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Sports official

Other names

linesman, arbitrator, field umpire, timekeeper, commissaire, referee, on-court official, arbiter, on-ice official, match referee, technical official, sport official

Coaching and fitness

They make sure players follow the rules of a sport, keep the game safe and fair, and settle complaints.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed.

  2. 2

    Inspect game sites for compliance with regulations or safety requirements.

  3. 3

    Resolve claims of rule infractions or complaints by participants and assess any necessary penalties, according to regulations.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
arbitre professionnel de discipline sportive/arbitre professionnelle de discipline sportive
español
árbitro profesional/árbitra profesional
العربية
مسؤول الرياضة / مسؤولة الرياضة
português
Árbitro/Árbitra
Deutsch
Schiedsrichter/Schiedsrichterin
italiano
giudice sportivo/giudice sportiva

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