There are three  levels  of  Examiner  within  the British  Judo Association

1) Examiner;  

 
2) Provisional Senior Examiner; and 

 
3) Senior Examiner.

The Requirements.

The Application, Appointment and The Revalidation for each of these levels is set out below.

 
EXAMINER
 
Requirements

The minimum age requirement for an Examiner within the British Judo Association  is 20 years. Those wishing to become an examiner must hold a British Judo Association competitive Dan Grade  and have held this  grade for a minimum of two years. Also they must either hold a current Referee's  Certificate of BJA level or higher,  or must have passed the BJA Referee Award (Theory Paper) within the last two years.

 
Before the candidate can be appointed  as an Examiner, they must "sit‑in" at two examinations (which may be a junior or senior grading examination or one of each), and must then conduct two senior and two junior examinations under the supervision of an Examiner. The grading examinations must be undertaken to the satisfaction of the supervising examiner. Examiners eligible to supervise at such examinations will be nominated by the Area Director of Examiners but will normally be expected to have been an examiner for at least two years.

 
APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT 

On satisfactory completion application to become an Examiner should be made to the Director of Examiners for your Area. The  address of Director of Examiners can be obtained from the Area Secretary. There are no additional requirements, but at the discretion of the Area, a small registration fee may be charged for appointment and revalidation of Examiners to cover administrative costs of the scheme. A card of authority will be issued by BJA Head Office and an “Examiner” Blazer Badge (cost of £5.00).

Appointment as an Examiner is a BJA appointment and any member who fulfils requirements is entitled to be appointed as an Examiner. If the Area Committee refuse to appoint an Examiner, then he or she has the right to appeal to the Board of Directors. Details of the process and an Appeals Form are available from the Director of Examiners for the respective area.

 
REVALIDATION

Examiners are required to revalidate every two years and the revalidation must be signed in the card by the Area Director of Examiners. To revalidate, an Examiner must:

a) Conduct a minimum of four examinations in the two year period sending  satisfactorily            completed  examination sheets to Area Recorder.

b) Attend at least one of the "Annual Conferences for Examiners" (organised by the Area) in the two year period.

c) Attend at least one Referees Seminar within the two year period.
 

If an Examiner is unable to attend an Annual Conference for Examiners or a Refereeing Seminar within the two year period, and there are extenuating circumstances to explain his or her absence, he or she has the right of appeal to the Area Committee before losing status as an Examiner. If this appeal is rejected, then he or she has the right of appeal to the Board of Directors.


The Annual Conference for Examiners should be conducted by the Area Director of Examiners and used to introduce any changes ‑ e.g. in syllabus or in the Contest ‑ and to set a standard for grades awarded at examinations. Primarily it is also an opportunity for information exchange.


  

PROVISIONAL SENIOR EXAMINER

Requirements

Those wishing to become a Provisional Senior  Examiner must hold a British Judo Association competitive 3rd Dan Grade with a minimum competitive grade of 2nd Dan. Candidates must already hold the position of British Judo Association Examiner, and have conducted a minimum of five Kyu grade promotion examinations.


Candidates must be recommended by an Area and must have satisfactorily sat‑‑in on at least one National Promotion Examination, or at least one Dan Grade Promotion Examination supervised by a Senior Examiner appointed for this purpose by the National Director of Senior Examiners.

APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT

Application to become a Provisional Examiner must be made to the National Dan Grade Registrar. 

When all requirements have been satisfied, appointment will be confirmed by the National Dan Grade Registrar subject to approval by the Board of Directors and a card of authority. will be issued by the National Dan Grade Registrar.

FULL SENIOR EXAMINER 

 Requirements

Those wishing to become a Senior Examiner must already hold the position of  Provisional Senior Examiner, and since their appointment, must have satisfactorily conducted a minimum of two Dan Grade Promotion Examinations under the supervision of one Full Senior Examiner.


APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT

Application may be made by any .Provisional Senior Examiner who has had his or her card of authority endorsed by the Full Senior Examiner under whose supervision he or she has conducted the necessary two Dan Grade Promotion Examinations.

The card should be forwarded by the candidate to the National Dan Grade Registrar. The National Dan Grade Registrar will check that all requirements have been satisfied and will confirm the appointment subject to approval by the Board of Directors. A card of authority will be issued by the National Dan Grade Registrar and a “Senior Examiner” Blazer Badge (cost of £5.00).

 REVALIDATION

Senior Examiners (Provisional and Full) are required to revalidate every five years and the revalidation must be signed in the card by the National Dan Grade Registrar. To revalidate, Senior Examiners must conduct a minimum of five Dan Grade examinations in each five year period (preferably at least one per year) with satisfactorily completed examination sheets being sent to the National Dan Grade Registrar.