Green Skills Research in South Africa

New VET theories for new times: the critical capabilities approach to vocational education and training and its potential for theorising a transformed and transformational VET

“…Whilst some of this appears to be a rerun of futurist debates of the past half century and more (Avis, 2018), where these debates appear most pressing to us is in the area of how we might transform our current societies and economies so as to achieve sustainable human development and just transitions (McGrath and Powell, 2016). There is a growing literature on skills for just transitions (e.g., Rosenberg, Ramsarup and Lotz-Sisitka, 2020) but the attempt at synthesis between this and CCA-VET is only in its infancy (cf. McGrath et al, 2019).…”

Re-conceptualising VET: responses to covid-19

“…In this respect the pandemic has created a turning point where emerging changes in public values and understanding on a global scale have become more visible, accelerated by the social disruption caused by the pandemic. More radically, there is an emerging account of skills for sustainable futures (McGrath, DeJaeghere, and Gelb 2020;Rosenberg, Ramsarup, and Lotz-Sisitka 2020). These authors are calling for VET to make a double transformation (UNESCO, 2012): to transform its practices to a more inclusive, democratic, postcolonial educational practice that is socially and environmentally just and capability-generating in itself and to contribute to a wider process of building sustainable futures.…”

Inclusion of green economy and sustainability programs in higher education institutions: Examining the case of Kenyatta University, Kenya

“…Green skills first appeared with the invention of green technologies; whereby green skills were required for operations. This now shows why it is important to embrace green skills in today's development (Rosenberg et al, 2020). Green skills are the abilities, knowledge, values, and attitudes needed to achieve sustainability.…”