Workshop Summaries - Cairns
| DETA Sustainability Action Plan | The Department of Education, Training and the Arts, is seeking input into the development of the Action Plan to embed Sustainability within the Queensland VET sector and meet the sustainability related skills of Queensland industry. This will be a facilitated discussion around the proposed action plan, details of which will be presented in the morning session.
Your job will be to provide your views on key issues that should be included in the DETA Sustainability Action Plan and consider what the responsibilities of the VET sector might be in the sustainability agenda. | | Moving towards a carbon neutral VET Sector | This workshop will focus on discussion around what organisations can do to reduce their carbon footprint. The federal government is introducing the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in emissions trading. This involves the Government setting a limit on how much carbon pollution an industry can produce. The Government then sells permits up to that limit, creating an incentive to adopt cleaner energy options.
Your job will be to consider how this will affect your organisation and propose ways to meet government targets. | Embedding Sustainability in Training Design | The Ministerial Committee for Vocational and Technical Education (MCVTE) is currently examining strategies for national consistency in the embedding of sustainability principles in all VET training. It is expected that sustainability principles and practices will be an integral part of all future qualifications. Already there have been three generic units of competency developed for inclusion in training packages. Only a few training packages have contextualised these for their industry and have only included these as electives rather than compulsory units within qualifications.
It is your job to consider the options for embedding sustainability within your vocational training area with regards to delivery strategies, practices and resources.
| | Building Capability – what skills do we need? | This workshop will focus on the skilling requirements of the VET professional to be able to facilitate the progression of the sustainability agenda for business and the community. Capability building of VET professionals will be an important component in equipping their learners for sustainable industry and community practices.
It is your job to consider what skills are required for training delivery to promote a sustainable future and educate our community in sustainability behaviour. | | | | |
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