A National Partner Group – NPG

(SkillsActive, OISO, RUNOPES, ILAM Ireland and DSK) where each partner is responsible, on the one hand, for collecting and analysing data in the national context, and on the other hand, for writing a report and disseminating the results…

SkillsActive: SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council for Sport and Active Leisure. They are an employer led membership organisation, established by employer groups, networks and industry bodies to develop exceptional standards, vocational qualifications, and training schemes for the sector within the UK . They act as the SSC for the health and fitness sector within the UK .

OISO: The main goal of OISO is to carry on activities of study and research on the sport job market in Italy . OISO is a consortium of different non for profit bodies operating in the field sport professions, training and employment in sport; its nature of network allows OISO to operate in the collection of data at national and local level.

RUNOPES: RUNOPES is a French association which gathers on one hand researchers and one the other hand some people involved in the creation of trainings programmes in the sport sector. All members are investigated in the study of the labour market and qualifications in the sport sector. Founded in 1999, by the Conference of the Sport Universities Directors of UFRSTAPS, its principal aims are the following: to promote the relationships between researchers and people involved in the creation of training programmes; to collect, produce and analyse quantitative and qualitative data on sport employment and qualifications; to diffuse this information to the providers and social partners.

ILAM Ireland: ILAM Ireland (Institute of Leisure & Amenity Management Ireland): is a not for profit employer and professional body working with both the public and private sectors to provide quality assurance and standards in training and facilities across the sport, recreation, fitness and play industry. It is the only such body in Ireland .

DSK: The German Sport University Cologne is the only sport university in Germany and has ca. 5700 students. It was founded in 1920 in Berlin and reopened 1947 in Cologne . It has partnerships with more than 30 universities all over the world. The main areas of research are sport management, media and communication, leisure and creativity, rehabilitation and prevention, performance and training.