The European
Dual Career
Toolkit

ABOUT

The European Dual Career Toolkit assists institutions in sport, education and the labour market to implement effective dual career services for athletes.

Manage tools assist to build the political, theoretical and infrastructural know-how to implement, communicate and administrate dual career services.

Train tools assist to prepare, sensitize and empower athletes by providing them with knowledge, inspiration and skills to successfully pursue their dual careers.

Counsel tools assist to professionalize inter-personal counselling services to foster the coping, decision-making and planning ability of athletes in times of fundamental change and transition.

The European Dual Career Toolkit is aimed at key actors of dual career support:

Sport

National Olympic Committees
High performance centres
Sport federations
Clubs
Sport academies
Player unions
Dual career organisations

Education

Sport schools
Universities
Further education institutes
Training institutes for sport coaches

Labour market

Job agencies
Public employers of athletes
Private employers of athletes

NEWS

Our News offer manifold insights into the project STARTING 11 and the world of dual career.

STARTING 11 AT SAMEEUROPE

By invitation of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), STARTING 11 presented the European Dual Career Toolkit at the SAMEurope Dissemination Event 2023.

STARTING 11 WORKSHOP FOR CRUYFF INSTITUTE

The Cruyff Institute educates athletes, sport and business professionals to become leaders in Sport Management. STARTING 11 was invited to deliver a dual career workshop to serve their organisational development.

STARTING 11 AT SWISS OLYMPIC

By invitation of Swiss Olympic, the European Dual Career Toolkit was this week presented at the “Forum Nachwuchsförderung & Ausbildung” in Magglingen, Switzerland.

KEYNOTE & STARTING 11 WORKSHOP FOR NOC*NSF

Hosted by NOC*NSF, STARTING 11 presented at the Kennisevent TeamNL@work 2022 in the Dutch National Sports Centre of Papendal.

EUROPEAN DUAL CAREER TOOLKIT PRESENTED IN CZECH REPUBLIC

STARTING 11 was part of the programme of the 13th International Conference on Kinanthropology: Sport and Quality of Life in Brno.

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WHO WE ARE

STARTING 11 unites some of Europe’s leading institutions in dual career. Their collaborative partnership is dedicated to stimulate national, regional and local dual career delivery in the EU.