ESSA-Sport is derived from the full title: “European Sector Skills Alliance for sport and physical activity” and is meant to analyse the labour market and improve the supply of skills to the sector

Funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+, the ESSA-Sport project will last 36 months starting from 1st November 2016 until 31st October 2019.

The scope of the project is meant to encompass the whole sport and physical activity sector as defined by the Council of Europe in 2001

“All forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels.”

The need for an ESSA-Sport was demonstrated in a recent European Feasibility Study undertaken in 2014 by EASE, UNI-Europa and EOSE and funded by the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities under the Sector Skills Council initiative.

Funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+, the ESSA-Sport project will last 36 months starting from 1st November 2016 until 31st October 2019.

ESSA-Sport strives to deliver the first Europe-wide Employment and Skills map for the whole sport and physical activity sector – a sector of huge economic and social significance where new businesses and jobs are being created and new skills are needed to match the expectation from the labour market.

Funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+, the ESSA-Sport project will last 36 months starting from 1st November 2016 until 31st October 2019.

Coordinated by EOSE with the support of a unique partnership of 18 national organisations and 5 European Associations from 18 different countries, ESSA-Sport engages for the first time the whole sport and physical activity sector at both the EU and national level

Funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+, the ESSA-Sport project will last 36 months starting from 1st November 2016 until 31st October 2019.

ESSA-Sport project provides a unique opportunity to undertake the first analysis of the labour market and skills needs and to create the conditions for change in the sport and physical activity sector.

The aim of the project is to improve the supply of skills to the sector.

To be successful we encourage all interested stakeholders from the sector to get engaged, express their views and support the initiative.  

ESSA-SPORT PROJECT PRESENTS NEW DATA FOR THE SECTOR

The ESSA-Sport Project Outcomes present new knowledge for the sector.

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Desk research , the first EU-wide skills survey and series of consultation activities in all partner countries.

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The Partnership

European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE)
European Association of Sport Employers (EASE)
UNI-Europa Sport
Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
National Sports Academy (NSA)
University of Nicosia
Danish Institute for Sports Studies (IDAN)
Sport Institute of Finland (SIF)
Analysis Institute on relationship between Education and Employment in Sport (GAREF Sport)
Fachhochschule für Sport und Management Potsdam (FHSMP)
Hungarian University of Physical Education – Testnevelési Egyetem (HUPE)
Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee)
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (UNICAS)
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASPE)
Mykolas Romeris University (MRU)
SportMalta
Werkgevers in de Sport (WOS)
Institute of Sport – National Research Institute
Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM)
Arbetsgivaralliansen
EOSE Services
SkillsActive
European Network of Sports Academies (ENAS)
ENGSO Youth
European Network of Sport Education (ENSE)
European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI)
EU Athletes
International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA)
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI)
International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)
Secretariat General of Sports (SGS)
Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS)