Official Re-accreditation

🔄 Officiating Re-accreditation

Each Table Tennis Australia (TTA) officiating qualification is valid for three (3) years. To maintain your accreditation, you are required to re-accredit before expiry.

Submit your re-accreditation application Online >

What is Re-accreditation and Updating?

When first accredited, TTA provides you with a certificate showing your accreditation expiry date. After three years, re-accreditation is required to continue officiating. To re-accredit, you must complete certain activities outlined in the re-accreditation requirements during your 3-year period.

During this time, officials are expected to keep records of their officiating practice and education using the downloadable Officiating Activity Sheets below.

Updating keeps officials informed about current techniques and methods to ensure all registered officials remain active and up-to-date.

Re-accreditation Requirements

To be re-accredited, a TTA Official must fulfill minimum requirements of Officiating Practice and Officiating Education within the 3-year period.

Note: All TTA Officials must have a current Working with Children Check (WWCC). Re-accreditations are processed on Fridays.

For International Umpires/Referees, as long as you remain active as per the ITTF International Umpire/Referee registry, you will not need to re-accredit with TTA.

Officiating Practice Tournaments	Community	State	National
Minimum Total Tournaments endorsed by the appropriate National or State Officiating Director. Community: Weekly Competitions or higher State Umpire/Referee: State Open/Closed or Association Open of equivalent size or higher National Umpire: Any National Event, State Open/Closed or Association Open of equivalent size or higher National Referee: Any National Event or higher National Referee (Advanced): Same as National Referee but must include at least 1 National Championships Note: The National Championships counts as 2 tournaments	3	6	9 (Umpire) 6 (Referee)
Minimum Total Tournaments within the last 12 months Community: Weekly Competitions or higher State Umpire/Referee: State Open/Closed or Association Open of equivalent size or higher National Umpire: Any National Event, State Open/Closed or Association Open of equivalent size or higher National Referee: Any National Event or higher National Referee (Advanced): Same as National Referee but must include at least 1 National Championships every 2 years Note: The National Championships counts as 2 tournaments	1	2	3 (Umpire) 2 (Referee)
Supplementary Online Assessment In circumstances where you do not have the requisite Officiating Practice Tournaments for your level, you may opt to complete an Online Assessment to supplement this. This ensures you possess the minimum competencies required for the level you are seeking reaccredition for and you are up to date with rule changes. This also applies to International accreditations (who must also achieve 85%).	65%	75%	85%
Officiating Education Points	(15 points needed)	(30 points needed)	(45 points needed)
Complete Online Child Safe Sport Education Course "Sport Integrity Australia Child Safeguarding Course" (Compulsory)	5	5	5
Complete First Aid Course	7	7	7
Complete the "Community Officiating Essential Skills" Course (SportAus) >	7	5	3
Complete ITTF online courses and seminars > (per video watched)	5	3	1
Complete Online Courses from Sport integrity Australia/Play by the Rules > (per course) >	3	3	3
State Officiating Committee Member (per year)		7	10
Join and attend meetings of State Officials' Associations (per meeting)	7	5	3
Attend Basic Practical Training for State Umpires - only one course in 3 year period can be claimed	10	7	5
Attend Detailed Rules, Match Conduct & Presentation Seminar for National Umpires - only one course in 3 year period can be claimed	15	10	7
Attend State Referee Course (for Referees seeking reaccreditation) - only one iteration in 3 year period can be claimed		5	3
Attend National Referee Course (for Referees seeking reaccreditation) - only one iteration in 3 year period can be claimed			10
Present Basic Practical Training for State Umpires (for National Umpires and/or State/National Referees) - only one iteration in 3 year period can be claimed		5 (Referee)	10 (Umpire) 5 (Referee)
Present Detailed Rules, Match Conduct & Presentation Seminar for National Umpires (for Referees seeking reaccreditation) - only one iteration in 3 year period can be claimed		10	10
Present State Referee Course (for Referees seeking reaccreditation) - only one iteration in 3 year period can be claimed			15
Supervision of State Umpire Accreditation (for National Umpires and/or State/National Referees) - only one supervision in 3 year period can be claimed		7 (Referee)	10 (Umpire) 5 (Referee)
Supervision of National Umpire Accreditation (for Referees seeking reaccreditation) - only one supervision in 3 year period can be claimed		10	10

Re-entry for Inactive Officials

Different re-entry scenarios for Inactive Officials depends on the length of your inactiveness:

If your accreditation has expired within 12 months (Community, State or National): Submit your application for re-accreditation as long as you have fulfilled the minimum requirements.
If your accreditation has expired for more than 12 months (Community, State or National): You must seek a support letter from your State Director of Officiating and complete an online assessment that will ensure you are up to date with rule changes.
If your accreditation has expired (International) but you have been active locally: If you have been active within TTA and have fulfilled the requirements as if you were a National official, you may re-accredit as 'International'. Note: active ITTF International Officials will be regarded as 'International - ITTF Active'. You will regain 'International - ITTF Active' if you meet the ITTF requirements.
If your accreditation has expired (International) but have been inactive locally: You must apply to the TTA Umpires & Referees Committee (TTA URC) and complete an online assessment that will ensure you are up to date with rule changes. Upon passing, you may re-accredit as 'International'. Note: active ITTF International Officials will be regarded as 'International - ITTF Active'. You will regain 'International - ITTF Active' if you meet the ITTF requirements.