New Coaching & Officiating Courses have now been scheduled for 2026-27. You can enter each course online through the Bowls Tasmania website.
TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE COACHING OR OFFICIATING COURSES FOLLOW THESE LINKS:
| NORTH | EAST COAST | SOUTH | NORTH WEST |
| Marker | Marker (TBA) | Marker | Marker |
| Measurer | Measurer (TBA) | Measurer | Measurer |
| National Umpire | National Umpire (TBA) | National Umpire | National Umpire |
| Community Coach (via Bowls Learn) | Community Coach (via Bowls Learn) | Community Coach (via Bowls Learn) | Community Coach (via Bowls Learn) Community Coach Green Testing |
| Selector (On request) | Selector (On request) | Selector (On request) | Selector |
| Umpire Re-accreditation | Umpire Re-accreditation (TBA) | Umpire Re-accreditation | Umpire Re-accreditation |
BOWLSLEARN
Bowls Australia’s BowlsLearn is a national self-paced online learning platform, which will increase the capabilities and reduce the barriers to coaching and officiating. Many of the coaching and officiating courses/modules can now be partially completed online with an on-green component to be completed at the conclusion of the self-paced learning. BowlsLearn is a complementary product to the existing training and development offering and will not replace current face-to-face training courses for coaching and officiating offered by Bowls Tasmania. For more information on BowlsLearn CLICK HERE.
BowlsLearn can be accessed via learn.bowls.com.au or by logging into your BowlsLink account at bowlslink.com.au and clicking on “BowlsLearn” in the left-hand margin.
For those that do not have a BowlsLink account, you can create an account (or search for a current BowlsLink account by entering your email address or phone number) at bowlslink.com.au.
Enrol for the course that you wish to do and look under Curriculum to access the course information. There are no fees to do the online portion of the course, but normal course fees will apply to finish the course with on-green assessments, provision of hard-copy handbooks and digital accreditation cards.
ACCREDITATION CARDS
From 1 July 2025, Bowls Australia will not be issuing officiating accreditation cards. Once you have passed this course, your BowlsLink profile will be updated to reflect your new accreditation. In addition to this BowlsLink certification, you will receive a digital accreditation card which will be easily accessible via a BowlsLink app on your smartphone.