Education for Sustainable Development

AIM

The initial aim in 2006 was to introduce the topic of education for sustainable development in adult education. After developing two training programmes and learning materials, we aim to raise participation in these programmes, extend cooperation with stakeholders in this field and create an added value, e.g. in terms of criteria development, fieldwork support, decision-making aligned with principles of sustainability.

GOALS

To understand and follow the basic principles of sustainability, implement education for sustainable development and contribute to the transformation to sustainability that will take place at a level of an individual and institutions.

DESCRIPTION

Sustainability, sustainable development and education for sustainable development are complex issues that connect social and natural systems and address an overall developmental pattern. Therefore, interdisciplinary approaches are practised and documented in outcomes. 

ACTIVITIES

The main activities are:

• implementation of the Basic Training for Sustainable Development;
• implementation of the Extended Training for Sustainable Development;
• offering guidance to practitioners and stakeholders;
• collaboration in research and development projects and activities contributing to education for sustainable development;
• international cooperation.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS are:

• the development and pilot implementation of two ESD programmes (The basic ESD (2007), the extended ESD (2016));
• the development of learning materials (A reader on sustainability, 2009, Signs of sustainability, 2013);
• placement of both programmes in the catalogue of SIAE training programmes.