National Kyorugi referees will be considered for promotion based on their taekwondo qualifications, performance, and officiating experience.

The promotion criteria are as follow:

3^rd Class Provisional:

• Minimum 1^st Dan,
• Participants will be awarded Class 3 (P) upon successful completed and passed the National Kyorugi Referee Course conducted by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF).

3^rd Class:

• Held the 3^rd Class (Provisional) National Kyorugi Referee qualification.
• Officiated in minimum one (1) Nationals or National Inter-school and four (4) sanctioned tournaments.
• Valid Kyorugi Referee Licence.
• Approved by the Board of Referees.

2^nd Class:

• Minimum 2^nd Dan
• Held the 3^rd Class National Kyorugi Referee qualification for at least two (2) years.
• Officiated in the capacity of a 3^rd Class Referee in minimum two (2) Nationals or National Inter- School and six (6) sanctioned tournaments.
• Valid Kyorugi Referee Licence.
• Approved by the Board of Referees.

1^st Class:

• Minimum 3^rd Dan
• Held the 2^nd Class National Kyorugi Referee qualification for at least three (3) years.
• Officiated in the capacity of a 2^nd Class Referee in minimum four (4) Nationals or National Inter- School and six (6) sanctioned tournaments.
• Valid Kyorugi Referee Licence.
• Approved by the Board of Referees.

S Class:

• Minimum 4^th Dan
• Held the 1^st Class National Kyorugi Referee qualification for at least four (4) years.
• Officiated in minimum of six (6) Nationals or National Inter-School and six (6) from STF sanctioned tournaments.
• Held the appointment of Chief Referee (CR) or Deputy Chief Referee (DCR) in at least four (4) STF sanctioned tournaments.
• Valid Referee Licence.
• Recommended by the Board of Referees.
• Approved by the Technical Standing Committee.

* NOTE: The referee must clocked in at least 75% of the entire duration of the tournament to be eligible as a consideration for promotion. (For example, if the tournament duration is 10 hours, a referee must clock at least 7.5 hours in order for the hours to be taken into consideration for promotion.)

On meeting the minimum requirements, a national referee may submit his/her application for promotion on the prescribed form, available at the STF’s office.

International Referee (IR):

A S Class National Referee who fulfils the following requirements will be considered for the International Referee Course organised by the World Taekwondo (WT):

• Minimum Kukkiwon 4^th Dan holder / Kukkiwon 1^st Dan holder (for Female)
• Recommended by the Board of Referees.
• Endorsed by the Technical Standing Committee
• Approved by Singapore Taekwondo Federation Board (STF Board)
• Upon approval by the STF Board, the S Class National Referee will have to apply and successfully complete the WT Online Referee Training Programme

The STF Board will decide on the number of qualified national referees for each International Referee Course and will consult the Board of Referees on the selection of suitable candidates for the course. The STF Board will give priority to candidates who meet the requirements as stated above. However, in the event where all candidates meet the criteria and the number of candidates exceeds the vacancies decided by the STF Board, selection will then be based upon candidates’ seniority in taekwondo.