Qualification, training and profession of sports instructor in Italian and European contexts

Abstract

Sport has been selected by the European Commission as an area of interest for Em-ployment, launching the EQF Sports (European Qualification Framework in Sport Sector). Moreover, in consideration that the issue of employment remains a central theme of the Commission and one of the five objecti-ves of the “Europe 2020” strategy, it is consi-dered as the sport sector could contribute si-gnificantly to solving the problem, offering a variety of occupational activities for younger and a dynamic demand for professionalism. The body and sport education must not be identified with the quantification of the results, with the measurement of the value of the per-son only with numbers. Along with more facili-ties and services, skilled workers and a cultural order specifically aimed at the diversity of an-swers to give, are increasingly needed. Univer-sities and institutes of higher education seem little interest in strengthening the relationship between training and employment.