If you are a Local Technical Official and want to upgrade to become a Regional Technical Official, sign up quick.

The Regional Technical Officials (RTO) course is designed to build on the experience gained as an LTO and further develop Officials.

Overview

The RTO course is the next step on the officiating pathway and builds upon the skills and knowledge gained during the course of training and operating as an LTO, and further develops these whilst adding to them.

The training consists of:

A half day course
An associated knowledge tester
The completion of two shadows of qualified Officials at two open water events
View a full overview of the qualification process please here.

Course Content

The course recaps the content from the LTO course to familiarise candidates and covers supervising other Officials in more depth and introduces:

Officiating at Open Water Events
Crisis Management and Contingency Planning
Supervising Other Technical Officials

Role Descriptor

Following the successful completion of the theoretical and practical elements candidates will be eligible to officiate as the Chief Official at open water events and be part of the officiating team at British Triathlon and Home Nation Association Major Events.

Pre-Requisites

To attend the course candidates must:

Be a minimum of 18 years of age
Have fully completed the LTO qualification
Have been the Chief Official at a minimum of two events, or assisted at a minimum of four events, since qualifying as an LTO

For more information and to book on  check HERE