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Sport Coaching and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Presentation to Belgian EU Presidency Conference
19 December 2010
Professor Pat Duffy
Leeds Metropolitan University
Vice President (Europe) ICCE
Chairman, European Coaching Council
Outline
1. Recent developments in sport coaching
2. Sport coaching and EQF
3. ICCE-ECC European conference 2010
4. Next steps?
1. Recent developments in sport coaching
Sport coaching as part of a wider profession
Sport and physical activity
Physical education
Sport coaching
Sport Management
and development
Sport science
Health and fitness
European Network of Sports Science,
Education and Employment (ENSSEE)
An international non-profit association for institutions that provides a meeting place for debating and proposing ideas as well as common initiatives to promote education, training and employment in sport
European Coaching Council
The ECC will act as a sub-committee of ENSSEE and work to facilitate the development of coaching as a profession across Europe and to elevate coaching in Europe to a profession acknowledged as central to the development of sport and the fulfilment of individual potential.
Recent developments
• White Paper on Sport
• EU 5-level structure for the recognition of coaching competence and qualifications (1999)
• Review – and development of European Framework for the Recognition of Coaching Competence and Qualifications (2005-2007) as part of the EU-funded AEHESIS project
• Rio Maior Convention (2007)
EU 5-level structure in sport coaching (1999-2007)
Three levels of vocational training in
the directives on the two general
systems of recognition of diplomas
Five levels of
vocational training in
the European
structure
LEVEL 3
-First general system diploma
-Post-secondary training of more than 3
years duration
LEVEL 5 2400 hours
(LEVEL 5)
LEVEL 2
-2nd general system diploma
-Post-secondary training of less than 3
years duration
LEVEL 4 Min. 600 hours
(LEVEL 4)
LEVEL 1
-2nd general system certificate
-Secondary-education training
LEVELS 3, 2, 1 Min. 300 hours
(LEVELS 3, 2,
1)
The Long-Term Player/Athlete
Development Model (LTPAD)
Talent Development Model
Master Coach
Senior Coach
Coach
Apprentice Coach
Performance
Oriented
Athletes/Teams
Participation
Oriented
Sportspeople
EQF
Levels
(1- 8)
7 - 3
National
Levels
(… – …)
.. - ..
Talents High
Performance
Beginners
Participation
Oriented
Revised framework (EFRCCQ) (European Coaching Council, 2007)
Rio Maior Convention (2007) • ‘The framework for the recognition of
coaching competence and qualifications as proposed by the European Coaching Council in the Review of the 5-level Structure is the European recognised reference point for the period 2008-2011.
• During this period, a revised framework for the recognition of coaching competence and qualifications will be developed’
Reference point: mapping Germany (2008)
federation - based
Elite Sports
Coach Education System in Germany
Level Certificate No. of lessons (at least)Coaching role /
reference point
5 Diploma - Coach 1.300 Master Coach
4 Coach Grade A 90 Senior Coach
3 Coach Grade B 60 Coach
2 Coach Grade C 120
1 Assistent Coach 30
Apprentice coach
Reference point: new thinking United Kingdom (2008)
Reference point: Portugal
New law: 4 levels, referenced against EU Framework
Global applications
Master Coach
Senior Coach
Coach
Apprentice Coach
Performance
Oriented
Athletes/Teams
Participation
Oriented
Sportspeople
NQF
Levels
(1- 10)
-
National
Federations
Levels
(… – …)
..
-
..
Talents High
Performance
Beginners
Participation
Oriented
Reference point: Global application South Africa (2010)
Master Coach
Senior Coach
Coach
Apprentice Coach
Performance
Oriented
Athletes/Teams
Participation
Oriented
Sportspeople
EQF
Levels
(1- 8)
7 - 3
National
Levels
(… – …)
.. - ..
