The topic of youth employability in and through sport is the focus of the project Sport Employs YOUrope. The result of a good cooperation and European Partnerships was a successful and productive seminar which was held in Tivoli near Rome between October 1 and 5, 2014.

The project is coordinated by ENGSO Youth and together with the partners - including the European University Sports Association (EUSA) it is empowering young people and encouraging employability related to the sport sector. The project aims to create a strong pool of stakeholders, including sport- and socio-cultural organizations in order to tackle the issue unemployment of young people in Europe. Through European cooperation in youth field and sport, the project is aimed to stimulate capacity building, entrepreneurial thinking and employability for young people through the sport sector and highlights the transferable skills that sport can develop.



EUSA was represented at the Seminar by Ms Marion Hochli, Student Commission member, and Mr Andrej Pisl, Communications and Projects Manager. Together they contributed to the discussions and development of the toolkit and communication campaign which will be launched later in the project. The event was attended by 40 participants, young people from all over Europe.



Participants of the seminar built their knowledge and helped shape the future of the programme through series of workshops, focusing on personal development and capacity building, entrepreneurial learning and leadership skills, recognition of competences acquired through sport, networking, partnership and advocacy, as well as getting a few good practice examples and possibilities of employment in the sport sector.



The overall project foresees several actions to raise awareness on opportunities of employment for young people across Europe:
- Research/Questionnaire campaign
- Seminar Sport Employs YOUrope
- National youth-led campaigns
- Tool kit to support national project actions



The project is supported by Youth in Action Programme of the European Union and is being implemented by: ENGSO Youth – Youth of European Non-Governmental Sports Organization; EUSA – European University Sports Association; ISCA – International Sport and Culture Association; National Olympic Committee of Serbia; Career Center Inventive; AICEM – Associazione Italiana Cooperazione Europa Mondo and associated partners, currently: EOSE – European Observatoire of Sport and Employment; ANESTAP - French Association of Students in Sport Sciences; JCE - Spanish Youth Council.

As “Sport Employs YOUrope” is a long-term initiative for joint action, the network of SEY advocates is open to associated partners.