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15/11/2012 - STUDY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPORT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT

The Study on the Contribution of Sport to Economic Growth and Employment in the EU launched in 2010 by the European Commission has now been completed and the final report is now available.
The project, led by the Austrian Institute for Sports Economics (SpEA) was carried out in 2011-2012 and results are based on data collected from all 27 EU Member States focussing on sport as an economic activity.

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22/10/2012 - TRAINING 4 VOLUNTEERS EUROPEAN PROJECT (T4V) - Final Report available

The Training 4 Volunteers Project funded by the European Commission through the 2010 Preparatory Action and led by the Leadership Academy of the German Olympic Sports Confederation has made the final project report publically available.

The project which was conducted from 01 January 2011 till 30 June 2012 sought to address how the individual can be supported in operating to increase quality standards of sport organisations and how human resource management can be applied to make volunteering in sport a valuable and attractive experience for individuals.

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10/10/2012 - EUROPEAN EXPERT GROUP ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SPORT

The second meeting of the EU Expert Group on Education and Training in Sport was held in Poznan (Poland) on 26-27 September 2012 where EOSE was represented by President Stephen Studd after achieving observer status.
Stephen Studd has the opportunity to present the opening paper at the meeting, introducing the EOSE Lifelong Learning Strategy (7 Steps model) and explaining the structure and impact of Learning Outcomes. He illustrated the talk with concrete examples from the current Golf Stand and VSPORT+ projects (both projects funded by the European Commission through the LLP programme).

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06/10/2012 - CEDEFOP WORKSHOP:The changing role of qualifications in governing the labour market

The CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) workshop entitled ‘The Changing Roles Of Qualifications In Governing The Labour Market’ was held in Thessaloniki (GR) on the 27-28 September 2012 where EOSE was represented by Board member and Treasurer Jean Louis Gouju.
Governance and coordination of Education and Training was the underlying theme of the workshop with two working groups tackling the following issues.

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