COURSE/LEVEL
|
LENGTH |
PRE-REQUISITES |
INTENDED ROLE OR PURPOSE |
ENTRY-LEVEL / BRONZE |
8 hours |
At least 15 years of age |
Working official, under supervision but may perform minor supervision |
ADVANCED / SILVER |
14 hours |
1 Year as Basic with at least 5 competitions with at least one in all functional groups. Biathlon Canada selects |
Senior organizational position - such as Chief, Officer, Supervisor. |
| TECHNICAL DELEGATE (TD) / GOLD |
14 hours |
2 years as an Advanced Official with at least 5 competitions. Biathlon Canada selects |
Division/National TD and Referee, Senior organizational position. |
| SPECIALITY QUALIFICATIONS
|
INSTRUCTOR |
14 hours |
Access from Advanced or TD. Biathlon Canada selects |
Instructor for officials courses (must be TD to instruct TD Course) |
LEADER |
14 hours |
Access from Advanced or TD. Biathlon Canada selects |
The course teaches basic leadership skills for use in all roles |
INTERNATIONAL (IBU) QUALIFICATIONS
|
INTERNATIONAL REFEREE (IR) |
18 hours |
National Official for 4 years and must be nominated by Biathlon Canada |
IR and Chief positions at IBU events |
INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL DELEGATE (TD) |
22 hours |
Access from IR, selection by IBU into TD Group |
TD or IR at Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, and other IBU events |
