You should have received an email directly from Motorsport UK about this yesterday. If you didn't get it, please check that your email address and other contact details are up to date with Motorsport UK – log in at https://www.motorsportuk.org/login/ or call them on 01753 765000.
You won’t have received it if you’re not registered with Motorsport UK. We would strongly encourage you to become a Registered Marshal: you'll have more access to training opportunities, gain entitlements through the Member Benefits package, and be covered by Motorsport UK's Public Liability and Personal Accident insurance policies at events running under a Permit. You will need to undertake an short online, multi-discipline module to become a Registered Marshal and that’s all you need to do for the majority of events/disciplines.
Over the past 12 months, Motorsport UK have been working alongside the Marshals’ and Training Advisory Groups to review the Marshals’ Grading Scheme, which is designed to provide volunteers with a clear route to progress through the sport.
The first stage of this review was completed in summer 2021, with the introduction of the multi-discipline Registered Marshal (Accredited) grade and the online Registered Marshal Accreditation Course in August of the same year. To date, over 1,000 Marshals have completed this course and registered for the first time.
Now, we are now pleased to provide our proposal on the rest of the pathway, specifically relating to those currently registered on the Race, Specialist, Kart, Speed and Rally/Cross Country Grading Schemes. If you are newly registered or have chosen to remain at the Registered Marshal level, there is no change to your grade, however we would still welcome your feedback using the Survey Monkey link below. This survey will close on Wednesday 4th May 2022.
Please note, this proposal relates to the current Grading Scheme, and those on it – however, we strongly encourage everyone that participates as a Marshal (at any level of the sport) to undertake the online Registered Marshal Accreditation Course and to register with Motorsport UK.
“The new Marshals Pathway is designed to enable newcomers to motorsport to clearly see the expectations and requirements to become a competent marshal in the disciplines of Race, Rally, Speed and Kart. The levels recognise the experience gained and the cross functional nature of the training modules enables a more streamlined approach. Existing marshals will be migrated across to these new “levels” but will continue to volunteer in their preferred “roles”. This will ensure that experienced gained continues to be recognised whilst enabling crossover between roles and disciplines. Newcomers to the sport will gain a wider knowledge of each discipline and Chief Marshals should have more options to allocate roles with the experience gained. I am pleased that the Marshals Advisory Group have responded to Motorsport UK’s request and have taken on the task of this refresh, which I believe is a big step forward for the volunteering community.”
- Nadine Lewis, Chair of the Marshals Advisory Group
What do I need to do?
- Take a look at the Marshals’ Pathway document which can be found HERE
- See how the grades (above Registered Marshal) will be mapped across into the new levels system HERE
- If you have any questions or need any clarification, read the FAQ document HERE
- Provide us with your feedback via a short survey HERE. This survey will close on 4th May 2022.
We want to provide a clear and simple pathway that recognises and develops knowledge and skills through participation and training. To do this, it is vital that we obtain feedback from the marshalling community; so, we thank you in advance for your assistance.
Kind regards,
Motorsport UK