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WADA establishes collaboration with the World Academy of Sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce that it has signed a collaboration agreement with the World Academy of Sport (WAoS), a world leader in delivering tailored learning programs for sport organizations, participants and student athletes on a global scale.
The collaboration between WADA and WAoS is centered on developing new education and training programs to enhance the learning and development opportunities within the global anti-doping and sport community. Leveraging the expertise of both organizations, the collaboration in year one will focus on four specific deliverables, namely:
- Enhancing the impact and contribution of anti-doping leaders to the anti-doping system through tailored leadership and governance training for members of WADA’s official governance groups;
- Developing in-depth case studies using real-world anti-doping challenges, experiences and insights to support anti-doping leaders;
- Expanding the reach of WADA’s educational assets into different but relevant markets such as the International Baccalaureate School Network, influencing future generations of athletes, teachers, and decision-makers;
- Identifying and creating opportunities within WADA’s educational assets to attract private funding and/or sponsorship.
WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said: “WADA is excited to be collaborating with the World Academy of Sport. WADA has long prioritized the value of education and more recently invested in enhancing the capability of anti-doping organizations around the world through its Global Learning and Development Framework. This collaboration significantly enhances our ability to create meaningful learning experiences for new roles within the global anti-doping community increasing the access to quality education and training programs. The collaboration will provide tailored offerings to key anti-doping stakeholders by combining WAoS’ proficiency in education program development with WADA’s global network and anti-doping expertise. It will undoubtedly advance the educational offering that is available to our stakeholders around the world.”
Chris Solly, WAoS CEO, said: “The World Academy of Sport is looking forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with the World Anti-Doping Agency over the years to come. WAoS prides itself in being world sport’s education partner, making this a logical collaboration. Whether it is collaborating with WAoS global educational partners, such as our Athlete Friendly School network and the International Baccalaureate or designing specific learning pathways for anti-doping leaders, this collaboration will ultimately provide immense value for the entire anti-doping community.”
About the WAoS
The World Academy of Sport partners with education institutions, global sport companies and International Federations (IFs) and has played a key role in the establishment and operation of several sport specific IF academies, where it developed and delivered tailored education to member country federations throughout the world utilizing a number of learning formats.
