Dar hosts Olympics Advanced Sports Management Course

The IOC is sponsoring the course through Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC), with Henry Tandau, TOC vice president, saying the course which has brought together 16 participants will be held in modules.

He challenged the participants to make a difference in sports management in Tanzania once they graduate.

He said worldwide sports have witnessed phenomenal growth, hence, there is a need for sound sports management systems, describing sports management as one of the growing disciplines.

Tandau that will be the chief instructor of the course further encouraged the participants to make the most of the learning opportunity.

He said the training was meant to build an Olympic family that knows what it takes to run sports.

“Today, sports management is changing and there is a need for the country to move with the changing world, TOC hopes that the knowledge the participants will get will help in improving sports management in the country,” he said.

The Advanced Sports Management Course will enable participants to broaden their managerial skills while actively contributing to a unique learning community.

Some of the topics in the modules to be covered during the course include Organising an Olympic Sport, Managing Strategically, Managing Human Resources, Managing Finance, Managing Marketing, and Organizing a Major Sporting Event.

This course is expected to be intensive and as such participants are high-level individuals in decision-making capacities in their organizations.

The training's strategy is participant-centered and the methodology is expected to be participative, interactive, and experiential.