Samenvatting
Taking into account the lack of empirical data and specific actions regarding the employability/employment of active and former
elite athletes, a consortium of universities, national Olympic and Paralympic committees and elite sport centres from six EU
Member States (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) together with international experts in elite sports, career
counselling, employment and HR, initiated the project "Be a Winner In elite Sport and Employment before and after athletic
Retirement". B-WISER was launched in 2017 with the support of the Erasmus+ Sport program of the EU. The project aims to
optimise the employability of athletes in three specific career stages: (1) when they are active in elite sport (D-phase), (2) when
they have retired from elite sport and prepare for first-time employment (R-phase), and (3) when they are employed in their postathletic
career (P-phase). B-WISER addressed this aim by identifying (1) the practices, roles, challenges and effectiveness
measures related to "elite sport and employment" of n = 169 surveyed stakeholders, (2) the barriers faced and competencies
required by n = 954 active and former elite athletes across the DRP stages, and (3) the perceptions of n = 65 employers on the
value of hiring athletes, expressed in four focus groups and six face-to-face interviews. Finally, a toolbox for career counsellors
with ten evidence-based tools was developed based on the empirical data. The tools aim to increase athletes’ awareness about
their competencies and enhance the matching with employers. B-WISER raised awareness across Europe on the importance of
optimizing athletes’ employability.
elite athletes, a consortium of universities, national Olympic and Paralympic committees and elite sport centres from six EU
Member States (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) together with international experts in elite sports, career
counselling, employment and HR, initiated the project "Be a Winner In elite Sport and Employment before and after athletic
Retirement". B-WISER was launched in 2017 with the support of the Erasmus+ Sport program of the EU. The project aims to
optimise the employability of athletes in three specific career stages: (1) when they are active in elite sport (D-phase), (2) when
they have retired from elite sport and prepare for first-time employment (R-phase), and (3) when they are employed in their postathletic
career (P-phase). B-WISER addressed this aim by identifying (1) the practices, roles, challenges and effectiveness
measures related to "elite sport and employment" of n = 169 surveyed stakeholders, (2) the barriers faced and competencies
required by n = 954 active and former elite athletes across the DRP stages, and (3) the perceptions of n = 65 employers on the
value of hiring athletes, expressed in four focus groups and six face-to-face interviews. Finally, a toolbox for career counsellors
with ten evidence-based tools was developed based on the empirical data. The tools aim to increase athletes’ awareness about
their competencies and enhance the matching with employers. B-WISER raised awareness across Europe on the importance of
optimizing athletes’ employability.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
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| Titel | Abstract Book of the 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC) |
| Subtitel | 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
| Redacteuren | Bernd Strauss, Barbara Halberschmidt |
| Plaats van productie | Münster |
| Uitgeverij | University of Muenster |
| Pagina's | 129-129 |
| Aantal pagina's | 1 |
| Status | Published - 2019 |
| Evenement | 15th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology - University of Münster, Münster, Germany Duur: 15 jul 2019 → 20 jul 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology |
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| Land/Regio | Germany |
| Stad | Münster |
| Periode | 15/07/19 → 20/07/19 |