Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Call for participants - Sport employs YOUrope

Sport employs YOUrope is an initiative with the goal to explore European galaxies of partnership to enhance youth employment and entrepreneurship in sport. Now all who are interested can take part in it by filling in its questionnaire and applying to participate in its seminar.

All around Europe, countries are worried when it comes to youth employability. Combating youth unemployment should be a top priority to securing a positive future for young people.

One contribution is provided by a group of sport- and socio-cultural organisations. With the support of the Youth in Action Programme of the European Union, they present a Europe-wide initiative that promotes youth-employment in and through the sport sector and highlights the transferable skills that sport can develop. The project foresees several actions to raise awareness on opportunities of employment for young people across Europe:
  • Questionnaire on skills acquired in sports (click here to participate)
  • Seminar “Sport Employs YOUrope - recognise non-formal education in sport to fight youth unemployment” in Italy, Rome, 1 to 5 October 2014 (see the downloads for the application form and background information pack)
  • National youth-led campaigns on non-formal education in sports as a tool to fight youth employment (from 10 October 2014 to 31 January 2015)
  • Toolkit to support national project actions

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