Sustainability Assessment Framework for VET Organizations

Abstract

This paper presents a new and innovative approach to assessing Vocational Education and Training (VET) organizations institutional sustainability in terms of five key pillars: institutional capacity, environmental, economic, social, and training provision. In the five areas of the proposed new and original sustainability assessment framework, a total of 40 performance indicators are used to make the assessment. The assessment process is based on a novel approach for the couple values for performance and importance of the indicators, by using scales from 1 to 5 for both. There are five performance categories (awareness, measures, action, innovation and excellence) and five importance categories for each indicator. The framework is innovative, both by its objective, which consists in impact determining and improvement on environmental, economic, social and quality of the training system and by development of a strategy based on performance indicators that integrates sustainable development. The implementation methodology is based on the newly developed framework and detailed application guidelines are provided. Exact results from a case study carried out and an analysis of the results for the environmental area are presented in order to validate the methodology in action. The results are used to establish a sustainability baseline, to identify possibilities for improvement, and to prioritize implementation.

Aligning Strategy with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Process Scoping Diagram for Entrepreneurial Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

“…There is some useful research in the field of vocational education and training stressing the key role of sustainability assessment framework toward improving the impact on economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The sustainability areas (e.g., institutional capacity and management, environmental responsibility, economic performance, social responsibility, training provision) have been appreciated to improve sustainable culture inside the organization, offering valuable information for the adoption of sustainable development strategy [27]. Other emphases were focused on applying the business process modeling methodology in HEI and providing a framework for higher education processes.…”

Applications of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire: A Review

“…The sustainability of any company or process is based on the economic, ecological, and social development maintained over time [3,4]. In this way, it could be said that a product of any company…”

“…The sustainability of any company or process is based on the economic, ecological, and social development maintained over time [3,4]. In this way, it could be said that a product of any company is sustainable if it is economically viable and has been achieved in an environmentally friendly way while respecting worker rights ( Figure 1).…”

Knowledge Managements for Improvement the Competitiveness of Organization

“…For the restriction of negative influences on sustainable development assurance, some relevant measures are adopted, that have as a task to inform, mobilize, and regulate an activity to limit or eliminate its influences [7]. A positive approach of business and industry to sustainable development can be increased by economic tools [10].…”