Talents High
Performance
Beginners
Participation
Oriented
2. Sport Coaching and EQF
AEHESIS - Aligning an European Higher
Education Structure in Sport and Science
• To integrate programmes and time frames of the educational structures;
• To ensure that the identified structures relate to the need of the labour market in four main areas:
– Sport Management
– Physical Education
– Health & Fitness
– Sport Coaching
Six step model
Professional Area
Sports Coaching (Coaching a sport)
Standard Occupations
a. Coach of participation oriented sports persons b. Coach of competition-oriented sports persons
Activities
Training, competition, management, education
Competences
Plan, organise, conduct, evaluate
Knowledge; skills; personal/professional; generic
Learning Outcomes
The athlete; the coach; the sport; applied sports science
Curriculum Model
Outline curriculum framework and guidelines for the planning of coach education courses
Step II
Step III
Step IV
Step V
Step VI
Step I
OUTLINE FRAMEWORK – REVIEW OF COACHING QUALIFICATIONS / CURRICULUM BUILDING
II. STANDARD OCCUPATION
COACHING A SPORT
Coach of participation /
sportspeople
Child /junior / adult
Coach of talented ID /
Competitive athletes
Child / junior / adult
Coach of full-time / high
performance
athletes
I. PROFESSIONAL AREA
Coach
Apprentice Coach Long-term sports people
development
Long-term Coach
Development
1. EMPLOYMENT
Senior Coach
Master Coach
Coach of beginner
sportspeople
Child / junior / adult
Coach of
Participation
oriented
sportspeople
Coach of
performance
oriented
athletes
3. NR. OF CREDITS
4. LEARNING METHODS
5. ASSESSMENT TYPES
6. RESOURCES
7. QUALITY CONTROL
8. TUTORS
9. CAREER PERSPECTIVES
2. CONTENTS /
MODULES / UNITS
1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
COMPETITION
MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION
III. ACTIVITIES
TRAINING
2. KNOWLEDGE
(COGNITIVE)
KNOW WHAT
IV. LEARNING
OUTCOMES
V. COMPETENCES
1. SKILLS
(FUNCTIONAL)
KNOW-HOW
VI. CURRICULUM MODEL
3. EDUCATION- TRAINING-CERTIFICATION 2. COMPETENCES
Plan, Organise
Conduct, Evaluate
Plan, Organise
Conduct, Evaluate
Plan, Organize
Conduct, Evaluate
Plan, Organise
Conduct, Evaluate
Plan, Organise
Conduct, Evaluate
(*)
(*)
(i) Authonomy &
responsibility
(ii) Learning
competence
(iii) Communication &
social competence
(iv) Professional &
vocational competence
The sport
Applied Sport Science
The coach
The athlete and
other people
3. PERSONAL &
PROFESSIONAL
COMPETENCES
4. KEY
COMPETENCES
Figure 1 Pathways within and between the four
curriculum areas
Coaching Health and fitness
Coaching and 1 of:
H and Fitness
PE
Sport management
H and fitness and 1 of:
Coaching
PE
Sport management
Coaching Health and fitness Physical Education Sport Management
FOUNDATION STRANDThree or four areas
Orientation/entry level
Early voc orientation. ECTS to be specified
DUAL STRAND
Two areas/vocational orientation
Equal weighting or
Major/minor. ECTS to be specified
PE and 1 of:
Coaching
H and fitness
Sport management
Sport mangt and 1 of:
Coaching
H and Fitness
PE
SPECIALIST STRAND
Strong vocational orientation
Minimum ECTS:
Physical education Sport management
Bachelors in sport science
Framework for the
recognition of coaching competence
and
qualification
3 7
FEDERATIONAL
AND
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
Levels to be
determined by
Country/sport, using
coaching roles and
competence as a
reference point
ROLES AND
COACHING
COMPETENCE
APPRENTICE COACH
COACH
SENIOR COACH
MASTER COACH
PARTICIPATION
ORIENTATED
PERFORMANCE
ORIENTATED
Mainly Bachelor and
Masters level, using
coaching roles and
competence as a
reference point
UNIVERSITY
BASED
EDUCATION
RELATED
FIELDS
COACHING
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR
LEARNINGCREDIT TRANSER QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Federation
• Higher Education
• Other recognised coaching education agencies
National Competent Authorities recognise
Federation-based
education
Public or private coaching education agencies
Higher Education based education
MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF ALL QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
Alignment with EQF and NQF in each nation
NQF
EQF
EFRCCQ
The Sport
3. ICCE Conference outcomes
Core concepts (1)
Sport coaching:
The guided improvement of participants in a single sport and at identifiable stages of participant development
(European Coaching Council, 2007)
Core concepts (2)
Sector: Sport and physical activity
Professional area: Sport Coaching delivered in sport specific contexts
Standard occupations:
a. Participation-oriented coaching
b. Performance-oriented coaching
Coaching domains and roles
Children Participation
Talent High performance
Assistant Coach
Coach
Senior coach
Master coach
A dilemma?
Volunteer coaches, lower cost, higher
access Paid coaches , higher cost, reduced access
Coaching status (South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee, 2010)
Pre-coaching
Para-professional
Professional
Coaching status, domains and roles (SASCOC, 2010)
Children Participation
Talent High performance
Assistant
Coach
Senior coach
Master coach
Pre-coaching
Para-professional
Professional
Lifelong learning in sport and coaching
Playing
Learning
Other experiences
Coaching
Personal learning journey
Non-formal
Informal
Formal
Main outcomes
1. Global framework development 2010-12
2. EFRCCQ as starting point
3. Clear alignment with a ‘qualifications framework’ (with EQF providing an exemplar)
4. In Europe, more detailed alignment with EQF
5. Alignment of national coaching agencies, higher education, national qualification frameworks
6. Further alignment with International Federations (and WADA; Olympic Solidarity; ASOIF; AWOIF)
4. Next steps
Global framework for the recognition of coaching competence and qualifications (GFRCCQ)
1. Global reference document
2. EFRCCQ as a starting point
3. Developmental period 2010-12
4. Establishment of working group
Alignment with EQF and NQF in each nation
NQF
EQF
EFRCCQ
The Sport
Summary
1. Recent developments in sport coaching
2. Sport coaching and EQF
3. ICCE-ECC European conference 2010
4. Next steps?
Sport Coaching and the European Qualifications Framework
Presentation to Belgian EU Presidency Conference
19 December 2010
Professor Pat Duffy
Vice President (Europe) ICCE
Chairman, European Coaching Council