Official Sports - Bursary that can help you
to become
a referee, judge, umpire or
sports official |
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Official
Sports
London |
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Official
Sports
London
is
an
exciting
bursary
opportunity
funded
by
the
London
Development
Agency
and
Sport
England.
Official
Sports
London
helps
Londoners
(33
boroughs)
aged
16+
to
complete
sports
officiating
qualifications
and
to
volunteer
or
work
as
officials.
The
programme
aims
to
increase
the
number
and
skill
level
of
sports
officials
in
London,
benefiting
both
individuals
and
competitive
sports
networks
of
all
levels
in
London. |
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Who
can
apply? |
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Applicants
to
Official
Sports
London
must: |
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Be aged 16+; |
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Live in one of the 33 boroughs of London; |
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Be interested in completing an officiating course in one of the eligible 21 sports or have recently completed an eligible officiating course (retrospective application); |
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Want to officiate voluntarily for at least 15 hours after qualification; |
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Have, or be prepared to make links with a sports club, league or other organisation where they intend to officiate (advice and help is available for people who do not already have these links); |
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Be prepared to make a financial contribution to the costs associated with completing your officiating course and 15 hours of officiating – Official Sports London will fund up to 80% of costs, the successful applicant will fund at least 20% of costs; |
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Be able provide us with the details of someone who will provide us with a reference for in support of application. |
Why
apply?
Applying
to
Official
Sports
London
gives
you
the
chance
to
receive
a
bursary
of
up
to
£350
to
support
you
while
you
qualify
as a
sports
official.
Successful
applicants
will
gain
a
new
qualification,
and
be
able
to
volunteer
to
support
sport
in
London.
If
successful,
you
could
find
yourself
refereeing
a
local
or
regional
final,
supporting
school
sports
competitions
or
volunteering
at
largescale
national
and
international
events!
So
don’t
delay
–
apply
today!
Visit
our
website
to
find
out
about
some
of
our
previous
successful
applicants
and
to
find
more
information
about
the
benefits
of
qualifying
and
volunteering
as
an
official.
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Don’t
delay
–
apply
today!
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You can
register to
receive an
application
form in one
of the
following
ways: |
Call 020
7749 9173
(Official
Sports)
Register
online
More
Information
from
Official
Sports
If you would
like more
information
about the
project, or
would like
to receive
posters and
flyers to
help you to
promote the
project
please call
020 7749
9173
(Official
Sports)
visit the
website
www.officialsports.org
or email
admin@officialsports.org
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