YouthSportCV

YouthSportCV is a transnational and cross-sectoral initiative gathering professionals from the fields of sport, youth and employability in order to address the issue of the high rate of youth unemployment in EU countries.

The project aims to improve the employability of young people, with a particular focus on NEETs (those not in education, employment, or training), by recognizing the soft skills acquired through sports participation. Empowering young people to assess their soft skills gained in sports for improving employment opportunities (YouthSportCV) will develop innovative digital tools, including a self-assessment platform, digital certification, and online training for coaches. Additionally, pilot programs will be implemented in Spain, Portugal and Greece.

In this regard, the project meets a specific Call priority for the field of sport “promoting education in and through sport”, in particular “promoting employability through sport” and “supporting skills development in sport”.

The project methodology is based on two approaches:

1) creation of alliances and synergies within three Pilot territories (Barcelona, Lisbon and Athens) between sport organisations, youth & social organisations working with young NEETs and potential employers towards better young people’s employability;

2) understanding of self-assessment of skills as an important factor for young people’s soft skills development, its recognition and measure.

The core project Deliverable is an innovative digital platform for self-assessment of young people’s social skills acquired in sport and their certification.

The Consortium plans to involve approximately 250 young people in the project implementation and connect them with 30 employers.

The project partners believe that YouthSportCV will contribute to the promotion of sport as a unique opportunity for young people, especially those not in employment, education or training, to develop their soft skills that can positively influence their future employment opportunities.  

The initiative also promotes inclusion, gender equality, and European values, aligning with the core priorities of the Erasmus+ Sport programme. Through its involvement in this project, EUSA further strengthens its role as a European reference in promoting the social impact of sport and youth development.

The project is coordinated by the Union of Sports Federations of Catalonia - UFEC (Spain). The consortium includes the Youth section of the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation – ENGSO Youth (Sweden/Italy), Association for International Sport for All - TAFISA (Germany), EUSA Institute of the European University Sports Association (Slovenia), European Association of Sport Employers - EASE (France), the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sport – Department of International Relations and EU Policies (Greece), and the Sport Evolution Alliance - SEA (Portugal).