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28/10/2009 - INFORMAL MEETING OF THE EU SPORT DIRECTORS

In Frösundavik, Solna (Sweden), on 1st and 2nd October 2009, an Informal Meeting of the EU Sport Directors took place. Topics discussed include the EU rolling agenda on sport and health, the economic dimension of sport, non-profit sport organisations and volunteering, education, training and qualifications, the organisation of sport, the specific nature of sport and the fight against doping.
 

The Agenda of the Meeting can be found here. The Minutes of the Meeting will be published on the EOSE website as soon as available.

26/10/2009 - EU RESTRUCTORING FORUM: SECTORS' NEW SKILLS FOR NEW JOBS

On behalf of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, a "Restructuring Forum: Sectors' New Skills for New Jobs" will take place in Brussels on 07th December 2009. 
 

Further detailed information concerning the Conference can be found here.

30/09/2009 - ANNOUNCEMENT - LAUNCHING CONFERENCE OF ECVET AND EQARF - Brussels, 17/18 November 2009

The European Commission organises, in partnership with Cedefop, the launching conference of two new European tools: the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQARF) and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET). The conference will take place in Brussels on 17 and 18 November 2009.

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20/09/2009 - EU WORKING GROUP ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SPORT

On 01^st July 2009, the first meeting of the EU Working Group "Education and Training in Sport" took place in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Michal Krejza, Head of the EC Sport Unit, and gathered representatives from Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, France, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the European Commission (DG EAC). Together with the EOC EU Office, the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE) participated as observer of the meeting.

The minutes of the meeting are available on the official website of the EC Sport Unit.

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