{"id":36375,"date":"2025-03-31T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/?p=36375"},"modified":"2025-07-20T09:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T09:29:56","slug":"what-skills-are-needed-to-educate-on-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/en\/news-en\/insights\/what-skills-are-needed-to-educate-on-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"What skills are needed to educate on sustainability?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36375\" class=\"elementor elementor-36375 elementor-36222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7126bde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7126bde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0e051 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"6f0e051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;Non sono state trovate intestazioni in questa pagina.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 512 512\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg\\&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=\\&quot;M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;},&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of content\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__6f0e051\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dd553 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86dd553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19013\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb8cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bb8cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The EDUS Competences Framework\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6433195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6433195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The competence framework developed by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/en\/projects\/edus\/\">EDUS Educating for Sustainability<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is now online. EDUS is a European project co-funded by the EU <strong>Erasmus+<\/strong> program and developed by Sineglossa in collaboration with <strong>Aalborg University<\/strong> (Denmark), <strong>IC Geoss<\/strong> (Slovenia), <strong>Cybervolunteers Foundation<\/strong> (Spain), and <strong>Einurd<\/strong> (Iceland). This framework results from the intersection of different expertise and provides a detailed overview of sustainability-related competencies and how to integrate them within <\/span><b>VET (Vocational Education and Training)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> programs promoted by the European Commission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The framework, developed by the project consortium through document analysis, literature review, and focus group interviews with sustainability experts and educators in Iceland, Slovenia, Spain, and Denmark, is designed to teach sustainable development through a <\/span><b>problem-based learning approach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that aims to foster innovative and critical thinking. It combines conceptual frameworks such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/21252030%20Agenda%20for%20Sustainable%20Development%20web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu\/document\/download\/405245f4-6859-4090-b145-1db88f91596d_en?filename=NEB_Compass_V_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the New European Bauhaus Compass (NEB),<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/handle\/JRC128040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GreenComp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Furthermore, it outlines learning objectives for <\/span><b>knowledge and skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at three different levels (<\/span><b>basic, intermediate, and advanced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), offering VET educators the flexibility to customize the framework based on their students\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next goal of the EDUS project will be to develop <\/span><b>educational materials and training methodologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to disseminate sustainability skills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a061c6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a061c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYyMjgsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the framework<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0b48e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c0b48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19013\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44b794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b44b794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a sustainability competence?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c602806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c602806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The framework is based on a specific definition of sustainability competence, understood as:<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A competence [which] empowers learners to effectively address environmental, social, and economic challenges, to take action that positively contributes to a sustainable development.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is grounded in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edusproject.eu\/news\/posts\/edus-project-redefining-sustainability-in-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the concept of sustainability as defined in the Brundtland Report (1987)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which refers to development that <\/span><b>meets the needs of the present populations without compromising those of the future.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The report emphasizes the needs of the most vulnerable populations and the environmental and technological limits of growth, highlighting how sustainability relies on balancing <\/span><b>economic development, social equity, and environmental protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure lasting global progress.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sense, <\/span><b>EDUS aims to develop knowledge, skills, and behaviors in sustainability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to empower students with tools for thinking, planning, and acting toward a more sustainable future, in line with <\/span><b>UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u201cBy 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffaf5ef elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffaf5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19013\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f46a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f46a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Dimensions of Sustainability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c0edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c0edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The framework operationalizes sustainability through a <\/span><b>multidimensional approach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It identifies <\/span><b>three fundamental dimensions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of sustainability, each encompassing key competencies that citizens and professionals must develop to tackle present and future challenges:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Planet,<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>People,<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prosperity.<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e35c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e35c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Overview-of-the-sustainability-dimensions-and-competences-of-the-EDUS-Framework.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Overview-of-the-sustainability-dimensions-and-competences-of-the-EDUS-Framework.png 661w, https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Overview-of-the-sustainability-dimensions-and-competences-of-the-EDUS-Framework-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e6103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e6103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each <\/span><b>sustainability dimension<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Planet, People, Prosperity) within the EDUS framework is structured around two specific competencies that help grasp the complexity of each aspect. The<\/span><b> learning objectives <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are developed both at a specific level in terms of knowledge and skills and at a general level as attitudes, meaning cross-cutting approaches to sustainability that aim at becoming part of students\u2019 lives beyond education, in their future jobs and private lives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Planet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dimension focuses on the balance between human activities and natural systems, promoting a <\/span><b>responsible use of resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> given their finite nature. The Planet approach is crucial as it:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps understand and<\/span><b> reduce the impact of production activities on the environment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promotes responsibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> toward nature, raising awareness of biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate change;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trains professionals to develop and apply sustainable production models.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>People<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dimension emphasizes <\/span><b>physical and mental well-being<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>social equality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Vocational Education and Training (VET) plays a key role in improving welfare and ensuring inclusive, quality education. This dimension raises <\/span><b>awareness about discrimination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and social inequalities and trains professionals to work in <\/span><b>inclusive and sustainable environments.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Prosperity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dimension is about balancing economic growth and environmental protection, that is to say ensuring long-term prosperity by untying economic development from increasing CO emissions and overexploitation of natural resources. The EDUS-enhanced VET system can contribute by <\/span><b>training professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> able to create sustainable business models and <\/span><b>promote a more equitable and regenerative economy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by encouraging responsible consumption choices and sustainable investments and training professionals who can implement more ethical governance and resource management practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fbf17 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2fbf17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19013\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f38d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52f38d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Key Enablers (Creativity, Connectivity, Technology)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abdf465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abdf465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enablers serve as <\/span><b>tools for achieving sustainability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within each dimension and are represented by the three black lines in the diagram below. Their goal is to <\/span><b>guide and inspire <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at different levels, helping to develop sustainability competencies within VET programs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24c5ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a24c5ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f842 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f8f842\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0211ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0211ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Schermata-2025-03-31-alle-16.52.48.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-36380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Schermata-2025-03-31-alle-16.52.48.png 536w, https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Schermata-2025-03-31-alle-16.52.48-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca5596 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ca5596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be27382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be27382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Enablers-of-the-EDUS-Framework.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-36382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Enablers-of-the-EDUS-Framework.png 502w, https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Enablers-of-the-EDUS-Framework-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b661e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b661e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an enabler enhances sustainability by promoting sustainable <\/span><b>solutions and behaviors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while also considering the sustainability of the technology itself.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li><li><b>Creativity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an enabler focuses on students&#8217; ability to be <\/span><b>creative and innovative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, think <\/span><b>critically and reflectively<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about sustainable development, and generate solutions, skills, and actions supporting sustainability.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Connectivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an enabler recognizes the importance of the Agenda 2030 principle of leaving no one and no place behind. Sustainability cannot be achieved in isolation &#8211; whether at a program, organization, or country level. <\/span><b>Connectivity highlights the need for collaboration and stakeholder engagement in sustainable development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53aa3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53aa3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating the <\/span><b>EDUS competence framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into <\/span><b>Vocational Education and Training (VET)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> not only enhances students\u2019 preparation but also contributes to building a <\/span><b>fairer society, a more equitable economy, and a healthier environment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Awareness &#8211; and, over time, deeper understanding &#8211; of these topics will enable informed decision-making both in personal life and in the workplace, fostering a <\/span><b>more sustainable future for all<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e655699 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e655699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYyMjgsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the framework<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of content The EDUS Competences Framework The competence framework developed by EDUS Educating for Sustainability is now online. 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