UVMIS
Project coordinator
Project partners
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Centre for European Volunteering
About the project
Building on the successful EVIDEMS Erasmus+ project that prepared Master level learning & teaching materials for “pre-experience” students aspiring to become volunteer managers, "Upskilling Volunteer Managers in Sport" (UVMIS) will look at how the quality of volunteer management in sports organisations can be improved and expanded through the development of “post-experience” learning and training materials for volunteer managers active, or who have previously been active, in the sports sector, taking the organisational diversity into account.
The UVMIS materials will be developed in the context and framework of formulating clear paths for validation of learning as part of, for example, Sports Management courses offered by the formal education sector, involving 180 sports volunteer managers during the implementation of road test events where they have the chance to give feedback on the materials, and 18 sports volunteer managers in the pilot training to test the materials. This will allow people with existing and past experience of volunteer management in the sports field to upskill and receive formal qualifications for their skills and competencies acquired in formal, non-formal and informal ways. The UVMIS Community of Practice will contribute to the sustainability of project outputs, involving at least 90 people in 5 online events throughout the project. In 7 countries the project's results will be disseminated to at least 260 stakeholders in national and international events. The project will lead to more awareness and recognition of the importance of quality volunteer management professionals for meaningful and impactful competitive and noncompetitive sports experiences at the local level (including associations), in national/ international federations and at all levels of community and mega sporting
events, also leading to increased retention of skilled people in the field.
