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Roma, February 2010 – EOSE www.eose.org

ELF KICK OFF MEETINGMain challenges and future perspectives for the

Sport and Active Leisure Sector in Europetowards VET

Simone Digennaro – Research Committee (EOSE Representative)


• Presenting EOSE

• What EOSE is trying to do, and why

• The Implications of the EQF for Sport

• Introducing the Sector Approach and the EOSE Methodology

INTRODUCTION


BACKGROUND

• The European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE)

• Created in 1994 as part of the European Network for Sport Science Education and Employment (ENSSEE)

• 2002: registration in France as a not for profit association

• Head Office in Lyon (France)

PRESENTING EOSE


BACKGROUND

PRESENTING EOSE


MISSION & OBJECTIVES

• Scope = the whole Sport and Active Leisure sector • Goals

– to serve as a strategic facilitator to support the development of the sector (employment, standards, VET etc)

– to promote a dialogue and a strong link between employment, education and training at the national and EU level

– to develop a strong network and ensure that the sector can present itself at the EU level

– to have a better understanding of the real needs of the labour market and also the changes affecting that market.

PRESENTING EOSE


ACTIVITIES & EXPERTISE

• To undertake comparative and qualitative studies, research methodologies and analyse the Labour Market of the sector in EU.

• To provide expert guidance, common tools and mechanisms for the establishment of new Observatoires across EU.

• To ensure the development of a competent workforce with the right skills in the Sport and Active Leisure sector in EU.

• To take the major opportunity created by the EQF to coordinate qualification & training for VET and HE through the development, dissemination and implementation of a common methodology for Occupational and Training Standards (Lifelong Learning Strategy).

PRESENTING EOSE


EOSE MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXPERTISE

RESEARCH AND

METHODOLOGIES

OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS

PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT

ANDMANAGEMENT


MAIN EU PROJECTS 2003-2010Year Promotor Title of the project / network Website

2003 EOSE VOCASPORT www.eose.org

2003 EASE Building the Social Dialogue in the Sport Sector (BSDSS) www.easesport.org

2003 SPRITO European Observatory for Sport Education and Employers Network (EUROSEEN) www.eose.org

2003 SPRITO EUROFIT www.eose.org

2003 ENSSEE Aligning a European Higher Education Structure in Sport Science (AEHESIS) www.enssee.de

2006 SkillsActive ECVET-Fitness www.skillsactive.com

2006 EASE RBT Social Dialogue www.easesport.org

2006 SkillsActive European Qualification Framework for Outdoor Animators (EQFOA) www.eqfoa.eu

2007 EOSE Implementing European Qualification Framework in the Sport Sector (EQF-Sport) www.eose.org

2007 EOSE EU Association 2007 www.eose.org

2008 CYQ European Accreditation - Fitness (EA-Fitness) www.ehfa.eu

2008 SkillsActive Professionalising training and mobility for Outdoor animators in Europe (CLO2) www.clo-2.eu

2008 EOSE EU Association Framework 2008-2010 www.eose.org

2009 KEA Study on sports agents in the EU www.eose.org

2010 EHFA Becoming the Hub: The Health & Fitness Sector and the future of HEPA www.ehfa.eu

2010 Boson Dual Career for young athletes in Europe – DC SPORT -

2010 EOSE Sport for people with a disability (All for Sport for All) www.eose.org

2010 EOSE LLL Sport - “Actions towards the Lifelong Learning Strategy for Sport” www.eose.org

2010 SkillsActive European Occupational Standards for Golf – Golf Stand www.skillsactive.com


OBJECTIVES OF THE SECTOR APPROACH

• Improve the recognition of competences & qualifications;• Promote a transparent and flexible education and

training system with clear learning and career pathways;• Ensure the development of a competent workforce with

the right skills and competences in line with the expectation of the labour market;

• Facilitate the movement between education and employment;

• Develop mobility, transparency and mutual trust of qualifications.


THE SPORT & ACTIVE LEISURE SECTOR


• The economic and employment potential of Sport is not recognised/understood

• Sport can be fragmented (by sports, by sub-sectors e.g. commercial / volunteer / public) – poor communication and co-operation

• Sport training (in most states) sits outside the national qualification structure for most countries;

• Education and employment are not well connected

THE OBJECTIVE IS CHANGE


EDUCATION & TRAINING

National Qualifications

HE

VET

EMPLOYMENT

Jobs / Occupations

EQF(8 Levels)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

SECTOR APPROACH TO EQF


UK QCF confirmed mapping to EQF

IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR SPORT


EQF: BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS & INDIVIDUALS

For Employers, the EQF will:• Make it easier to interpret the qualifications of foreign applicants• Support labour market mobility in EU by simplifying comparisons

between qualifications and enabling a better match between supply and demand for knowledge, skills & competences.

For Individuals, the EQF will:• Make it easier to describe their broad level of competence to

recruiters in other countries• Make it simpler to read across from one qualification system to

another, e.g. when looking for further education and training opportunities



• Sport qualifications are often not on the National Qualifications Framework

• Once Sport qualifications are on the NQF they are referenced to the EQF via the country mapping, individual NQF qualifications are not mapped to the EQF

• The link between national and international federations• Qualifications frameworks make it easier to link sport to

wider issues – social, health• The need to match qualifications to occupational standards –

level of qualification does not automatically mean competence at that level


• The key is to use the EQF to ensure qualifications prepare people for work as defined by standards

• In fitness this is happening with European Standards given a EQF level and qualifications, at different levels, being aligned with these standards to produce competent workers who are transferable across Europe



WHAT NEXT? WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY!


THE LLL-SPORT PROJECT“Action towards the Lifelong Learning Strategy

for the Sport and Active Leisure sector”


OBJECTIVES AND NEXT STEPS• Disseminate and present the 7 steps LLL Strategy to main

stakeholders of the sector at EU, National, Regional and Local levels

• Encourage transfer and implementation of the innovative methodology into national systems

• Help national and local stakeholders to align with EQF

• Introduce changes into national VET systems

• Encourage sub-sectors to use the same strategy to develop occupational standards


THE LLL SPORT PROJECTFunding

• Call: Support for EU cooperation in Education & Training• Part A - Raising national awareness of lifelong learning

strategies and of European cooperation in education and training (LLP – EACEA/07/09)

Collaborators• EOSE Mono-beneficiary application focusing on 9 EU countries

Time line• Start of the project: 01 March 2010• End of the project: 28 February 2011


STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT 9 Ambassadors

Country Organisation

Belgium CMOS - Chaire en Management des Organisations Sportives

France CAFEMAS - Centre d’Analyse des Formations, de l'Emploi et des Métiers de l'Animation et du Sport

Hungary HUPE - Hungarian University of Physical Education

Italy CONI / OPOS - Italian Observatoire of Sport Employment

Lithuania LAPE - Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education

Malta KMS - Malta Sport Council

Portugal IDP - Sport Institute of Portugal

Slovenia Ministry of Education and Sport

UK SkillsActive


EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM EACH AMBASSADOR

A Detailed National Action Plan

A National Activity Report (Summary) in English, detailing all activities carried out.

A National Detailed Report in English describing the current situation and the future challenges on the implementation of the strategy.

A Map of Stakeholders to highlight the national system and influences, the role and responsibilities of each main organisation having an active role in the implementation of the LLL strategy

Italy



VALORISATION MATERIAL AVAILABLE

• Executive Summary– Hardcopies in EN– Electronic in FR/HU/NL/IT/PT/LT/MT/SL

• Flyer– EN / FR / HU / NL / IT / PT / LT / MT / SL

• Webpage


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