The International Paralympic Committee and Adecco extend their
co-operation to deliver the "Athlete Career Programme" to Paralympic
athletes until 2012
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Zurich, Switzerland, July 22, 2009: Today, the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Adecco Group, the global leader in
HR services, announced the extension of the Athlete Career Programme,
an initiative designed to facilitate the integration of elite
athletes into the labour market, both during and at the end of their
elite sporting careers
In 2007, the IPC joined with Adecco to make Athlete Career Programme
services available to its athletes. The Programme coaches and trains
elite Paralympic and Olympic athletes around the world in making the
difficult transition from elite sport to a new career by bringing
them together with companies around the world.
"This programme is an excellent opportunity for Paralympians to
address the challenging transition from their sporting career to be
successful in their new professional lives. We appreciate the focus
Adecco has applied to this opportunity and we are looking forward to
a successful extension of our collaboration in the best interest of
the athletes," commented Sir Philip Craven, President of the IPC.
According to Patrick De Maeseneire, CEO of the Adecco Group: "It is
often difficult for athletes to integrate into the world of work and
business life. We provide the necessary education and training to
help them prepare for this transition. The placements we offer enable
them to find a suitable job or career path that they can follow with
the same passion they brought to their sporting careers."
Katarzyna Rogowiec, member of the IPC Athletes' Council said: "The
passage from being an athlete to having a career outside the field of
play takes the courage and determination that we have learned before
in competition and Adecco really helps in applying that to the
professional world."
The Athlete Career Programme continues to increase its support of
Paralympic athletes globally through the co-operation with the IPC,
the National Paralympic Committees, the International Sport
Federations and the Adecco Group.
For more information about the Programme, please visit www.adecco.com
or contact
acpathletes@adecco.com.
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About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's
leading provider of HR solutions. With over 31,000 FTE employees and
6,000 offices, in more than 60 countries and territories around the
world, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting
more than 500,000 colleagues with over 145,000 clients every day. The
services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary
staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, consulting and
outplacement. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) with
listings on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN) and on Euronext in France
(ADE).
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