Education for Sustainability Digital Badge 2025
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), South East Technological University (SETU), Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the National Forum of Teaching and Learning (T&L) are once again teaming up to jointly deliver the Education for Sustainability Digital Badge 2025 in a fully online format.
To Register, click HERE by the 17th Feb 2025
Participation in the course is free, and a bursary of €500 is available to participating TU Dublin colleagues who would like to implement sustainability-related innovative pedagogical approaches in their TLA practice.
Course overview
The Education for Sustainability digital badge is an introductory course, exploring the basic concepts and practical steps on how to embed sustainability across the curriculum. Education for Sustainability aims to empower learners with knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to take informed decisions and make responsible actions for environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society empowering people of all genders, for present and future generations, while respecting cultural diversity (UNESCO, 2021).
The course aims:
- How to understand and reflect on the role of education for sustainability in the context of global, national, and local drivers.
- How to explore education for sustainability concepts, contexts, principles, and practices.
- How to engage with the EU Sustainability Competency Framework through the lens of embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity in sustainability, envisioning sustainable futures, and acting for sustainability.
- How to redesign elements of your teaching and learning practice by embedding education for sustainability principles.
Who is this Digital Badge for?
This introductory course is available to staff working in Higher Education or Further Education. The Digital Badge will be of interest to academic staff who are seeking to incorporate sustainability skills more into their programmes.
Dates and time commitment
Starting 20 February 2025, 25 learning hours over six weeks. Weekly live one-hour webinars (Thursday lunch-time) and self-directed learning and peer engagement. Optional five-hour add-on for a Facilitator Digital Badge.
Contact aimee.byrne@tudublin.ie for more details