Sustainability Competence Training: A Strategy for Improving Employability in Sustainable Societies
| Autor: | María Novo, Mª Ángeles Murga-Menoyo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Sustainable development
education.field_of_study Economic growth Engineering business.industry Population Social sustainability education for sustainable development educación superior Employability performance indicators educación para el desarrollo sostenible indicadores de desempeño Environmental education competencias en sostenibilidad higher education Sustainability key sustainability competences General Materials Science Engineering ethics Sustainability organizations business education Competence (human resources) |
| Zdroj: | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. :527-535 |
| ISSN: | 1877-0428 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.08.060 |
| Popis: | The employability of the population, their capacity to obtain and maintain a job, is a condition of possible sustainable development; a necessary but insufficient condition because the model also has other requirements and distinguishing features. Clearly, in this context, employability demands workers who embrace the principles and values of sustainability. Consequently, the teaching of what is becoming known in the context of our universities as “competences in sustainability” is a task that universities cannot neglect. This paper is based on the key competences in sustainability recommended by CADEP (Commission on Environmental Quality and Sustainable Development) as a teaching goal for university degrees. A competential matrix, including achievement indicators and performance levels, is presented as part of the teaching innovation line of the UNESCO Chair of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development of the UNED. Since these types of competences can operate as a transversal axis of the curriculum, we support the need to intensify the processes for embedding sustainability in the curricula, allowing us to imbue them with the principles and values of sustainable development. These processes are still emerging in our university teaching, despite the recognized international development of this research line and its growing presence on our national university scene. |
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