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Dear ESD colleagues,
I would like to share with you a copy of the UNECE Competences in ESD for
educators.
In 2009 the United Nations Economic Council for Europe (UNECE) established
the Expert Group on Competences in Education for Sustainable Development with
the mandate to prepare:
(a) General recommendations for policymakers, so as to provide
them with a tool to integrate ESD into relevant policy documents with a view
to creating an enabling environment for the development of competences across
all sectors of education, with particular emphasis on formal education;
(b) A range of core competences in ESD for educators, including
defining these, as feasible, to serve as a tool to facilitate the integration
of ESD into all educational programmes at all levels, as well as guidelines
for the development of these competences among educators.
The Expert Group comprised representatives appointed by member States and
partners from across the UNECE region. They included academics, Government
officials and experts from international and non-governmental organizations.
I was nominated by the UK government to sit on this international group. Paul
Vare, was nominated by ECO-Forum as the international NGO representative. The
outcomes of the discussions and negotiations which took place over a period
of 18 months are attached.
We are planning an event this coming Autumn where colleagues will have an
opportunity to discuss the competences (their value and limitations) and also
to consider how they could be adapted within their own contexts to support
the mainstreaming of ESD across education in the UK. Details of this event
will be shared with you in July.
In the meantime, we would be happy to provide further information to
colleagues on the international process and significance of this work. We can
be reached via email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (DT)
or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (PV).
Kind regards
Daniella
Professor Daniella Tilbury
Marie Curie Chair in ESD
Director of Sustainability
University of Gloucestershire
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