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DOSB l Education and
Qualification
The System of Qualification of the
German Sports Organizations
German Olympic Sports Confederation I Sport Development
Otto-Fleck-Schneise 12 I D-60528 Frankfurt am Main
Phone +49 (0) 69 / 67 00 324 I Fax +49 (0) 69 / 67 00 13 69 I E-Mail office@dosb.de
www.dosb.de
Sport Moves
More than 27 million memberships in 91,000 sports clubs
and 97 federations under the roof of the German Olympic
Sports Confederation (DOSB), constitute the largest
association of persons in Germany.
The joy of living, achievement and performance, health and
the conveyance of values such as tolerance, fair play and
team spirit – these are all elements reflected in club sports.
Furthermore, the possibilities of participation in activities of
civil society motivate many people to get engaged in the
work of sports clubs.
No matter whether somebody serves as a coach of a youth
team, an exercise leader of a gymnastics group, a helper
Mr Horst Köhler,
President of the Federal Republic
of Germany and patron
of the DOSB stated in 2009:
at a club festival or a member of the executive board of the
association, in an honorary capacity as a volunteer or as a
part-time or full-time employee – committing oneself in a
sports club enriches everyday life and is a multifarious and
“It is said that sport is a mirror of our society.
demanding activity. Outside professional restraints and every-
This is true – but it is still only a half-truth. Sport is
day routine, people involved in club work can jointly put into
a part of our society. It not only mirrors, it shapes
practice their ideas, find friends and – last but not the least –
and influences our society as a whole. That is why
experience sports together.
it is important that we maintain and promote the
values closely linked with sport: achievement and
As diverse as sports programmes and the engagement in club
performance, competition, fair play, discipline, team
activities may be, as diverse are the qualifications needed
spirit and a rejection of violence.”
for them, as well. For this reason, sports organizations offer a
wide range of education, advanced and continuing training.
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hold a valid DOSB licence. Every year more than 40,000 club
members finish a course of training with a DOSB licence.
In addition to these training programmes, the sports organizations offer numerous advanced training courses within their
educational programmes, which do not lead to a DOSB licence
but take up trends and special topics related to sports club
work. In this way organized sport is one of the largest organizations which offers education in German civil society.
However, sport does not only provide education in terms of
Sport Educates
its formal educational systems but it also educates by means
of sports practice and commitment in the clubs themselves.
The sports associations, which are organized under the DOSB
Informal processes of education take place through active
roof, have a differentiated system of qualification which
sports and participation in the activities of the club, facilitating
sets high standards in terms of basic, advanced and continuing
in this way the acquisition of social competences which are
training. They determine the criteria for a DOSB licence of
also sought after in other social areas, e.g. in schools or on
education, laid down in the Rahmenrichtlinien für Qualifizie-
the job in professional life.
rung (General Guidelines of Qualification). By using them as a
common basis, the sport organizations develop the respective
“Sport is attributed a substantial educational impact
conceptions of education, according to which they train and
which includes, first of all, direct body-related com-
further educate coaches, exercise instructors, club managers
petences (body experience, aesthetics and expres-
and youth leaders.
sion), but also indirect sport-related competences in
social, political and cognitive areas (teaming ability,
There are more than 600 different education courses, sports,
self-confidence/assurance, self-organization, abilitiy
sport disciplines and profiles for basic and advanced training
to take over responsibility).“
offered by sports organizations, which lead to a DOSB licence.
According to up-to-date statistics, more than 500,000 persons
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Sport Educates
Federal Ministry for Families, Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth (2005: 376): 12th Report on
Children and Young People.
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Education in Sport – Education through Sport
well. In this respect, we are also dealing with the development
of key qualifications, for example, teaming and communication
Qualification in organized sport is mainly directed to task
abilities, goal orientation, fairness, the endeavour for achieve-
requirements and people’s motivation for their commitment
ment/performance and health consciousness.
in the club.
