The Programme

The Athlete Career Programme supports elite, Olympic, and Paralympic Athletes transition into the business environment utilizing a two-track programme: Career Development (Education/Training) and/or Job Placement support.
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The Career Development track is created around a combination of group and individual modules based on the core content of Lee Hecht Harrison (An Adecco Business Unit) and Adecco; customized to meet the unique needs of athletes. The programme has been personalized to help athletes recognize their unique and specific skills and traits which they have demonstrated through their competing at the elite level. The ACP then works with athletes to apply these skills to the business world for short- or long-term job placement and career development.

The Job Placement track is a personalized track built on Adecco’s world class job placement process. It is designed to help athletes leverage their unique backgrounds and position them to engage in the job market with the best support available.

Overall; the programme will support athletes in career development and bring top companies together with elite and Olympic athletes

Current participating NOCs are: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA

Photograph: Lieven Coudenys