UNESCO Global Action Programme on ESD

      UNESCO launched the Global Action Programme (GAP) to generate momentum on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This follows commitments made by the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development that called for changes about how we think and act to achieve Sustainable Development.In 2015 ECO-UNESCO Clubs Ireland was recognised by UNESCO for […]

Green Skills

          Green Skills, supported by Accenture, is a full-time 10 week training course that aims to provide young people with the skills, experience and support they need to progress onto paid employment or education. The course is open to all young people aged between 16 – 25 years old who are not in […]

Sustainable Development Goals

We recently had the pleasure of providing two Transition Year students, Gabrielle Fullam and Oisin Tong, with their Work Experience here at ECO-UNESCO. They wrote articles on Sustainable Development Goals for us, and we’re very impressed! Find Gabrielle’s article here, and Oisin’s here.

Green Steps

Green Steps is a 6 month full-time training programme (4 days per week) that aims to provide a path to employment through accredited environmental training, a valuable work experience placement and support with seeking employment.  The course is free and open to anyone aged 18-24 years old not in education, employment or training, and seeking to improve […]

YEA 2015 winners

Winner Project Title Category Scoil Chonglais B&B for Birds and Bugs Overall Senior Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Blarney Bats Babes Overall Junior Coláiste Naomh Eoin Fuel Cells – Power for the future Junior – Energy St. Tiernans Community School Energizer Bunnies Senior – Energy Ballinrobe Community School Keep calm and stay zen Senior – Local […]

New Green Skills & Green Steps courses starting late September

Green Skills The Accenture ‘Skills to Succeed’ programme is for unemployed young people aged 16 to 24 who live in Dublin and Galway. This 14 week full-time programme is finically supported by Accenture and is free for eligible participants. This course offers accredited FETAC level 5 certified environmental training in Sustainable Development and Work Experience […]

Happy new year!

It’s going to be an exciting year here at ECO-UNESCO (We are turning 30!). Check out January’s E-Bulletin 2016 for all the goings on so far in 2016                                                     E-BULLETIN […]