#SO-03-11 Sport for Sustainable Development: Designing Effective Policies and Programmes
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
The International Platform on Sport and DevelopmentDescription
Learn how to make a positive impact through sport
Sport has been recognised as an enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by governments globally. Organisations worldwide are using sport to contribute to this agenda, addressing issues ranging from health and education to employment, and conflict resolution.
On this course, you’ll look at the benefits and limitations of using sport in development. You will learn to design, implement, and measure the impact of policies and programmes.
You will explore key concepts on sport and gender equality, disability, human rights, social inclusion, peacebuilding, and child safeguarding.
What topics will you cover?
- Setting the scene: Sport, development and change
- Creating change: Policy, strategy, and governance
- Making it happen, making it work, measuring impact
- Mobilising people, partners, and resources
Who will you learn with?
A Sport for Development specialist working in Asia-Pacific, on the Australian Government funded Pacific Sports Partnerships (PSP) program and the Oceania Football Confederation’s Just Play Program
Dr Ben Sanders is a specialist consultant and thought leader in sport for development and peace. He is currently working with the International Platform on Sport and Development.
Policy development expert supporting the Commonwealth’s work helping countries use sport for enhancing health, education, employment, economic development and realising human rights.
Who developed the course?
Sportanddev is the leading hub for organisations and individuals using sport for development to share knowledge, build good practice, coordinate with others and create partnerships.
What Will I Learn?
- Apply best practice methods to align sport and development objectives to national and international development priorities
- Demonstrate and articulate the contribution of sport to sustainable development and use analysis and evidence in developing policy and programmes
- Develop theories of change and programme logic on the contribution of sport to sustainable development in your country or organisation
- Engage with peers to develop autonomy, accountability and respect for working with others within a sport and development context
Topics for this course
Sport for change
Reflection to identify an opportunity
The sporting landscape
Sport and sustainable development goals
Approaching change
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We can see the benefits and limitations of using PHYSICAL education in development in this course. I also learned to design, implement, and measure the impact of policies and programs. It's a good lesson.
In this course I learned how to make a positive impact through exercise. This is important because sport is now seen by governments around the world as a promoter of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A lesson worth learning.
Watching this course, I learned about how physical education promotes sustainable development and how to develop effective policies and programs. The course is very detailed.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is for anyone interested in how sport can be used in development.
- This includes government officials, intergovernmental officers, sport organisations, public policy experts, private sector professionals, and civil society.