The project „Strengthening The Employment Perspective in Disability Sport Sector - STEPin" is funded by the European Union under the IPA II cross-border cooperation program Serbia - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2020 with the support of the Ministry of European Integration and the Directorate for European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Funds intended for the implementation of this project amount to 141,347.73 EUR, the European Union co-finances in the amount of 120,145.57 EUR. The contracting authority for this project is the Ministry of Finance, the Sector for Contracting and Financing Programs from European Union Funds (CFCU) of the Republic of Serbia.

The project is jointly implemented by the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Paralympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of the University of Novi Sad and the Taekwondo Club Zmaj in Ruma.

One of the activities of the STEPin project is the organization of online education, which is specifically designed to strengthen employability prospects in the sports sector for people with disabilities, and for the cross-border area of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia is a completely innovative approach to providing necessary knowledge and skills and work with people with disabilities in sport.

STEPin online education is planned to start on March 2, 2022, and was created as a product of previously completed project activities such as research into the current situation in the sports sector for people with disabilities. Based on the research, modules were created: entrepreneurship in parasport, leadership and teamwork, sports training, organization of sports events for people with disabilities, practice of sports and its health benefits, and others. A total of 15 modules will be available as part of online training on two STEPin platforms. Participation in online education on both platforms will be open to all interested parties in the cross-border area of ​​Serbia-BiH and will last for two months. The STEPin online platform is multifunctional with a multitude of diverse learning materials, videos and interesting tasks aimed at encouraging creativity and innovation. The best participants will be offered the opportunity to attend practical sessions in the field.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive a digital certificate!

Finally, the STEPin platform will include a special part of the promotion of organizations and clubs that work with people with disabilities, with the opportunity for unemployed people to submit their interests, skills and experiences, in order to encourage employment opportunities in this sector.

All those interested can apply via e-mail: info@stepin.ba no later than February 28, 2022.

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