9.00 am

Registration

9.30 am

Opening Address & Welcome

Joann Pyne, Director, Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE

9.45 am

Keynote Speaker – Opportunities and Challenges

Dr Garry McDonald, National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University

10.30 am

DETA Sustainability Plan Overview

John Stalker, Department of Education, Training and the Arts

10.45 am

Morning Tea

11.15 am

CASE STUDIES – 15 minutes each

• Sustainable business & industry – Kim Forde
• Natural resource management – Moni Carlisle
• Sustainability in local government – Maree Grenfell
• Housing Industry Association - Greensmart – Peter Collins

12.45 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm

2.30 pm

CASE STUDIES – 15 minutes each

• Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE – Jason Van Ballegooyen
• Sustainable Tropical North Queensland – John Rainbird & Stewart Christies
• Indigenous community initiatives – Wayne Licciardello

GROUP WORK

DETA Sustainability Action Plan

Moving towards a carbon neutral VET Sector

Embedding Sustainability in Training Design

Building Capability – what skills do we need?

3.15 pm

Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm

Feedback from group work

4.15 pm

Summation of findings

4.30 pm

Evaluation and Close