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ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER

OVERVIEW

This Environmental Charter sets out the minimum
requirements that a Vocational Education and Training
(VET) organisation needs to meet to be considered
environmental-friendly and a true agent of

environmental change.

DEFINITION OF A GREEN VET ORGANISATION

A green VET organisation adopts green-focused internal processes and procedures in which
environmental-friendly attitudes from all the VET community are recognised, protected, and
supported. A VET organisation that adopts a green strategy, pedagogical approach and skills
and knowledge in its services and operations is a place where:

All the VET community (i.e., teachers/trainers, learners, staff) recognises and respects
the environmental practices proposed and learns to work together to adopt the
changes at an institutional level..

Hands-on VET is offered to learners to help them fully understand environmental

practices and acquire a new set of skills; this provides learners with an opportunity to
explore new competences and career pathways and adapt to a labour market that is
transitioning to a green economy model.

VET teachers/trainers and staff are encouraged to improve their skills and knowledge
on the adoption of sustainable practices, support the implementation of green
institutional changes, and increase the awareness, uptake, and adoption by their
learners.
Diverse representations of a greener approach at an institutional level are reflected in
structural aspects of the VET organisation, including policies, curriculum, facilities, and
the involvement of the local community.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only
and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture
Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.