Vocational Competencies in Environmental Technician Education in the Context of Climate Change and Green Transition
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21081740Keywords:
environmental technician education, climate change, green transition, vocational competencies, sustainability educationAbstract
This review article examines the course structure of environmental technician programs in vocational higher education from an educational sciences perspective in the context of climate change and green transition. The study focuses on the Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Management Technician program and the Environmental Measurement and Monitoring Systems Technician program in terms of vocational competencies. Transformations in environmental measurement, data management, carbon monitoring, environmental legislation, and environmental health in response to climate change require prospective environmental technicians to acquire not only theoretical knowledge but also skills in measurement, analysis, fieldwork, risk assessment, digital reporting, and ethical responsibility. Accordingly, the courses are classified under six competence areas: environmental and ecological literacy; climate and green transition competence; environmental health and risk management; measurement, analysis and monitoring; digital data and mapping; and legislation, ethics and quality competence. The study concludes that environmental technician education should be designed as an applied, competence-based, and sustainability-oriented vocational education model.
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