S2ABC - Enhance the skills of sport administrators to build capacity of sport organisations in the Western Balkans through innovative training and development activities

The general objective of the S2ABC project is to support the sport sector in realising its full potential by enhancing the skills of sport administrators and strengthening their future employability and personal development through innovative training and development activities, as well as to raise the capacity of sport organisations in the Western Balkans. A unique partnership of 2 organisations from the EU and 5 from the Western Balkans, including 3 National Olympic Committees, 3 universities and a European network will begin the project with a phase of consultation and research into the capacity building and skills requirements of sport organisations and administrators. They will then develop and deliver two fit-for-purpose European Courses on Sport Administration using a blended learning approach and innovation through digitalisation. A total of 70 sport administrators from the Western Balkans (Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia) and EU will be trained through the project. Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in two in-person national visits at the start and end of their Course to share knowledge about different sport systems, enhance understanding of EU institutions and policies, and learn about different countries and cultures. A programme of evaluation activities and the development of a Sustainability Action Plan will create the conditions for long term impact of the project. A network of sport administrators from various sport organisations having experienced concrete transnational learning mobility activities through training and national visits will be established to maintain the momentum from the project and encourage long term networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing. S2ABC will be an exemplar project for capacity building in the field of sport, with a focus on the region of the Western Balkans, targeting those people responsible for running sport organisations at all levels known as sport administrators.