{"id":7726,"date":"2024-01-25T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humteachlearn\/?page_id=7726"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:26:24","slug":"sustainability-key-competencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humteachlearn\/sustainability-key-competencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability: Key competencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Some questions you might consider when planning\/evaluating your practice include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(How) does your activity\/unit\/programme help students develop and demonstrate one or more of these competencies?<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Could the competencies be used as part of your marking criteria?<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>How could students record their own progress towards these competencies?<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>How could students articulate and demonstrate these competencies for future employers or for progression to further study?<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>UN Key Competencies in Sustainable Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Systems<\/strong> Thinking &#8211; Recognise relationships, analyse complex systems, consider how systems are embedded in different domains\/sectors and at different scales<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anticipatory Thinking<\/strong>\u00a0-Understand and evaluate multiple futures<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Thinking\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Collectively develop and implement actions that further sustainability<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical Thinking<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Question and reflect in order to take a position on sustainability discourse<\/p>\n<p><strong>Normative Competency<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Reflect on norms and values, negotiate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaboration<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Learn from others, respect the needs of others, deal with conflict<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self Awareness<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Reflect on own role in local community and global society<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problem Solving<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Apply different problem solving frameworks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contextual Thinking<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0Familiarity with historical contexts and their potential impact on contemporary sustainability challenges<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interdisciplinary thinking<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Familiarity with relevant scholarship from different disciplinary perspectives (considering the knowledge, skills and approaches of other disciplines to think about and tackle sustainability issues in a more holistic manner).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Connect Title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;footer-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.90&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_module=&#8221;380&#8243;][et_pb_row global_parent=&#8221;380&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humteachlearn\/\">Humanities Teaching and Learning Blog<\/a><\/span><\/span> Sustainability: Key competencies The Learning Design team make use of the\u00a0UN Sustainability competencies and the RSP Framework\u00a0when considering sustainability in teaching and learning, and also to help us consider how we can support the development of more general graduate attributes. 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