Suffolk - They have been trialing a new BRC which looks like it is going to be rolled out countrywide. There is a bigger emphasis placed on practical exercises therefore the mix of theory vs practical is Prob 70% practical, where before I am led to believe that the course was mainly theory??
you complete 2 full days and an evening on misconduct reporting. On the afternoon of the last day you get "assessed" by one of the tutors whilst you referee 10 mins of a game with staged situations, failure to pass this means you aren't allowed to go off and do your 6 games.
Should you pass this then you go off to do your 6 games and come back for a call back evening.
On the call back evening you have to take a multiple choice exam and discuss your experiences.
Interesting change of approach that you can't just turn up and expect to pass the course.
I did ask the reasoning for the change of approach, they said it was down to quite a few younger refs taking the course as part of DOE or GCSE and then never bothering to referee.
As I said interesting new approach - personally I liked the practical exercises and I felt so much more prepared in my first few games down to this.
Let's see if the FA do roll this out nationwide
Plus I should find out if I passed today