9.00 am

Registration

9.30 am

Opening Address & Welcome

Rod Arthur, Deputy Director-General Training, Department of Education, Training and the Arts

9.45 am

Queensland Government Perspective on Sustainability

Dr John Cole, Environmental Protection Agency

10.00 am

Keynote Speaker – Opportunities and Challenges

Dr Garry McDonald, National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University

10.45 am

DETA Sustainability Plan Overview

Sue Fergusson, Department of Education, Training and the Arts

11.00 am

Morning Tea

11.30 am

CASE STUDIES – 15 minutes each

• Dusseldorp Skills Forum – Oona Nielssen
• Green Plumbers – Ernie Kretschmer
• GreenIT Special Interest Group – Dr Paul Campbell
• Housing Industry Association - Greensmart – Mike Roberts

1.00 pm

Lunch

1.45 pm

2.30 pm

CASE STUDIES – 15 minutes each

• Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE – Linda Brown
• SkillsTech Australia – Ian Lawrence

GROUP WORK

DETA Sustainability Action Plan

Room 3

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Moving towards a carbon neutral VET Sector

Room  4

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Embedding Sustainability in Training Design

Room 2

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Building Capability – what skills do we need?

Room 1

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3.15 pm

Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm

Feedback from group work

4.15 pm

Summation of findings

4.30 pm

Evaluation and Close