What was proposed was that each examiner must act independently in future and will have an evaluation form on which the candidates scores are recorded. Immediately after the examination of a candidate the examiner gives the form to the Referee Commission Secretary. When all the forms have been collected the highest and lowest scores are discarded and the remaining scores are averaged to give the final score. The WKF President and RC Chair decide the actual pass-mark which is not known to the examining panel. The candidate will receive the result via a pass/fail form which in the case of failure outlines the reasons. The National Federation will be notified of the result.

In the past some candidates were upset to receive a "B" qualification when others went directly to "A" level. This has also been changed so that the qualification system is now as follows:

A "B" licence is required before an "A" licence can be attempted. Candidates must progress through each level. However those with "B" qualifications may now officiate at that level in all WKF events and a new examination can be attempted every year, it is no longer required to wait 2 years before moving from Kumite Judge A to Kumite Referee, so the progression is;
Kumite Judge B and/or Kata Judge B
Kumite Judge A and/or Kata Judge A
Kumite Referee B
Karate Referee. This is a new qualification and replaces Kumite Referee A. Karate Referees are qualified in both Kumite and Kata to "A" level. Those who currently hold Kumite Referee A will require to obtain Kata Judge A by 31 December 2008.