Experiencing one's own body and treating other persons in a
respectful and responsible way are substantial educational
Education in Sport in the Light of
Social Requirements
factors and influential elements for the development of the
individual person. Commitment in and for the club additionally
Sports clubs are confronted with numerous socio-political
fosters the acquisition of personal skills and social competences.
tasks and challenges. Social and cultural integration, the
protection of the climate and environment, doping prevention,
As a consequence of this, besides the specific technical quali-
the establishment of all-day schools or the demographic
fication, there is always the individual formation of personality
change – sports clubs have to face demands which reflect
which is in the focus of our understanding of education, as
urgent social challenges. Thus, qualification concepts in
organized sport treat not only sport-specific topics, but they
also integrate socio-political themes.
ENTITIES IN THE DOSB RESPONSIBLE
F O R E D U C AT I O N
For example, many associations react on aspects of demo-
Under the DOSB roof, the educational institutions
graphic change by directing their qualification programmes
responsible for basic, further and continuing training
to senior citizens. Other sports organizations focus their
are the Regional Sports Confederations, the National
concepts on the health-enhancing aspects of sport or the
Sports Federations and the Sports Federations with
qualification of exercise instructors in all-day schools.
Particular Tasks, at their respective levels and areas of
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competence. For contact addresses of the DOSB
It is a special concern of organized sport to interest young
member organizations mentioned, please see the DOSB
people for voluntary work in clubs already at an early stage.
homepage under www.dosb.de/de/organisation/
For this purpose, many sports organizations offer a special edu-
mitgliedsorganisationen.
cation programme for young people to become youth leaders.
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Education in Sport – Education through Sport
Education in Sport in the Light of Social Requirements
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Structure of the DOSB Qualification System
Exercise Instructor (EI)
for Sports for All/
Mass Sports
(interdisciplinary)
Trainer
for Sports for All/
Mass Sports
(sport-specific)
Youth Leader (YL)
Club Manager (CM)
3. LICENCE LEVEL (A)
min. 90 LU*
EI-B for Sports for all/
Mass Sports
(interdisciplinary)
EI-B Sports as a means
of Prevention
DOSB Sports
Physiotherapy
(sport-specific)
Diploma Coach**
(trainer with staterecognized diploma)
4. LICENCE LEVEL
2. LICENCE LEVEL (B)
min. 60 LU
Trainer
for competitive sport
Trainer-A
for Sports for All/
Mass Sports
(sport-specific/
one sport)
Trainer-A
for competitive sport
Trainer-B
for Sports for All/
Mass Sports
(sport-specific/
one sport)
Trainer-B
for competitive sport
Trainer-C for Sports
for All/Mass Sports
(sport-specific/
one sport)
Trainer-C
for competitive sport
(sport-specific/
one sport)
DOSB Sports
Physiotherapy**
(sport-specific/
one sport)
Club Manager-B
(sport-specific/
one sport)
EI-B Sports for
Rehabilitation
1. LICENCE LEVEL (C)
min. 120 LU
Exercise Instructor-C
for Sports for All/
Mass Sports
(interdisciplinary)
Youth Leader
Club Manager-C
For Exercise Instructors, Trainers, Youth Leaders: A part equivalent to at least 30 LU of
basic multisports (interdisciplinary) qualification
PRE-LICENCE
QUALIFICATIONS
(without
DOSB-Licence)
e.g. Assistant to
Exercise Instructor,
Group Assistant
e.g. Trainer Assistant, Group Assistant
e.g. Youth Leader
Assistant,
Group Assistant
* One “Learning Unit“ is equivalent to 45 minutes.
