The IOC Athlete Career Programme

For athletes, the placing they achieve is the result of strenuous physical training. This placing is what counts – athletes are judged on their performance. They devote their entire life to sport for the chance to stand up there on the podium.

We support top Swiss athletes in their professional life through the Swiss Olympic Athlete Career Programme. Very few athletes are able to support themselves through income earned from sports alone. For this reason, it is extremely important to plan a dual career (top-level sport plus vocational training or part-time work).

We have a comprehensive offer for athletes

Alongside power, endurance and speed, athletes also need to add a second, professional string to their bow. As a leading partner of Swiss Olympic, Adecco helps to make it easier to join or return to the workforce. We provide coaching, ability tests and access to our network in the Swiss economy to ensure that athletes are able to make the leap into the professional world during and after their sporting career.

Adecco Switzerland has an excellent network of contacts available for athletes to make use of. Top athletes have skills that are extremely in demand in the world of work:

Careers in sport alongside a job.

Athletes contribute discipline, motivation, goal orientation and team spirit. Organisations can offer athletes the chance to apply the skills they have acquired through sport to the world of work.