TAFE ICVET

TAFE NSW International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning

EcoSTEPS’ Patrick Longfield has written two interesting thinkpieces for ICVET titled:

"Sustainability in capability development" and
'Capability Development and Education for Sustainability'

Patrick explores the notion of sustainability and education and introduces some facts, aspects, thoughts and challenges around sustainability, along with offering some principles. Well worth a read!

ICVET promotes new ideas and practice in teaching and learning. It provides support to teachers and trainers in a large and complex industry – vocational education and training (VET). Organisations in VET face continual change and pressure to adapt, compete and lead skills acquisition for the future workforce. ICVET’s focus is on new promoting new ideas and practice in VET teaching and learning. ICVET does this by

o researching and supporting teaching, learning and assessment
o leading state-wide and national professional development initiatives
o providing strategic information in teaching and learning in VET

Academia & Research