Importance of education in an athlete s career and successful sport-education setting

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1 Importance of education in an athlete s career and successful sport-education setting Claudia Bokel Vice President IOC and IPC Athlete Career Programmes at the Adecco Group

2 My Pathway

3 Programme milestones ( ) MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTLOOK Launch: IOC ACP IOC ACP expands to 3 pillars: Education Life skills Employment IPC Inclusion Summit London 2012 IPC Inclusion Summit Rio 2016 Adecco starts supporting athletes with jobs Pilot Outreach training Senegal IOC ACP at the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games st IOC Athletes Commission Forum: Identification of athletes career transition needs Launch: IPC ACP Official launch of Outreach training in Oceania IOC & IPC Athlete Career Programmes re-signed through 2020 Innsbruck Youth Olympic Games 2012 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games

4 Key pillars of the Athlete Career Programme are Education, Life skills and Employment

5 Outreach training WORKING WITH ATHLETES FOR ATHLETES Guidance on Education, Life Skills and Career Training for athletes is delivered in countries beyond Adecco s global footprint and touches on countries that have no active Programme in place. To share knowledge globally, with elite athletes from diverse cultures and backgrounds is beneficial for NOCs, Federations and the entourage. We cooperate to make athletes achieve their best. Outreach training workshops include: Self reflection Find your passion Establish a game plan for transition Advice on how to build support networks CV creation and job interview training Outreach training is delivered by: Active athletes Retiring athletes Former athletes IOC Athletes Commission Members IOC & Adecco representatives

6 Employment challenges Paralympians may face

7 Outreach training PROUD PARALYMPIAN Outreach training for Paralympians in cooperation with the Proud Paralympian has been introduced in Two workshops took place already, one in Egers, Hungary and one in Rio, Brazil. The Outreach through the Proud Paralympian s activities during Championships or training camps create a perfect opportunity to reach many athletes, introducing them to the IPC Athlete Career Programme. Exchanging experiences in the practical training was really valuable. I enjoyed getting to know athletes from different countries outside of competition. The training reinforced how important it is for me to finish high school and also gave me some new tools to prepare my CV, tips to look for a job and attract a sponsor, said Argentinian powerlifter Lucas Gareca. Outreach training Egers, Hungary, in November 2015 People in workshops: 25 powerlifters From 10 countries in Europe and Latin America Outreach training Rio, Brazil in January 2016 People in workshop: 12 From 10 countries in Central & Latin America

8 Inclusion through the IPC ACP WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE? What is the impact of doing nothing? What are the benefits of inclusion?

9 Inclusion through the IPC ACP PEOPLE WITH AN IMPAIRMENT THE LARGEST MINORITY GROUP > 6B people worldwide 15% 750M - 1B worldwide have a disability Motoric Vision Hearing & speech Cognitive Mental

10 The Global Sports & Inclusion Day (GS&ID) powered by the Adecco Group 24 September 2017

11 Infographic

12 Digital birth 81% of children under the age of 2 have some kind of digital profile or footprint Average digital birth of children happens around 6 months A third of children's photos and information posted online within weeks of being born

13 Even the save button icon is outdated

14 The current digital environment

15 Yao Mings Experience

16 An integrated educational strategy is necessary Can athletes afford this extra path? Education Education Internships Mentoring School Sport Work

17 Finding the right path for athletes

18 A joint research knowledge database on dual career is currently being set up

19 Learn more Web: athlete.adecco.com Join us Web: athlete.adecco.com/#join-us Contact us Contact Get involved and learn more!