What?
The ECO-Sustainability Award is an awards scheme run by ECO-UNESCO that rewards, recognises and encourages organisations working towards sustainability. This short course provides a practical approach on how organisations can become more sustainable and introduces groups to the ECO-Sustainability Award Programme.
By the end of the training participants will:
- Understand what the ECO-Sustainability Award is about and how the ECO-Sustainability Award steps can be applied to their organisation.
- Understand the terms sustainable development and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
- Understand the key principles of sustainable development
- Understand a whole organisation approach to sustainability and ESD
- Apply diagnostic tools to assess your organisation
- Understand how to facilitate your organisation’s progress towards becoming a sustainable youth or community organisation
- Training participants are encouraged to register their respective organisations for ECO-UNESCO’s ECO-Sustainability Awards programme
Who?
Staff, volunteers and young leaders of youth and community organisations wishing to introduce the principles of sustainable development and education for sustainable development into their organisations.
Where?
ECO-UNESCO @ C2 The Complex, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 (Next to Collins Barracks)
When?
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Dates: 2nd October 2015
On Demand (special group fee): ECO-UNESCO also runs this course to groups on request; if you are interested please contact us.
How much?
Special Rate – €50 membership fee for youth organisations (including up to 5 people attending the training, site visits and on-going support)
€45 ECO-UNESCO Members, students, unwaged, young people under 25;
€50 Voluntary and Community Sector;
(Fee subsidised by Irish Aid)
How do I book?
Contact ECO-UNESCO at ysd@ecounesco.ie || +353 (0)1 662 5491
