The objective of this convention is the mutual recognition of standards and certificates in the field of coaches' education in handball in Europe by preserving and safeguarding the regional and national characteristics of coaches' education, in order to facilitate the direct admission to work as a handball coach, in each signatory Member Federation.

This convention was signed by CZE, DEN, FRA, GER, HUN, RUS in April 2000 in Tel Aviv/ISR. By 2007, the convention consisted of 14 nations (AUT, BUL, CRO, CZE, DEN, FRA, GER, HUN, NOR, POL, POR, RUS, SLO, SVK, SWE) and it was later enlarged with the addition of SUI in 2008, the addition of ESP, ITA, MNE and TUR in 2009 and finally expanded by one member in 2010 with the addition of LUX.