Educating for Sustainability CPD 2027
The Education for Sustainability CPD is an introductory programme that explores the fundamental concepts and practical steps involved in embedding sustainability across the curriculum. Education for Sustainability aims to empower learners with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to make informed decisions and take responsible action for environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society. It supports people of all genders, both present and future generations, while respecting cultural diversity.
The course responds directly to Ireland’s second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development. It requires approximately 25 learner hours over six weeks, after which participants can claim a digital badge in An Introduction to Education for Sustainability from the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
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Who is CPD for?
This Education for Sustainability Open Course is free and available to all academic lecturing staff at TU Dublin. The programme gives staff practical tools and inspiration to embed sustainability into their modules, helping students develop the knowledge and skills needed to address real-world environmental and social challenges. Flexible and self-paced, it’s an easy way to enhance teaching practice while supporting TU Dublin’s commitment to sustainability.
Duration and Format
- Starts Wednesday 07 April,
- Runs Wednesdays, 1 – 2 pm,
- 25 hours in total,
- Facilitator-led.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain and reflect on the role of Education for Sustainability in the context of global, national, and local drivers;
- Explore Education for Sustainability concepts, contexts, principles, and practices;
- Engage with the EU Sustainability Competence Framework through the themes of embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity, envisioning sustainable futures, and acting for sustainability;
- Redesign elements of your teaching and learning practice by embedding Education for Sustainability principles.
Module Delivery and Recognition
On earning the open badge for this course, you will have achieved further recognition across the following domains of the National Professional Development Framework for Staff Who Teach:
- Domain 2: Professional Identity, Values and Development in Teaching and Learning — supports critical reflection on professional and disciplinary identity and recognises that professional identity can evolve throughout a person’s career;
- Domain 3: Professional Communication and Dialogue — emphasises the importance of clear and coherent communication within changing learning environments;
- Domain 4: Professional Knowledge and Skills — supports individuals in remaining current in their professional or disciplinary knowledge and applying evidence-based teaching, learning, and assessment practices.
This open course was developed by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in partnership with Atlantic Technological University, Technological University Dublin, and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology.