GGAA 2011 - TAFE & Smaller Institutions - TAFE SA Regional Institute - Highly Commended

Sustainable Education

In 2010, TAFE SA Regional launched its GreenPrint for Workplace Education for Environmental Sustainability. The GreenPrint addresses both educational and corporate actions, and is based on the belief that our sustainability journey starts with changing the culture of our Institute and building educational credibility by ‘walking the talk’.

Through Sustainability Champions; lecturer professional development opportunities; facilities staff training; executive encouragement; communications strategy and student engagement they have achieved a great deal in 12 months. The institution has set up a Solar and Domestic Wind Turbine Training Centre in South Australia’s South East and now have sustainability skills being delivered in business administration; finance; children’s services; hair and beauty; commercial cookery; manufacturing and engineering; seafood; and primary industry programs. They have also won funding for energy and waste audits and greenhouse gas research. The achievements of the last year are testament to the vision embodied in the GreenPrint, and its effective execution and uptake.

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