ELESA

"European LEarning Syllabus for outdoor Animators". The ELESA Project aimed at designing one main product that consists of a comprehensive innovative Learning Syllabus for outdoor animators, built in correspondance with the Lifelong Learning Programme and the results of the sectoral Leonardo projects EQFOA and CLO2, usable in Higher Education, VET and Adult Learning contexts.

The European LEarning Syllabus for outdoor Animators (ELESA) is a follow-on project of two previous projects on vocational and higher educational training in the outdoors: EQFOA (2006-2008) and CLO2 (2008-2010).

Both projects ware funded by the European Commission under the Leonardo da Vinci programme.

The European Qualification Framework for Outdoor Animators (EQFOA) focussed mainly on the description of the functions of, and the competences required by an ‘Outdoor Animator’. 

The outcomes of this project were basically threefold:

1. Occupational map

2. Functional map

3. Competence Framework

The CLO2 project subsequently focused on bridging the gap between the competences (EQFOA) and Learning Outcomes to be delivered by a training provider.  The latter resulted in the

4. Learning Outcomes Framework

Focussing on training level EQF 5 (European Qualifications Framework) was estimated very important because the vast number of workers in the outdoor sector operate at this level.

After numerous and valuable discussions amongst EQFOA/CLO2 partners it became clear that the ‘sector of the outdoors’ should progress in developing a proper European Learning Syllabus for Outdoor Animators.  Moreover, it was recognised that in order to improve mobility of workers as well as to promote the concept of Life Long Learning (LLL), a European approach in training ‘outdoor animators’ is the appropriate way to reach these goals.

This is exactly what the ELESA project is about.

PARTNERS

UC LEUVEN-LIMBURG

Leuven, Belgium

Dries De Ruytter, coordinator
dries.deruytter(at)ucll.be
Mobile 00 32 475 225 266
Phone 00 32 16 37 56 84
Skype dries.de.ruytter

EC-OE – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF OUTDOOR EMPLOYERS

Huldenberg, Belgium

Herman Smulders, internal controler
herman.smulders(at)ec-oe.eu
Mobile 00 32 495 534 534
Skype hermansmulders

FRANCE PLEIN AIR

Mijoux, France

Jean Yves Lapeyrere, coordinator
jylapeyrere(at)francepleinair.fr
Mobile 00 33 674 596 087
Phone 00 33 363 519 468
Skype jylapeyrere

VEBON – VERENIGING BUITENSPORT ONDERNEMINGEN NEDERLAND

Ermelo, Netherlands

Hans Ligtermoet
info(at)vebon.nl
Mobile 00 31 6512 589 67
Phone 00 31 341 559 000
Skype hans.ligtermoet

Robert den Dunnen
dendunnen(at)outdoorinternational.nl
Mobile 00 31 6557 143 21
Phone 00 31 503 183 722
Skype den.dunnen1

APECATE – ASSOCIAÇAO PORTUGUESA DE EMPRESAS DE CONGRESSOS, ANIMAÇAO TURISTICA E EVENTOS

Aveiro, Portugal

Paulo Rocha
paulo.rocha(at)cumes.pt
Mobile 00 351 914 871 122
Skype rocha_portugal

Evora, Portugal
Ana Barbosa
apecate.at(at)sapo.pt
Mobile 00 351 964 880 602
Skype ana.quintadoserrado

Lisboa, Portugal
Sandra Dias
apecate(at)apecate.pt
Mobile 00 351 961 547 951
Phone 00 351 213 011 725
Skype apecate

SOA – SWISS OUTDOOR ASSOCIATION

Zurich, Switzerland

Katrin Blumberg
katrin(at)swissriveradventures.ch
Mobile 00 41 79 370 38 79
Phone 00 41 81 936 01 04
Skype SwissRiverAdventures

Wolfgang Wörnhard
mail(at)swissoutdoorassociation.ch
Mobile 00 41 76 561 53 64
00 41 44 360 53 62
Skype wwoernhard

ANETA – ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE EMPRESAS DE TURISMO ACTIVO

Madrid, Spain

Lazaro Mediavilla
lazaro.mediavilla(at)upm.es
Mobile 00 34 639 881 508
Skype lazaro.mediavilla

Sevilla, Spain
Ignacio Alonso
ignacio(at)alua.es
Mobile 00 34 955 984 182
Skype kekealua

HATAOA – HELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF TOURIST ENTERPRISES OF OUTDOOR

ACTIVITIES

Athens, Greece

Michalis Tsoukias
m.tsoukias(at)trekking.gr
Mobile 00 30 693 275 58 00
Skype michtsouk

IDTOUR - UNIQUE SOLUTIONS

Aveiro, Portugal

Rui Costa
rui.costa(at)ua.pt
Mobile 00 351 919 694 469
Phone 00 351 234 380 313

Nuno Lopes
nuno.lopes(at)idtour.pt
Mobile 00 351 962 720 794
Phone 00 351 234 380 313
Skype nuno.fm.lopes

TLU – INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND SPORTS, TALLINN UNIVERSITY

Tallin, Estonia

Reeda Tuula
reedat(at)tlu.ee
Mobile 00 372 501 2914
Skype reedatu

 

ITTRALEE – INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TRALEE

Tralee, Ireland

Tomás Aylward
Tomas.Aylward(at)staff.ittralee.ie
Mobile 00 353 87 249 4847
Phone 00 353 66 714 4186
Skype tomasayl

Mary Griffin, Research admin
mary.griffin(at)staff.ittralee.ie
Phone 00 353 66 719 1787

UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Budapest, Hungary

Gyongyver Lacza
lacza(at)tf.hu
Mobile 00 36 303 431 547
Skype gyongyverl

COACHING IRELAND

Limerick, Ireland

Fiona Larkin
fiona.larkin(at)coachingireland.com
Mobile 00 353 87 931 0740
Skype fiona.fennessy

Project Coordination

             Dries De Ruytter
UC Leuven-Limburg
Geldenaaksebaan 335, 3001 Leuven

Mobile 00 32 475 225 266
Phone 00 32 16 37 56 84
dries.deruytter@ucll.be
Skype dries.de.ruytter
www.ucll.be

Herman Smulders
President
EC-OE - European Confederation of Outdoor Employers
Wolfshaegen 180, B-3040 Huldenberg, België

+32 (0)495 534 534
herman.smulders(at)ec-oe.eu
Skype hermansmulders
www.ec-oe.eu

Jean Yves Lapeyrere       
France Plein Air 

La Chacunière, 01410 Mijoux, France

Tél: 00 33 674 596 087
jylapeyrere(at)francepleinair.fr
Skype jylapeyrere