Recognition of competence and skills: a new engine for the

development of the sport sector?Simone Digennaro, PhD

HESE network Workshop, Frankfurt, 7th/8Th December 2012

The framework

Preliminary steps

• Individual work (very short);

• General introduction about:– development of the sport sector;– Role of the grassroots sport sector– HESE sector.

Beyond the scoreboard

Social value of the movement;

Beyond the scoreboard

Body: from a marginal to a central role

Beyond the scoreboard

Health

EducationSocial

intervention

Welfare

Sustainability

Participation

Qualify labour force

Beyond the scoreboard

New requests, new challenges

The Grassroots sport sector

Pivotal role Huge impact for the society

New requests, new competences

• Social competences; • Ability to cope with

“new” groups of population;

• Sport as means; • Lifelong learning; • Professionalization• Focus on Education and

Training

Case-study n°1

• volunteered for the Olympic Games London 2012;

• volunteering for a local sport organisations,

• attending a bachelor course in Sport Sciences,

• attending a vocational training course provided by a National Sport Federation.

The EU and the Sport Sector

Vocational Education and training

EU proposals

1# Definition of a common language (among countries and sectors)2# Change in terms of attitude: focus on learning outcomes

The rationale

The rationale

Case-study n°2

Case study n°3

Country A/Organisation A• Instructor (volunteer);• HESE sector, small sport

organisation;• Certification required;• Emolument;

Country B/Organisation B• Instructor (volunteer);• HESE sector, small sport

organisation;• Certification not required;• No emolument;• Formal recognition of the

personal achievement.

Challenges

• Each Member States is responsible of the VET system;

• Can local small clubs afford the adoption of a system of recognition of learning outcomes?

• HESE/SFA sector not homogenous;• Is EQF useful for the sport sector? • What sport organisations can do?

HESE sector

Call for action?

HESE: call for action

Keep in touch

Simone Digennaro, PhD, Grant ResearcherUniversity of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Department of Human sciences, Society and HealthVia Sant'Angelo Località Folcara

03043 Cassino (Italy)

s.digennaro@unicas.itSkype: simonedigennaro

Twitter: @SimoneDigennaro http://it.linkedin.com/pub/simone-digennaro/22/7/863