Knowledge Skills in Sustainability
Research and Development
PHASE 1 of 3
The National Centre for Sustainability worked throughout 2005 on 'Knowledge and Skills for Sustainability' projects with a wide range of stakeholders from government, industry, Industry Skills Councils, ITABS, RTOs and environmental educators to develop the Guideline Competency Standards for Sustainability (GCSS).
On the 3rd of May, 2005 the GCSS were officially ‘Noted’ by the National Training Quality Council. The GCSS are located on the National Training Information Service website (www.ntis.gov.au) and are now able to be imported into Training Packages.
This project was national in focus with representation from most states and territories around the country on the project reference committees. A number of resources that will assist you in understanding more about the role of sustainability in VET are located on the Reference page.
- Operator (GCSSUS01A) Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- Supervisor (GCSSUS02A) Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Manager (GCSSUS03A) Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
GUIDELINE COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
To download the GCSS and customisation advice including some sustainability terms click here.
PHASE 2 of 3
NCS completed Phase II at the end of 2006 with support from Sustainability
Victoria and the Department of Environment and Climate Changes NSW
and in partnership with
- Innovation and Business Skills Australia and
- Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council and
- Manufacturing Skills Australia.
During this phase, NCS consulted with industry stakeholders to develop the Sustainability Guideline Briefs and customise units of competency based on the GCSS for the Construction, Manufacturing and Business Services sectors.
SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINE BRIEFS
To download the industry specific briefs click here.
CUSTOMISED INDUSTRY UNITS OF COMPETENCY
Please visit the NTIS website or the related Industry Skills Council and conduct a search for ‘environmentally sustainable’ or ‘sustainable’ to view the latest endorsed industry specific units based on the GCSS.
To our knowledge, the following industries have supported the uptake of these standards as customised units in the following national Training Packages:
- Business Services
- Property Services
- General Construction and Plumbing Services
- Seafood Services
- Manufacturing Services
- Hospitality Services
PHASE 3 of 3
Click here to view this phase, including the Industry Training and Support Resources information.
