Football-jobs.com and The LMA launch recruitment and training initiative

Football managers are used to employing new technology to stay ahead on the pitch.

But now they can access new technology off the pitch to further their own careers, thanks to the League Managers Association.

Managers were given a double boost today with the launch of two major new recruitment and training initiatives by the LMA.

Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce, Rochdaleís Steve Parkin and Macclesfield boss Brian Horton all attended an official launch at the Reebok Stadium this afternoon (25th April 2006).

The LMA paraded a new football employment website which it hopes will become the industryís number one on-line football recruitment site in the UK.

And it also unveiled a series of new football education workshops designed to help members keep fully abreast of the gameís ever-changing demands and skill-bases.

Both initiatives are being launched in conjunction with the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) Educational Trust.

LMA Chief Executive John Barnwell said: ìThese new initiatives will make a real difference in helping our members stay in the football industry.

ìHelping to raise and develop the skill bases of our members to the highest possible level is a major benefit to the football industry as a whole.

ìOne of the consistent areas of feedback we receive from members is the difficulty in finding out about new vacancies and also in keeping up to speed with the necessary new skills which are required by employers.

ìOur new website and the educational workshops are a major new addition to the range of services we offer our members.î

The LMA are partnering Football Jobs Limited in the launch of their new dedicated football employment website www.football-jobs.com.

In addition to managerial and coaching positions, the site will cover administrative and commercial vacancies at clubs, governing bodies, national associations and all stakeholders in professional football.

Vacancies will not just be confined to the UK but worldwide as well with coaching positions from as far afield as America already on-line.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce: ìIt is well documented that I have been an advocate of new technology for football development both on and off the pitch.

ìThese new initiatives, both of which embrace the use of new technologies, will be of considerable benefit to my fellow managers in helping them to stay in the industry.î

Efrem Leigh, chief executive of Football Jobs Limited, said: ìI am looking forward to developing the partnership with the LMA and providing clubs and all other professionals in football with the industryís number one on-line recruitment solution.î

A series of educational workshops entitled ëGetting Back to Workí, ëGetting back to Learningí and ëAn Introduction to ITí are also being introduced from next month.

Courses will be held at Aston Villa, Luton Town and Sheffield United over the next three months.

Courses are aimed not only at those managers who are currently employed but also those out of jobs and who feel they would benefit from learning new skills.
Alan Irwin, project manager of the GFTU Educational Trust, said: ìWe are sure that these courses will make a real difference to LMA members.

ìWe are delighted to be assisting the LMA in the provision of these workshops.î

For further information on the services provided by Football Jobs Limited contact Efrem Leigh on 020 7442 3456, by email at info@football-jobs.com or visit www.football-jobs.com.

For further information on The League Managers Association contact Graham Mackrell on 07836 544366 or visit their website at www.leaguemanagers.com.

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