EASE Newsletter November 2008  RBT project results From December 2006 until February 2008, EASE led the European project entitled “Reinforce the representativeness of the social partners in the sport sector: Row the BoaT project” (RBT project). Mainly financed (80%) by the European Commission, the aim of the project was to develop the social dialogue in the European sport and active leisure sector through the reinforcement of existing social partners, and through EASE and EURO-MEI joint work to support the development of social partners in countries where the social dialogue in the sport and active leisure sector is emerging or less developed. Following the BSDSS project (“Building the Social Dialogue in the Sport Sector”, 2003), the RBT project was the next step forward to the creation of a European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (ESSDC) for the sport sector. More... "Moving forward towards European social dialogue in the sport sector: Content and Contact" (CC-project) The new project on European social dialogue - CC-project - aims to bridge the gap between the end of the RBT project and the creation of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the sport sector as a whole, including the sub-sectors not-for-profit, commercial (active leisure) and professional sports, of which the latter respects the specific initiatives of professional football. The CC-project activities started on 1st July 2008 and will finish on 30th June 2009. The main phase of the project will revolve around three meetings: • two 2-day content-based conferences to gather and review materials on specific issues • and one informal social dialogue meeting. More... Meetings with the European Commission (10th July – Brussels) The objective of the meetings was to discuss with the EC the possibility of setting up a European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (ESSDC) for the sport sector, with EURO-MEI and EASE as social partners. The opportunity was also taken to explain the new EC-funded project (CC-project). The request for establishment of an ESSDC is viewed by the DG Employment of the European Commission as a letter of intent. It is more about a process than a point of destination. The letter means a strong incentive to the EC: other organisations that will ask similar questions will be directed towards EASE and EURO-MEI. The EC would like to put a social dialogue together fast, to keep the sector together. More... EASE involvement in projects on EQF EASE is involved, as a project partner, in the EQF-Sport Project (1st January 07 - 31st December 08) led by the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE). EASE was also involved in the project European Qualifications Framework for Outdoor Animators - EQFOA (1st October 06 - 30th September 08) led by SkillsActive, the employer organisation in the UK which is member of EASE. EASE is now involved in the EQFOA follow-up named CLO2 project: “Professionalising training and mobility for Outdoor animators in Europe bridging the gap between sector Competences and Learning Outcomes” (1st October 08 - 30th September 10). More... NEXT EVENTS 2008 • EU Sport Forum – 26th & 27th November 2008, Biarritz (France) • Alliance Meeting – 26th November 2008, Biarritz (France) • CC-project first 2-day conference on the contractual landscape in the sport sector – 8th & 9th December 2008, London (United Kingdom) • EQF-Sport Final Conference – 15th & 16th December 2008, Brussels (Belgium) BECOME A MEMBER... Annual subscriptions: € 200 per organisation + € 50 for sub-sector you represent. Contact the Secretariat to find out how your organisation can get involved and help build EASE to create an effective employer network across the EU. CONTACT The Bureau of the Association, based in Paris, provides services and information to current and potential members, keeps and develops contacts with sport organisations in Europe, manages and develops relationships with international organisations. EASE 1, Avenue Pierre de Coubertin 75 640 Paris cedex 13 FRANCE Ph. : +33 (0)1 40 78 29 48 Fax : +33 (0)1 40 78 28 91 Contact : Emilie Coconnier / ease@easesport.eu More information : http://www.easesport.eu   -   Unsubscribe