Delivering on the SDGs
By Bringing Stakeholders from Education and Industry Together
Societies/Associations
RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
The RSA is a British organisation, established in 1754. The aim of the RSA is to share ideas, undertake research, and build networks and opportunities for collaboration to find and demonstrate practical solutions to societal challenges.
Networks
UNEVOC Network
As UNESCO’s designated centre for technical and vocational education and training (TVET), UNESCO-UNEVOC supports UNESCO’s Member States in their efforts to strengthen and upgrade their TVET systems. TVET is focused on the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the world of work, and helps youth and adults develop the skills needed for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship while supporting inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
SUSTAINed Network
SUSTAINed Network is an Australia-wide network of sustainability education practitioners in tertiary institutions. SUSTAINed aims to enhance the uptake and quality of Eductaion for Sustainability (EfS) in tertiary courses by sharing perspectives and practices.
The Skills, Training and Industry Research Network (STIRN)
STIRN is a multidisciplinary group of researchers, dedicated to better understanding the current and future direction of work, employment and changing industry skills demand. With the current rate and scale of change in workplace technologies, following advancements in Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Digitalisation and Smart Robotics, large scale industrial and occupational transformation is underway. STIRN’s research examines these developments and the potential implications for work and employment in order to inform the development of effective policies and strategies for socio-economic resilience.
Centres
UNEVOC@RMIT
UNEVOC@RMIT is part of an inclusive global learning network called the UNEVOC Network. It is a leader in facilitating co-design approaches for creating a future of sustainable development for all young people in times of crisis and disruption.
Labs
Young People’s Sustainable Futures Lab
YPSFL is a collaborative research lab for co-designing young people’s sustainable futures in times of crisis and disruption. YPSFL is an initiative of UNEVOC@RMIT. YPSFL aspires to develop place-based partnerships for young people’s futures that are disruptive, transformative and shaped by shared visions for social and climate justice, inclusion, and difference and diversity.
Social Enterprises
Encompass Hong Kong (HK)
Encompass HK is a social enterprise that offers training and consulting in diversity, inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Encompass HK aims to address issues of inequality in Hong Kong and Asia and assist businesses in delivering the SDGs.
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