TQUK
Level 4
QN: 610/1434/5
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TQUK Level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by TQUK. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 180 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
TQUK
Syllabus Units
6 Units
Guided Hours
180 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Embedding sustainability in own curriculum
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale for embedding sustainability in a curriculum in support of Education of Sustainability Development objectives.
- Be able to conduct a sustainability mapping exercise of own curriculum.
- Be able to produce a plan to embed sustainability in own curriculum.
2
Introduction to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context in which Education for Sustainable Development policy has emerged.
- Understand the relationship between the Sustainability Development Goals and Education for Sustainable Development.
- Be able to produce a review of the Priority Action Areas of ESD and how they relate to your local education setting.
- Be able to prepare a report on the implementation and monitoring of ESD in own national setting.
3
Leading and supporting sustainability in an education setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand best practice approaches for a whole-institution approach to sustainability.
- Understand ways in which the community and institution can be used as a sustainability learning resource for a range of stakeholders.
- Be able to produce a sustainability strategy plan for own setting.
4
Teaching and learning strategies for sustainability and climate change education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess the readiness of own learning environment for integrating sustainability themes and objectives.
- Be able to map sustainability themes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to core learning outcomes and design a lesson plan that integrates them.
- Understand the importance and relevance of transformative pedagogies in support of ESD objectives.
5
Understand decarbonisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand carbon emissions.
- Be able to evaluate options for effective decarbonisation.
- Be able to recommend carbon reduction actions in own setting.
6
Understanding climate change and sustainability for educators
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how patterns of human consumption contribute to climate change and global instability.
- Understand the principal challenges to sustainability in the areas of energy, waste and transport.
- Understand potential solutions to sustainability challenges in the areas of energy, waste and transport.
- Understand key policy frameworks and agreements for action on climate change at a national and international level.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/1434/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- TQUK
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2022