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Sports administrators programme
From its beginning in 1986, the Itinerant School programme has given sports
leaders an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of sports administration. In
view of the level of development reached by some of the NOCs, the programme
is currently angled towards training National Course Directors, so that NOCs that
are in development can progressively become autonomous, and organise their
own courses.
In 2001, this programme continues to be implemented according to the same
format used for the last quadrennial. However, an objective overall appraisal of the
1997-2000 programme will be carried out with a view to preparing improvements.
High level education for sports administrators
This programme is a step further in the training of sports administrators and
consists of providing promising young sports administrators with high level
training of international significance. During 2001, a network of universities will be
created to provide training courses for administrators on a continental basis
available as from January 2002; this will be very much along the lines of the high
level training for coaches.
A limited number of high level scholarships will be available, as from July
2001, for those who would benefit from such training and who would bring their
knowledge to bear on the work of the NOCs.
NOC management consultancy
This "à la carte" programme assists individual NOCs to develop a range of
different aspects of management, administration and specific programmes
(e.g. marketing). A group of external experts will be created to work with the
NOCs on a mentoring basis and provide in depth support.
Regional Jorums
These forums, for groups of a limited number of NOCs, are organised in
collaboration with each of the Continental Associations. Various topics, which
deserve special attention, will be discussed depending on the area of interest of
the NOCs, such as IOC programmes on doping, women and sport, Olympic
Games operations.
Special fields Programmes
All the efforts of the IOC and Olympic Solidarity towards the promotion and
development of sports have a common objective, which is the success of the
greatest youth sport festival in the world: the Olympic Games.
Olympic Games participation
The IOC, through Olympic Solidarity, offers financial assistance to all NOCs
with athletes participating in the Olympic Games. This assistance has two quite
different and yet complementary aims: partly to help foster the universal spirit
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