Gender Trainee Programme – Apply now!

The aim of this unique funding programme is to establish young women in a sustainable manner across many areas of youth elite sport and high-performance sport. This "training on the job" programme, launched on the initiative of the Ministry of Sport, offers three training pathways:

1. Sports scientist with state-certified coaching qualification (A)
2. Sports management (B) and
3. Sports scientist/talent coach (C)

The Trainee Programme is delivered at up to 16 different locations across Austria. Training costs are covered by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport through funding agreements with the eight youth competence centres recognised by the BMBWF and BMKÖS (one in each federal province, excluding Vienna), as well as the specialist winter facilities (Stams, Schladming, Saalfelden, Nordic Training Centre Eisenerz, Bad Hofgastein) and summer facilities (ÖLSZ Südstadt), and dual-career institutions (VÖN and KADA).

The Trainee Programme is supported by a training programme (webinars and in-person events) and regular events organised by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport.

Each year, 16 young women are to be admitted and trained for four years. The aim is to provide Austrian sport with highly qualified female trainers, coaches and managers in the medium term. In total, 64 young women are to complete the Trainee Programme.

Interested applicants can send their application by 10 December 2021 to bewerbung@bmkoes.gv.at; the selection process will take place in January 2022. Work at the training locations will then begin from April 2022.

Here are a few insights into the training:
Sports management from Linz / Upper Austria: https://fb.watch/9D2y32hkuR/
Talent coach from Graz / Styria: https://fb.watch/9D2CjjtE7y/
Ski coach from Saalfelden / Salzburg: https://fb.watch/9D2G1BXYZ9/

Call for applications: Gender Trainee Programme 2022 – requirements profile A
Gender Trainee Programme 2022 – requirements profile B
Gender Trainee Programme 2022 – requirements profile C