PROJECTS
Join the online event: Upskilling Volunteer Managers in Sport Road Test Event
This Road Test Event is an opportunity for sport volunteer managers to step back from daily operations and look at volunteer management from a more strategic perspective. During the day, participants will explore new ideas, reflect on their own practice, and contribute with their experience to shape future training opportunities for volunteer managers in sport.
Participant insights and feedback will help improve a newly developed European curriculum and pilot trainings, while participants will leave the event with practical inspiration and tools they can immediately apply in their own organisation and/or event.
Project: Upskilling Volunteer Managers in Sport (UVMIS)
Project website: www.uvmis-eu.org
Format: One-day National Road Test Event
Day and time: 26 February 2026, from 10:00 am to 15:00 pm CET or Friday 27 February 2026 from 10:00 am to 15:00 pm (Please indicate the day you wish to attend via the link below).
Place: Online (Teams)
Register here:
AGENDA
10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome & Introduction
Welcome by host organisation
Introduction to the UVMIS project and Road Test event purpose
Icebreaker
10:15 – 10:30 | UVMIS Project Overview
Project overview
Key insights from the State of the Art report
Role of Road Tests in improvement of curriculum and pilot training
10:30 – 11:00 | Workshop – From Tactical to Strategic Sports Volunteer Management
Introduction: Tactical vs Strategic volunteer management
Input from State of the Art findings
Group work and reflection on participants experience
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30 – 11:45 | UVMIS Higher Education European Curricula for Sports Volunteer Manager qualification Presentation
Target group and post-experience learning approach
Curriculum structure, modules and learning objectives
11:45 – 13:00 | Deep Dive Workshop – Reviewing Curriculum content
Interactive workshop with work in small-groups using guided QA questions
Identification of strengths and improvement areas
13:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Break
13:30- 14:45 Pilot Training Workshop – Testing Learning Approach – [Volunteer Energy]
Interactive pilot-style session based on curriculum themes
Reflection on relevance, learning approach and applicability
14:45 – 15:00 | Conclusion, Impact & Next Steps
Summary of key takeaways
Next steps: pilots training, Community of Practice, dissemination
Join us for an inspirational day about the current and future opportunities for developing your skills as a volunteer manager in sport to a more strategical management level. The UVMIS Erasmus+ project has developed a State-of-the-art report and Curriculum laying out a path to better trained volunteer managers in sport.
For more info, contact: Niki Koutrou, [email protected]