
Match Coaching Reports |
Yes |
21 years of age with current Level 2 Assessor Accreditation |
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Accreditation Level |
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Course Details |
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Instructor |
Course Length * |
Assessments |
Exam |
Prerequisites to gain accreditation |
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Level 3 |
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ASC Presenter/Facilitator Development course or Certificate IV in Training & Assessment |
Yes |
18 years of age with current Level 2 Referee (Theory) and Level 3 Assessor accreditations |
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Level 2 |
24 hours |
Practical training Theory presentation |
Yes |
18 years of age with current Level 2 Referee (Theory) and Level 3 Assessor accreditations |
Note: * Course length is indicative only.
