The hope is that it will ensure greater cooperation, credibility and creativity in hosting WTF events.

As a set of systemised courses, STEP will aim to assist host cities of WTF competitions throughout the entire life cycle of each event, providing close collaboration and knowledge sharing from the bid process all the way through to preparing and hosting the event and leaving a legacy.

The first stage of STEP - the invitational workshop hosted by the WTF - will be a place for potential hosts and the WTF to understand and clarify each other’s expectations from the earliest stage.

This year’s workshop has already taken place with Lausanne playing host from June 28 to 29.

Once the host cities have been selected, they will be invited to visit the city of the previous edition of the event for observation training.

The host will also attend an orientation seminar which will serve as a start-up meeting with the WTF during the visit.

The WTF will then conduct two project reviews in the lead-up to the event to answer any questions, provide bespoke guidance and ensure preparations are on schedule.

It will also give on-site support during the event and assist the host with the development of its legacy programme.

"Bidders of WTF events do no longer worry about delivering the events," said WTF President Chungwon Choue.

"As soon as they are selected as hosts, the STEP will kick in and be there all the way through to the legacy building."

As a part of the STEP, the WTF has already started to analyse the holistic impacts of its events, including the 2015 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final held in Mexico City in December.

A total of 28 nations were represented in the Grand Prix Final, which according to the study ranked the event fourth among 16 comparable World Series final events held last year.

It was also found that Mexico's capital city was showcased to a total of 87 potential territories via 16 broadcasters and was aired to almost 150,000 viewers outside of Mexico through the WTF’s official YouTube channel.

From an economic perspective, 2,700 "bed nights" were generated for the host region by the Grand Prix Final and other events held in conjunction.

Those generated by taekwondo fans who attended the event were not included.

The WTF is aiming to conduct post-event impact studies on all its upcoming competitions so that it can provide more information to all the stakeholders of WTF events.

Last month, the WTF opened the official bid and host city selection process for its events from 2017 to 2021.

All bidders are required to submit a bid registration by September 21 to be eligible for consideration.

They will then have until October 21 to submit their bid file and will be invited to deliver final presentations at the WTF Council Meeting on November 14 in Canadian city Burnaby.

All the relevant documents and information for bidding can be found by clicking here.