GreenComp The European sustainability competence framework

Guia Bianchi (), Ulrike Pisiotis and Marcelino Cabrera Giraldez ()
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Guia Bianchi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Marcelino Cabrera Giraldez: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC128040, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The development of a European sustainability competence framework is one of the policy actions set out in the European Green Deal as a catalyst to promote learning on environmental sustainability in the European Union. GreenComp identifies a set of sustainability competences to feed into education programmes to help learners develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that promote ways to think, plan and act with empathy, responsibility, and care for our planet and for public health. This work began with a literature review and drew on several consultations with experts and stakeholders working in the field of sustainability education and lifelong learning. The results presented in this report form a framework for learning for environmental sustainability that can be applied in any learning context. The report shares working definitions of sustainability and learning for environmental sustainability that forms the basis for the framework to build consensus and bridge the gap between experts and other stakeholders. GreenComp comprises four interrelated competence areas: ‘embodying sustainability values’, ‘embracing complexity in sustainability’, ‘envisioning sustainable futures’ and ‘acting for sustainability’. Each area comprises three competences that are interlinked and equally important. GreenComp is designed to be a non-prescriptive reference for learning schemes fostering sustainability as a competence.

Keywords: Green skills; Key Competences; Sustainability Competences; Education for sustainability; GreenComp (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01
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