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Embedding Sustainability in Education
Linda BrownDeputy Vice-Chancellor and Director TAFE
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Our multifaceted, embedded whole of business approach to:> Build value for students, community, industry and business
large variety of delivery with strong outcomes – dual sector advantage
strong community and business engagement – real reduction in carbon
> Contribute to policy and its implementation
key contributions to state and national working parties
helping other HEd/VET providers – sharing our expertise
> Lead sustainability skills education
innovative teaching and learning is our differentiator
significant contribution to national curriculum development
investing in our own program development – getting there first
> Achieve strong organisational commitment & performance
University wide Sustainability Strategy – high level accountability
connecting and empowering our people - cultural change
Swinburne’s Approach
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Our Strategy
Swinburne will embrace sustainability across all its dimensions. Making sustainability at Swinburne a key driver in all behaviours, future planning and service delivery outcomes.
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Strategy Priorities
The six priority areas are:
> Culture and Stewardship
signatory to the international Talloires Declaration
> Teaching and Learning
VC’s Student Award for Sustainable Communities which encourages the sustainability skills and attributes in our graduates
> Research
post-graduate pro-actively identify sustainability foci in concert with other key thematic areas
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Strategy Priorities Cont’d
> People Development
Vocational Grad Cert in Education and Training for Sustainability
> Social and Community Sustainability
develop a model for Swinburne’s sustainability educational community
> Business and Environmental Sustainability
annual targets for energy, water, air travel, vehicle travel, recycling, landfill and carbon achieved
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Sustainability Scorecard
> 6,892 students enrolled in sustainability / environmental training from 2007 to 2010 YTD
> 12,275 Unit enrolments 2007-2010 YTD
> 11 new courses 2009-2010
> 204 courses and units in sustainability and environment
> 73% staff have personal KPI about sustainability
> 764 staff undertaken sustainability related PD
> 4.6GJ/EFTSL – most efficient University in Melbourne
> 1.1ML water collected across all campuses
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Our Credentials
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Our Credentials Some fundamentals:
> Outstanding Specialist Centre – funded by Skills Victoria in 2002
> Guideline Competency Standards in Sustainability
> First Australian qualifications in sustainability
> Professional development – internal and external
> Graduate Certificate in Education &Training for Sustainability
> Business Transformer - carbon and $$ savings
> Community sustainability programs – 5 Local government areas
> Bringing research to life
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Excellence & Innovation
Multifaceted + Embedded = Whole of Business
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Rapid Growth in Available Courses
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Achieving Genuine Innovation
Strategies:
> Working with industry & government
> Integration into strategic planning
> Leading curriculum development
> Engaging staff and students
> Sharing with other providers
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Investing in Our People > Professional development is
core to our growth in sustainability
> Staff engaged in:
Diploma and Graduate Certificate in of Sustainability
accredited and non-accredited development activities
industry release program funded by the TAFE Development Centre
development of VGD in higher education teaching with embedded VGC
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Leading Sustainable Practice in Tertiary Education
Leadership in the sector = Proactive Change
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Technology Enhanced Learning
> Graduate Certificate and Diploma of Sustainability delivered nationally via blended learning – combines the use of Web CT, Blackboard, Elluminate and face to face
> Flexible multi-sector learning resources are available anywhere 24/7
> Currency maintained and shared through global communities of practice
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New Programs
> Diploma of Carbon Management
> Diploma of Sustainable Landscape Design
> Vocational Graduate Certificate in Education and Training for Sustainability
> The Bachelor of Arts (Sustainability Management)
> Bachelor of Science (Environmental Sustainability)
> New courses in electrical vehicles -
Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Servicing and Maintaining, to be available this year
BEV Retrofitting, awaiting new Australian Design Rules regarding EV conversion
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Value Add – Pathways & Dual Qualifications
> Diploma of Nursing + Diploma of Sustainability
> Master of Business Administration + VGC Sustainability
> Bachelor of Engineering + Diploma of Sustainability
> Diploma of Sustainable Environment Management Bachelor of Social Science
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Our Work Practices
Connecting + empowering people (bottom up and top down) = cultural change
> Swinburne Sustainability Strategy driving change on all fronts
> Sustainability integrated into our Performance Development and Review processes
> Green Office and Planet Swinburne –changing behaviour through networks
> Major partner in the 1 Million Women campaign, national initiative which aims to inspire practical action on climate change
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Committed to the Environment
>Setting strong targets
>Participating in benchmarking (TEFMA)
>Challenging the kilometres travelled
>Monitoring performance18
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Leading in the Sector > International Behaviour Change
Conference people attended from education, local government and business
> Voc. Graduate Certificate in Education & Training for Sustainability for VET and HEd
> State wide professional development through the TAFE Development Centre (450)
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Leading in the Sector > Guideline Competency Standards in Sustainability with
ISCs
> Capacity building across Australian institutions / Government agencies
> Member of National Quality Council – Skills for Sustainability Working Group
> Providing advice for National VET Sustainability Action Plan
> Representing TDA on National Green Skills Agreement Implementation Plan
> Business Skills Victoria – Go-Green apprenticeships
> WPC Group Green Skills – nationally funded green skills project
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Sustainability Linked Research
Research+ Education = Behavioural Change
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Research / Skills Nexus> A collaborative joint venture between
Swinburne and Victoria-SuntechAdvanced Solar Facility (VSASF) aims to develop the next generation of solar cells
> Swinburne’s Power Engineering Group is focused on renewable energy systems, power system development and economics
> Collaborative project with CSIRO and other universities
to research and develop lightweight battery-charged
electric cars
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Research / Skills Nexus> Researcher Dr Monzur Imteaz of Swinburne’s Centre
for Sustainable Infrastructure developing an internet-based tool to establish domestic rainfall capture capacity
> Advanced Manufacturing Centre linking higher education, research, vocational training and manufacturing sectors
> Boeing and Suntech Power Holdings will be foundation partners in the Centre which will incorporate a demonstrator ‘Factory of the Future’ where students will be trained in the latest manufacturing techniques, transforming engineering education at Swinburne
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Thank you
Global Citizenship and Sustainability are key drivers