1. Recognition of competence and skills: a new engine for the development of the sport sector? Simone Digennaro, PhD HESE network Workshop, Frankfurt, 7 th /8 Th December 2012

2. The framework Case-study Challenges Proposals Education and training

3. Preliminary steps Individual work (very short); General introduction about: – development of the sport sector; – Role of the grassroots sport sector – HESE sector.

4. Beyond the scoreboard Social value of the movement;

5. Beyond the scoreboard Body: from a marginal to a central role

6. Beyond the scoreboard Health Education Social intervention Welfare Sustainability Participation Qualify labour force

7. Beyond the scoreboard New requests, new challenges

8. The Grassroots sport sector Pivotal role Huge impact for the society

9. New requests, new competences Social competences; Ability to cope with “new” groups of population; Sport as means; Lifelong learning; Professionalization Focus on Education and Training

10. Case-study n°1 volunteered for the Olympic Games London 2012; volunteering for a local sport organisations, attending a bachelor course in Sport Sciences, attending a vocational training course provided by a National Sport Federation.

12. The EU and the Sport Sector

13. Vocational Education and training

14. EU proposals 1# Definition of a common language (among countries and sectors) 2# Change in terms of attitude: focus on learning outcomes

15. The rationale

17. Case-study n°2

18. Case study n°3 Country A/Organisation A Instructor (volunteer); HESE sector, small sport organisation; Certification required; Emolument; Country B/Organisation B Instructor (volunteer); HESE sector, small sport organisation; Certification not required; No emolument; Formal recognition of the personal achievement.

19. Challenges Each Member States is responsible of the VET system; Can local small clubs afford the adoption of a system of recognition of learning outcomes? HESE/SFA sector not homogenous; Is EQF useful for the sport sector? What sport organisations can do?

20. HESE sector Call for action?

21. HESE: call for action

22. Keep in touch Simone Digennaro, PhD, Grant Researcher University of Cassino and Southern Lazio Department of Human sciences, Society and Health Via Sant'Angelo Località Folcara 03043 Cassino (Italy) s.digennaro@unicas.it Skype: simonedigennaro Twitter: @SimoneDigennaro http://it.linkedin.com/pub/simone-digennaro/22/7/863