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Knowledge and Skills for Sustainability

Resource Information

To access further information including research in the VET sector including readings, links, research and other resources please click on the links below. Educational resources can also be found in the Resource Bank - an online interactive search engine for specific training needs.

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Environment Content in Vocational Education and Training

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Learning for Sustainability Report

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National Action Plan

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Skills to Last

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UNESCO and ILO 2002

Further Reading

Anderson, D. (2003). "From productivism to ecologism: Dilemmas, issues and strategies for VET." Australian Vocational Education Review 10(1): 1-4

Coll, R., Taylor, N. & Subhashni, N. (2003). "Using Work-based Learning to Develop Education for Sustainability: a proposal." Journal of Vocational Education and Training 55(2): 169-182

Fien, J. (1998). Education and Learning for Sustainable Consumption. Issues paper for OECD Environment Directorate - CERI Joint International Conference on Education and Learning for Sustainable Consumption, Paris

Tilbury, D. (1995). "Environmental Education for Sustainability: defining the new focus of environmental education in the 1990s." Environmental Education Research 1(195-212)

Tilbury, D and Adams, K (2005) 'Industry Toolkit Project Progress Report - Background Research and Recommendations', Report prepared by the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) and Arup Sustainability for the Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
http://www.aries.mq.edu.au/pdf/MBA_Report.pdf

'Tilbury, D, Crawley, C and Berry, F (2005) 'Education About and For Sustainability in Australian Business Schools' Report prepared by the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) and Arup Sustainability for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
http://www.aries.mq.edu.au/pdf/MBA_Report.pdf

UNESCO (2004) United Nationas Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: Suggestions to UNESCO for Action Planning in TVET for Sustainable Development, UNESCO Internationa Experts meeting, Bonn, October 25-28.
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Websites

Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy
http://www.bcse.org.au/home.asp

Australian Greenhouse Office
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/challenge/

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
http://www.acci.asn.au/

Australian Industry Greenhouse Network
http://www.aign.net/

Australian Industry Group
http://www.aigroup.asn.au/

Australian Industry Group - Eco Efficiency in Manufacturing
http://www.aigroup.asn.au/aigroup/pdf/environment/environment_nat_ecoefficiency_austmanu_pu_feb2003.pdf

Australian Industry Group and EMS
http://www.aigroup.asn.au/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=aigroup/ccms.r?PageID=583

Australia's Environet
http://www.environet.deh.gov.au/

Department for Environment and Heritage
http://www.deh.gov.au/

DEST
http://www.dest.gov.au/

Envalue - a Searchable Environmental Valuation Database
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/envalue/

Environment Education Database
http://www.environet.ea.gov.au/education

Global Reporting Initiative
http://www.globalreporting.org/index.asp

National Pollutant Inventory
http://www.npi.gov.au/

National Training Information Service
http://www.ntis.gov.au

NCVER
http://www.ncver.edu.au/

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future
http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/

UNESCO - UNEVOC
http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.wbcsd.ch/templates/TemplateWBCSD5/layout.asp?MenuID=1

 

Project Manager: Tomi Winfree
Email: twinfree@swin.edu.au