** These education programmes are subject to special conditions
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Structure of the DOSB Qualification System
Structure of the DOSB Qualification System
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Quality Assurance by Life-long Learning
their licence and to ensure that they are always familiar with
the latest requirements and findings in their training and
A person who has been granted a DOSB licence, will not
instructing work. For this pupose the acquired licences have
consider his or her learning process as finished. In everyday
to be regularly renewed or confirmed. Therefore, as a rule,
work in the club, trainers, exercise instructors, club managers
the holders of a licence must participate in weekend courses
and youth leaders will translate their acquired skills into
of at least 15 learning units every four years.
practice and, in this way, enlarge their competences in
handling training and exercise groups as well as activities
Changing between formal courses of advanced training
related to general, non-sport-specific work in the club.
and informal learning processes underlines the principle of
life-long learning, which the educational understanding
Furthermore, they are obliged to take part in advanced trainig
of organized sport is based upon.
courses at regular intervals in order to maintain the validity of
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Quality Assurance by Life-long Learning
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Education Programmes with DOSB Licence
There are four levels, starting from the first licence level (C)
and progressively building up to the fourth licence level
The following education programmes are examples of
(diploma level). Not all programmes of educational can be
qualifications which lead to a DOSB licence:
concluded at all four levels. The educational institution
responsible for the diploma level is the Coaches Academy
p Trainer for Sport-Specific Competitive Sport
Cologne (Trainerakademie Köln) of the DOSB1.
p Trainer for Sport-Specific Mass Sport (sport for all)
p Exercise Instructor “Interdisciplinary Mass Sports”
(in several sports)
For each licence level specific criteria have to be fulfilled. The
first licence level (C ), for example, demands for a duration
p Exercise Instructor “Sports As a Means of Prevention”
of training of at least 120 learning2 units as well as member-
p Exercise Instructor “Sports for Rehabilitation”
ship in a sports club. To conclude a licence-related training
p Youth Leader
at the second licence level (B), at least 60 additional learning
p Club Manager
units have to be completed. At the third licence level (A), it
is required to additionally fulfill another 90 learning units.
The education, as such, is provided at federal (national), federal
Thus, the holders of a licence A will have invested a total of
state and regional levels by the respective competent sport
at least 270 learning units in their education.
organizations which issue the relevant DOSB licence, after a
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The educational curriculum “Diploma Coach“ is subject to special conditions.
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One learning unit is equivalent to 45 minutes
trainee has successfully concluded the education programme.
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Education Programmes with DOSB Licence
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Advantages of DOSB Licences
studies or school education. A person who starts with a
C licence in the DOSB system can gradually continue with a
The qualification system of organized sport is characterized by
step-by-step advanced training, moving up to the level of
the fact that it ensures the comparability of the educational
a diploma trainer licence, which is the highest state-recognized
courses of the different sports organizations, taking into account
vocational training for male and female coaches in Germany.
the variety of needs of the sports clubs at the same time.
But also outside the system of sport, the skills and competences acquired through educational processes in sport can
Further advantages of a DOSB-licenced education
be utilised, e.g. in professional life.
are the following:
4. Cost-Saving and Country-Wide Qualification Offers
1. Demanding Education by Qualified Teachers
Sports associations and clubs in Germany are non-profit
A person who decides to go through a DOSB-licenced educa-
making organizations. Within the framework of their system
tion programme, will be taken care of by qualified and com-
of education, they do not pursue any commercial interests.
petent teachers. Besides their specialist qualification in sports
For this reason, they charge “socially acceptable“, i.e. rather
they also possess pedagogical, social and methodical skills.
modest, participation fees. Moreover, by means of decentralized structures, it is possible to offer qualification courses,
2. Transparency and Comparability Due to the
close to people's homes, everywhere in the country.
Four-Level Licence System
Thanks to the four-level licence system, qualifications
5. DOSB Licences Stand for a Sign of Quality
acquired can be assessed in a transparent way and education
Many state bodies and social institutions recognize the DOSB
programmes be compared nation-wide. Moreover, incentives
licences in their own sytems. In this way, sports clubs may be
are provided for a step-by-step further development due to
granted subsidies (e.g. from public funds) if persons holding
systematically alternating phases of formal acquisition of skills
DOSB licences are engaged in the club.
and competences and phases of implementing the same.
3. Possibilities of Development
The qualification system offers the possibility to develop oneself beside one's involvement in a job, vocational training,
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Advantages of DOSB Licences
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