Transfield Services Short Course in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Action Planning (EESAP)

STATUS: Ongoing

The National Centre for Sustainability (NCS) at Swinburne University of Technology was contacted by Transfield Services, an Australian-based company that delivers a wide range of services in the resources and industrial, infrastructure services and property and facilities management sectors.
Transfield Services sought to provide their staff members with accredited training in sustainability and energy efficiency in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills required to meet the needs of their clients and also to provide them with a competitive advantage in the fast-evolving area of energy-efficiency.

Working in partnership, Transfield Services the NCS were successful in applying for funding from the NSW Government’s Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Water (DECCW) as part of their Energy Efficiency Training Program.

Following a training needs analysis to meet Transfield’s requirements, the NCS developed a Short Course in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Action Planning (EESAP) that comprised of four existing accredited units of study.

Course	Unit
Diploma of Sustainability Course Code:21645VIC	VPB435 Apply concepts of sustainability to a major challenge
	VPB436 Develop and Implement a program to support behavioural change and sustainable practices
Certificate IV in Sustainable Energy and Resource Efficiency Technologies Course Code:21968VIC	VPAU568 Investigate the scope and use of sustainable energy and resource efficiency technologies
	VPAU573 Develop an action plan to achieve resource efficiency for an enterprise

The training is being delivered to a selected number of Transfield staff and incorporates both face-to-face delivery and on-line learning. Participants are required to undertake on-the-job projects as part of their assessments.

This pilot project is due to finish in December 2010.

Links:

Transfield Services http://www.transfieldservices.com/

DECCW Energy Efficiency Training Program http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sustainbus/greenskills/eneftraining.htm

Who to contact for further information

Damien Sweeney
National Centre for Sustainability
Phone: 03 9210 1289
Email: dsweeney@swin.edu.au