Nature of activities and mission
The ECEF has been formed for educational purposes to promote intellectual excellence in the field of club management. This will be achieved by awarding bursaries or research grants to individuals and by making gifts or contributions to educational programmes based on CMAE’s Management Development Programme (MDP). CMAE is a non-profit making professional association for members involved in the management of golf, sports, health & fitness, leisure, city and dining clubs located throughout Europe. Together with their Affiliate Partners, the CMAE represents over 6,500 club management professionals in over 27 countries around Europe and the Middle East.
Background
CMAE’s Board has recognised that, in parallel with development and delivery of its top class MDP education programme, there is a need for adequate funding to support both current managers and their successors to enrol in these programmes. ECEF will provide grants to individuals seeking to expand their practical knowledge of club management. It will also seek to provide additional funding to develop, maintain and expand CMAE’s long term education programme for the professional development of club managers. ECEF invites applications for the annual Joe Perdue Bursary Awards and the Young Manager Bursary. Launch dates and qualifications details are available direct from ECEF or CMAE.
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