Helping athletes compete in the job market
Launched in 2005, the Athlete Career Programme is offered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the National Olympic Committees in co-operation with Adecco Group. It delivers support for:
• Olympic athletes making the transition from the field of play to the labour market.
• Companies looking to hire employees that will make a difference in their workforce ... Olympic athletes.
The origins of the ACP date back to the first "International Athletes' Sports Forum", held in 2002. The difficulties faced by athletes in making the transition to the job market following a career in competitive sport were identified as a focus. Since the creation of the programme, 23 National Olympic Committees have joined with Adecco and the IOC, and are formally involved in the IOC Athlete Career Programme. There is a parallel agreement in place with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to serve Paralympic athletes.
The IOC Athlete Career Programme helps elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes find their place in the job market, utilising a two-track programme: Career Development (education/training) and Job Placement.
- The Career Development track was created around a combination of individual modules, based on core content from Lee Hecht Harrison (an Adecco company), customised to meet athletes’ requirements. This personalised programme assists athletes in viewing their athletic successes and characteristics from the point of view of the job market and expressing them in appropriate terms. The programme works with athletes to enable them to communicate their skills and objectives to the business world in a common language.
- Job Placement is a personalised track built on Adecco's world-class job placement expertise. It is designed to help athletes leverage their unique backgrounds and capabilities, and position them to engage in the job market with the best support available.
To find out more, visit our Athlete Career Programme website.