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Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development. Opportunities and challenges in the VET sector. UNESCO Intergovernmental Conference, Seoul 1999.

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Sustainable Development

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  1. Sustainable Development • Opportunities and challenges in the VET sector

  2. UNESCO Intergovernmental Conference, Seoul 1999 • VET, as an integral component of life-long learning, has a crucial role to play in this new era as an effective tool to realize the objectives of a culture of peace, environmentally sound sustainable development, social cohesion and international citizenship.

  3. UNESCO Intergovernmental Conference, Seoul 1999 • In the future, VET must not only prepare individuals for employment in the information society, but also make them responsible citizens who give due consideration to preserving the integrity of their environment and the welfare of others.

  4. UNESCO & ILO Joint Recommendations, 2002 • Contribute to achieving: • greater democratization and social, cultural and economic development • critical view of the social, political and environmental implications of scientific and technological change • environmentally sound sustainable development through their occupations and other areas of their lives.

  5. Work, Learning and Sustainable Development • New thinking about development

  6. Work, Learning and Sustainable Development • New thinking about development • The VET response

  7. Work, Learning and Sustainable Development • New thinking about development • The VET response • National case studies

  8. Work, Learning and Sustainable Development • New thinking about development • The VET response • National case studies • Supporting VET for sustainable development

  9. The triple-bottom-line for VET • To include relevant sustainable development concepts and competencies in all courses • To enhance focus in relevant areas, e.g., water, auto repair, tourism, carpentry, forestry, mining, fashion • To respond to the training needs of the new occupations emerging in sustainability industries.

  10. Emerging occupations • Energy efficiency • Energy and GHG auditing • Solar and other renewable energy generation • Site remediation • Organic agriculture • Eco-design

  11. The triple-bottom-line

  12. Economic sustainability • Financial literacy • Sustainable / clean production • Sustainable procurement and supply chain • Managing a small enterprise • Entrepreneurship

  13. Environmental sustainability • Environmental regulations, technology and procedures for • Energy efficiency • Water conservation • Waste management • Pollution control • Logistics

  14. Social sustainability • Cultural diversity in the workplace • Gender equality • Teamwork and interpersonal relations • Industrial relations • Safety • Citizenship and CSR

  15. Social sustainability • Cultural diversity in the workplace • Gender equality • Teamwork and interpersonal relations • Industrial relations • Safety • Citizenship and CSR

  16. Closing thoughts 1 • The challenge of sustainability is now not only a permanent feature on the public agenda; for all practical purposes it is the agenda. No other issue of politics, economics and public policy will remain unaffected by the crisis of resources, population, climate change, species extinction, acid rain, deforestation, ozone depletion, and soil loss.

  17. Closing thoughts 2 • Those presuming to lead - whether it be in government, business or education - simply cannot stand aloof from the decisions about how and whether life will be lived in the twenty‑first century. To do so would be to miss the Mount Everest of issues on the historical topography of our age.

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