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Research report on Skills for Sustainabilty in VET

A Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) research
report has identified professional development programs for VET practitioners in Skills for Sustainability.

In December 2010 DEEWR commissioned consultants to research the up-skilling of VET practitioners with effective training and facilitation in skills for sustainability and have now released the report "Skills for Sustainability Professional Development Research Project" (available here: http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Programs/WorkDevelop/
ClimateChangeSustainability/Pages/GreenSkillsAgreement.aspx )

The research addressed the second objective of the COAG-endorsed Green Skills Agreement ‘upskilling VET practitioners so they can provide effective training and facilitation in skills for sustainability'.

The report identifies Five Challenges and Opportunities and proposes a series of ‘first steps' to provide a foundation for achieving the necessary changes in the VET sector's capability to address skills for sustainability.

The five challenges and opportunities are:
• The imperative to take action (at systemic and local levels) is not strong enough.
• Professional development is but one aspect of a change process requiring strong leadership and commitment, relevant and effective education and awareness raising and support for embedding change.
• Practitioners are already overwhelmed by time and workload pressures and face ‘issues fatigue'.
• There are gaps waiting to be filled, particularly in relation to building leadership capability and commitment, providing resources and engaging industry.
• Existing good practice could be supported even further.

The report proposes a series of ‘first steps' to provide a foundation for achieving the necessary changes in the VET sector's capability to address skills for sustainability around the themes of Leadership, Resources and People.

For more information and to download the report visit http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Programs/WorkDevelop/ClimateChangeSustainability/Pages/PDforVET.aspx

This page was generated on 15 July, 2011

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