STARS – Shaping Talents and Achieving Vocational Excellence in Sports

Objectives of the project

The Specific Objectives are:  

• Foster collaborative skills partnerships and improve stakeholder engagement in the sports sector in order to achieve long-term and systemic impact.
• Increase skills anticipation in the sport sector and bridge the gaps, through the development of learning pills for upskilling and reskilling of sports professional, athletes and educators.
• Develop a long-term skills strategy for sport professionals by creating a Sports Skills Ecosystem and providing a comprehensive methodology for addressing future skills needs.
• Foster applied research in the sports sector by bringing together the sport industry, sports associations and educational providers.
• Establish sustainable financial models to ensure better and long-term funding for sports, education, training and infrastructure.
• Foster inclusion, equality and diversity in the sport sector and ensure access and participation through the design and development of building blocks to end racism, with a focus on open sport schools.
• Establish support programmes to assist sport professionals, athletes and learners improving their employment opportunities through dual careers, career guidance, validation of prior and informal learning and career transition.
• Increase the quality and attractiveness of the sport sector at a European, National, Regional and Local Level by promoting health and fitness through innovative approaches and awareness campaigns to a wider population and encouraging healthy lifestyle for all.

Expected Results

Our Milestones are:

• • Grant Agreement and Bilateral Agreements signed
  • Kick-off Meeting in Paris conducted
  • Project Management Mechanism Established
  • Project Succesfully Finalized
  • Large Scale and Regional Skills Partnership in Sports Established
  • Study Visits successfully conducted
  • Sports Events successfully supported
  • Building Blocks 1-8 developed
  • Certification Schemes of Training Pills with the use of Micro- credentials developed
  • Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations finalized after Consultation Process
  • Building Blocks have been tailored to the National Context of the Piloting Countries
  • Preparation phase of the Holistic Sports CoVE Model is completed
  • Dissemination Material developed and translated in 4 languages
  • Social Media Accounts created

Project Activities

• Setting up of EU and Regional Skills Partnerships
  • Establishment and operation of an EU Skills Partnership in Sports
  • Establishment and operation of Regional Skills Partnerships
  • Bridge with Local / National / EU and worldwide Sports Events
• Conceptualization and Design and Building Blocks of a Holistic Sports CoVE Model
  • Block 1: Open Sports Schools – Community Engagement
  • Block 2: Dual Careers for Athletes
  • Block 3: Anti GBV and Radicalization in Sports
  • Block 4: Applied Research in Sports
  • Block 5: Learning pills for upskilling of Sports Professionals and Educators
  • Block 6: Validation of prior and informal learning
  • Block 7: Financial Models for Sports Education
  • Block 8: Mega Sports Event Management
• Application of a Holistic Sports Education Model
  • Design of Governance Model for a Sports CoVE
  • Socio Economic Impact Measurement Tool for sport inspired CoVEs
  • Adaptation of Building Blocks to local Context
  • Initiation Phase of Holistic Sports CoVE Model
  • Piloting Phase
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Phase
• Dissemination and achievement of Sustainable impact
  • Development of a detailed Dissemination and Sustainability Plan
  • Online Dissemination Activities
  • Reaching a broader audience by mobilising multipliers
  • Outreach and engagement activities to local societies for the awareness raising on the image of Sports Schools
  • Participation at the Annual CoVE Conference and Final Closing Conference
  • Realizing Sustainable impact through fostering transferability