Environmental sustainability - an industry response
As a collective, Industry Skills Councils are concerned at the absence of an overarching picture and broad understanding of how the skills relating to sustainable practice are being developed and embedded within industry. The issue is clearly complex. But good policy formation is evidentiary based and must consider not only the written word but the unwritten sensitivities which will ultimately determine its success.
It is in this context - amid a growing debate on green skills’ and a worrying plethora of accredited courses and policy - that the ISCs have commissioned this report into the drivers and sensitivities of industry’s shift towards sustainable practice, and what work is already in place by ISCs to support the shift.
It is the role of the Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) to identify and respond to the skilling needs of their industries. To achieve this, they must be well connected to their stakeholders, develop Training Packages that accurately reflect industry needs and provide leadership in workforce development that is based on the latest industry intelligence.
From this position, the ISCs have examined the current impacts of environmental sustainability on their industry sectors and implemented a range of initiatives to address current and merging priorities.
In addition, they have collectively developed a range of principles to ensure that their activities are well targeted and effective.
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It is in this context - amid a growing debate on green skills’ and a worrying plethora of accredited courses and policy - that the ISCs have commissioned this report into the drivers and sensitivities of industry’s shift towards sustainable practice, and what work is already in place by ISCs to support the shift.
