Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Sports and fitness administrator
Recognized by ordinance of 25 June 2001 (BGBl. I, p. 1262)

Duration of traineeship

3 years
The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule)

Field of activity

Sports and fitness administrators work in the business and organizational divisions of associations, clubs, companies in the fitness industry and municipal sports and sports complex administration. They form an integral part of the administrative structures of the respective sports organizations and are responsible for administrative and organizational tasks. Their work contributes to the smooth running of sports activities. They provide guidance and information for members and customers and advise on the sports and fitness activities offered.

Occupational skills

The tasks of sports and fitness administrators require an understanding of business administration, finance and accounting, office organization, and in particular, an awareness of the general conditions under which services come to be offered in the sports, whether by sports clubs or in a commercial sports setting. Most of these activities involve direct contact with individuals or groups and require social and communication skills.

Sports and fitness administrators

• design organizational operations and administrative processes,
• work in a team- and customer-oriented manner,
• take part in the development of concepts for sports and other services,
• apply methods of work planning and control,
• process business operations in accounting and make cost estimates,
• use information and communications systems,
• inform, advise and guide members, customers and interested parties,
• observe market activities and draft marketing concepts,
• compile, evaluate and present statistics,
• process human resources operations,
• take part in the planning and coordination of daily sports operations and ensure provision of the necessary facilities (sports equipment, rooms, playing fields),
• take part in the planning, organization and implementation of sports events,
• monitor the observation of safety standards in the field of sports,
• take part in the administration of sports complexes,
• procure goods and services.
   
  

Last modified on: December 12, 2006