the european observatoire of sport and employment (eose)

THE EUROPEAN OBSERVATOIRE OF
SPORT AND EMPLOYMENT (EOSE)
Meeting with DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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THE SPORT AND ACTIVE
LEISURE SECTOR
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THE OBJECTIVE IS CHANGE
•
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
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PRESENTING EOSE
BACKGROUND
• The European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE)
• Created in 1994 and since 2002 registered in France as a not for
profit association
• Head Office in Lyon (France)
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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.
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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).
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EOSE MAIN ACTIVITIES AND
EXPERTISE
RESEARCH
AND
METHODOLOGIES
OCCUPATIONAL
STANDARDS
PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT
AND
MANAGEMENT
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MAIN EU PROJECTS 2003-2010
Year
Promotor
Title of the project / network
2003
EOSE
VOCASPORT
2003
EASE
Building the Social Dialogue in the Sport Sector (BSDSS)
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
2006
EASE
2006
SkillsActive
2007
ECVET-Fitness
RBT Social Dialogue
Website
www.eose.org
www.easesport.org
www.skillsactive.com
www.easesport.org
European Qualification Framework for Outdoor Animators (EQFOA)
www.eqfoa.eu
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)
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LLL Sport - “Actions towards the Lifelong Learning Strategy for Sport”
2010
EOSE
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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS
• VOCASPORT – 1st EU Map of employment
• EUROSEEN – Workforce Development Plan
• NEARS and NEORS Classifications
• EQF-Sport – Common Lifelong Learning Strategy for the sector
• Fitness & Outdoors – Development of occupational standards
• Golf is following the same journey
• National Fact Sheets and Regional Seminars
• Sport Directors, EU Forum, E&T WG, Social Inclusion WG,
Sport & Economics WG etc
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EOSE STRUCTURE
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OBSERVATORY RELATIONSHIPS
Sport
Ministry
Education
Training
Providers
Education
Ministry
OBSERVATORY
National
Qualification
Authority
Social
Partners
Sport
Movement
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THE SECTOR APPROACH
All main stakeholders from the sector working together to:
• Maximise the potential of Sport
• Organise the Sport and Active Leisure Sector at EU level
• Respond to the VET challenges
• Establish a framework for workforce development and
Lifelong Learning through EQF
• Implement the EU White Paper on Sport
 More People, Better Skilled, Better Qualified
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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;
• Bridge the gap and facilitate the movement between
education and employment;
• Develop mobility, transparency and mutual trust of
qualifications.
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THE 7 STEPS MODEL
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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
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IMPLICATIONS AND
CHALLENGES FOR SPORT
• 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
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IMPLICATIONS AND
CHALLENGES FOR SPORT
• 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
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THE WAY AHEAD…
• Major opportunities for sport to adopt the sector approach and to
develop a qualified workforce to realise the full potential of sport and
physical activity
• Need to update the Labour Market and Skills Map across Europe
• Continue to agree National / EU Competence Standards for key
occupations of the sector
• We can only do this at a European level if we have a strong national
base in each of the 27 member states
• Can we work with you to further develop, disseminate and implement
this approach in your member state?
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MAIN CHALLENGES
• To bring together the major stakeholders to work through consultation
• To ensure the development of a competent workforce with the right skills in
the Sport and Active Leisure sector in Europe
• Take the major opportunity created by EQF to coordinate qualification &
training for VET and HE in the sector
• To raise higher qualification standards within countries, develop mobility,
transparency and mutual trust of qualifications, and growth of business
opportunities
• To strengthen and support professional career pathways and the voluntary
sector
• To make easier the movement between education and employment &
support the Lifelong Learning process
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Why should sport engage with
EQF?
If sport is to fulfil its potential it needs:
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A competent workforce (paid & unpaid)
Offer jobs and a career structure
To define the competences, skills & knowledge needed
for those jobs
To ensure there are qualifications and training that
equip people to work in sport
– Many jobs in sport require specific technical
knowledge and skills (health and safety is very
important)
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EOSE SECRETARIAT
1, Grande rue des Feuillants
69001 Lyon
France
Mail: [email protected] / Tel.: +33 (0) 437 431 939
Web: www.eose.org
Meeting with DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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