The project aims to reach Art & Design students and working professionals from different design disciplines (interior, graphic, fashion design. etc), following the paradigm set by the NEB. The project will appeal to creative people from different disciplines and levels of education. The micro-credential courses to be developed under the project provides common skills to work cohesively to find this common solution.
Current Art and Design HE students will benefit from: the exposure to the micro-credential courses and complementary workshops developed under the project. The courses will provide skills and knowledge for design-based solutions to climate change, thus equipping current students with the skills deemed necessary for the Green Transition. The courses will essentially work as complementary courses to their already obtained skills, enhancing their employability and their ability to implement environmental and sustainability elements in their work.
Staff and Educators in HE Art and Design Institutions will benefit from: the tailor-made courses, toolkit and methods of delivery produced by the project. This stage plays a pivotal role in the future of Art and Design Education and the sustainable competences of Educators. A review of over 160 publications on the subject of SDGs in Education entitled ‘Integrating Sustainable Development Goals in Educational Institutions’ (Ferrer-Estévez and Chalmeta)* published in 2021 noted that “almost 30 years later, ESD is still considered a complement to traditional education, and specific actions and a lack of global sense tend to prevail in academic institutions,” highlighting the need to tackle the integration of SDGs within specific courses and programs at all levels of Education. Design Educators will be trained in the content of the micro credentials and the hybrid spaces of learning, resulting in the upskilling of educators in the design sector.
Recent Graduates and working creative sector professionals will benefit from: newly obtained skills acting as addons to their already obtained degrees. This will enhance their employability and their ability to implement environmental and sustainability elements in their work. Until recently the demand for people to upskill and reskill until recently has mainly been dealt with traditional courses and qualifications. This approach has often brought a reluctance for people to undertake further studies since it is often expensive and time-consuming. It is only recently that learning opportunities of smaller volume (micro-credentials) are being promoted and developed in response to a demand for more flexible, learner-centered forms of education and training.
