The aim of the the Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF) Gen Green research series is to build an indicative understanding of changes in apprentices' and trainees' personal experiences of learning and applying sustainability related skills over time.  It is hoped this longitudinal research will provide employers, VET practitioners, VET & sustainability researchers and policy makers with a series of point in time youth perspectives on the impact of delivering skills for sustainability in Australia.

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This document summarises the learnings and underlying philosophy that informed a partnership project in the remote far north west of South Australia. Although focused on the challenge of building strong local employment in remote communities, this document can be used to inform anyone who is considering working in remote communities in order to make a good start and prioritise ethical engagement and community benefit in the work they are planning to undertake.

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The Growing the Green Collar Economy Report, commissioned by Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF) in 2008, concludes  that  green  skills  are  key  elements  of  the  transition  to  a  sustainable  economy.  DSF sought a partner equal to the scale of this challenge, a partner with the reach to influence the whole of the  Australian  skills  economy  and  the  agility  to  drive  change.  WorldSkills  Australia  (WSA)  is  a  national,  not-­‐ for-­‐profit  organisation  that  has  provided  young  Australians  the  opportunity  to  compete  against  their  peers  in their  chosen  skill  at  a  regional,  national  and  international  level  over  30  years.  

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The Gen Green 2011 Survey captures young skilled Australians experience of skills & sustainability and though they believe there has been a significant take up of green skills in workplaces and courses they also think their very high level of personal interest in sustainability skills, and their strong recognition of the professional relevance of these skills, is confounded by a lack of guidance and incentives from employers, the market and educators.

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2009 WorldSkills International bronze medallist, Daniel Karanges speech about the importance of sustainability for competitors at the The Skills & Sustainability Leadership workshop, held Adeiaide, 2 - 4 June,2011

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President of WorldSkills International, Jack Dusseldorp, speech about the importance of sustainability for the future of the WorldSkills movement at the The Skills & Sustainability Leadership workshop, held Adeiaide, 2 - 4 June,2011

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This presentation provides an overview of the findings from a Skills Finland sponsored project called ‘Modeling of Vocational Excellence’ (MoVE) and an Australian application and adaptation of this research: ‘MoVE Australia’. The Finnish MoVE research project, conducted by the Research Centre for Vocational Education at the University of Tampere, Finland explored WorldSkills as a site for the development of expertise and pursuit of excellence; asking about the abilities and attributes of competitors, and the factors which interested them in their chosen skill area.

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Dusseldorp Skills Forum carried out an on-line survey of alternative education programs and approaches in early 2011. This report, by Roger Holdsworth from the Youth Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, summarises the responses and comments on the survey results. It also includes suggestions for Follow-Up that could be addressed through relevant case studies.

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The Dusseldorp Skills Forum co-ordinated  a group of noted VET specialists to visit Jamaica in January 2011 at the invitation of the Ministry of Education to share experiences about  Apprenticeship Programmes and contribute to the revamping of their overall Apprenticeship program including the development of work based and school based apprenticeships.

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