I.S.L.E.New I.S.L.E. publication: "Sustainable development: an employers’ perspective"
New publication from I.S.L.E. Austrian partner, AWI
Sustainable development: an employers’ perspective
by Erika Quendler, Jannie van der Luit, Massimo Monteleone, Pedro Aguado, Manou Pfeiffenschneider, Klaus Wagner, Francesca Valente and Cristina Cunha-Queda
Vienna, 2013
Abstract:
A great many people have already embraced the need for education and training as a key to
moving the workforce and society in general towards a sustainable living process. Education
bodies and employers are beginning to recognise this trend and know about the need for
training in the manifold aspects of sustainable development (SD). Different actions are being
set by educational bodies and employers are also becoming aware of the needs (competences,
knowledge and skills for SD) of their employees.
39 partners in 30 countries have carried out a network project about ‘Innovation in
the teaching of Sustainable Development in Life Sciences in Europe‘ (ISLE Erasmus Thematic
Network). Firstly, this project enables one to develop and exchange thinking and practise on SD
in teaching. Secondly, it focuses on the needs of employers by conducting a survey.
The purpose of this report was to identify competences, knowledge and skills for SD
required by the European workforce in order to supply Higher Education Institutions in the field
of life sciences (HEIs) with information on how they can adapt their curricula. In this report an
indication is given of:
(1) whether the concept of SD is present in education and companies;
(2) the importance of SD issues, competences, knowledge and skills according to professional
practise, in Europe; and
(3) whether there is a need for new jobs in the fi eld of SD.
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