CSMOA have been in regular communication with Cricket Scotland and ICC on the new umpire recruitment and training courses recently introduced by ICC.
The Management Committee have also discussed, and decided that the new ICC umpire education pathway realises a number of benefits to existing and potential CSMOA umpire members.
So, with immediate effect we will switch our new recruitment & development training over to ICC courses.
In summary:
• CSMOA Level 1 course will be replaced by ICC Umpire Foundation Course. This is 100% online, and can be undertaken at any time. There is a series of questions at the end of the course that have to be answered 100% to obtain the certificate. Upon successful completion of the course, this will enable umpire membership of CSMOA and a Category 5 rating. The CSMOA Category 4/5 development officer will offer further CPD modules during the first year of membership.
• CSMOA Level 2 course will be replaced by ICC Umpire Course Level 1. This is a hybrid course, where the first part is online and a follow on from the foundation course. Again participants have to pass the questions at the end to continue onto the second face to face element of the course. This is a two-day face to face practical element delivered by ICC accredited tutors. Ideally students of this course will have at least 12 months experience of on field umpiring. This is a big shift change from our current course material.
• CSMOA Level 3 course will be replaced by ICC Umpire Course Level 2. This element is still under development and not yet available. When completed, this is aimed at umpires who wish to proceed to a higher level of umpiring, initially aimed at our Category 1 and above umpires.
• There are also a number of additional CPD resources available for individuals to undertake online training, this will accredited on line, with the information accessible by Cricket Scotland and CSMOA.
The ICC modules as detailed above are very new (Level 1, launched in February 2024), and have been initially trialled and then implemented in a number of countries worldwide. By adopting these courses early, we believe will give us an ideal recruitment, training and development opportunities for our umpire members, as well as providing our members with worldwide recognised qualifications.
If anyone has any constructive questions/observations/queries, please don’t hesitate to give me to contact Neil Cauldwell (CSMOA Umpires Manager).
We will issue details of the tutor opportunities to members via WTU in due course.
Access the ICC Umpire Training and Education Programme (EdApp) via this link