Exploring Green Careers and Sustainable Degrees
Discover the link between careers and climate change, identifying green jobs and sustainable degrees. Learn how to positively impact climate change while exploring various fields such as conservation, energy, and sustainability. Engage with interactive tasks and resources to deepen your knowledge and understanding.
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Teachers slide Know-how library Key lesson information Open the student side of your Unifrog account and click these links: Five careers to tackle climate change Series: Sustainable degrees Students can also search for these guides using the Know-how library tool. Location Classroom with no student access to internet Recommended time 15 minutes By the end of the session, students should be able to: Describe a career that could be considered a green career Describe a subject that could be considered a sustainable degree Objectives Tracking progress on Unifrog Add as an Interaction Click Advanced view>Sort by school leaving year>[filter for specific students]>+interaction. 1. Identify ways that careers can positively or negatively impact climate change 2. Identify examples of green jobs and sustainable degrees 3. Review statistics about green skills Main student tasks Track on Charts Click Usage charts>Customise and filter>Careers library: Favouriting over time / Most popular career profiles / Know-how library: Favouriting over time / Most popular Know-how library guides. Advanced view>Sort by>Library profiles in Favourites. Keywords Climate, environment, eco-friendly, green jobs, sustainable degrees Tracking individual students Benchmarks and standards Teacher preparation Gatsby Benchmarks 2. Learning from career and labour market information Provide Lined paper, exercise books or laptops to work on. CDI Framework See the big picture Open the student side of your Unifrog account and click these links: Careers library Know-how library Familiarise yourself PSHE Association Work and career ISCA C:A2:2 Skills Critical thinking, principles / ethical judgement
How are careers and the climate linked? (3 mins) Climate change refers to the long-term change in weather patterns around the world. It s a serious threat to our planet: water supplies are shrinking, extreme weather events are increasing, forests are burning, and coral reefs are dying. Think about the world of work and answer the two questions below: What careers might help to reduce the negative impact of climate change? What careers might contribute to the negative impact of climate change? Write down at least two examples. Write down at least two examples.
What are green jobs and sustainable degrees? (12 mins) Green job: Sustainable degree: A career that helps to protect and restore the environment. A subject that prepares us to protect the environment for future generations. Sustainable degree: A subject that prepares us to protect the environment for future generations. Green job: A career that helps to protect and restore the environment.
What are green jobs and sustainable degrees? Sustainable degree: A subject that prepares us to protect the environment for future generations. Green job: A career that helps to protect and restore the environment. Createa list of careers you think could be described as green jobs. Create a list of subjects you think could be described as sustainable degrees. These words might help you think of some ideas: climate, environment, science, earth, conservation, energy, sustainability
What are green jobs and sustainable degrees? Createa list of careers you think could be described as green jobs. Create a list of subjects you think could be described as sustainable degrees. Examples: Geography Chemical engineering Environmental and Earth sciences Horticulture and Botany Energy and Environmental engineering Examples: Climate scientist Conservationist Sustainability officer Environmental planner Energy assessor Recycling officer
What are green jobs and sustainable degrees? Did anyone think of any of these careers? Did anyone think of any of these subjects? Plumber Newspaper / magazine journalist Vehicle engineer Product designer Textiles producer Art and design Health Business Languages Performing arts Can you think of any links these careers or subjects might have with climate change, the environment, and sustainability?
What are green jobs and sustainable degrees? Plumber Newspaper / magazine journalist Vehicle engineer Product designer Textiles producer Textiles producer Textiles producer Textiles producer Textiles producer Plumber Newspaper / magazine journalist Vehicle engineer Product designer Product designer Product designer Product designer Plumber Newspaper / magazine journalist Vehicle engineer Vehicle engineer Vehicle engineer Plumber Newspaper / magazine journalist Newspaper / magazine journalist Plumber Art and design Health Business Languages Performing arts Journalist: they research global issues like climate change and produce Vehicle engineer: they make sure vehicle emissions are kept to a minimum Product designer: they compare the environmental impact of different Textiles producer: they compare the environmental impact of the production Plumber: they instal heating systems that work efficiently, so people can use less energy to heat their homes. accurate summaries for people to educate themselves about the issues. and improve fuel efficiency. product designs, to make sustainable decisions. of different materials and ensure textiles are long-lasting.
What are green jobs and sustainable degrees? Art and design Health Business Languages Languages Languages Languages Plumber Newspaper / magazine journalist Vehicle engineer Product designer Textiles producer Art and design Health Business Languages Performing arts Performing arts Performing arts Performing arts Performing arts Art and design Art and design Health Business Business Business Art and design Health Health Performing arts: students can create performances that educate people Art and design: students can use environmentally friendly materials and processes with low energy consumption when creating artwork. benefit both their health and the environment, e.g. eating less meat. the importance of using environmentally friendly technology. and facilitate travel in a sustainable way. more sustainable. For example, by using recyclable sets. Health: students might learn how to help people to make decisions that Business: students might learn about responsible energy consumption and Languages: students can support international efforts against climate change about climate change. They might also learn how to make touring live shows
Finding out more about careers and the climate After this lesson, you might like to explore these Unifrog tools: Know-how library explore the Sustainable degrees series. Careers library use the Green jobs theme filter. Subjects library use the Green jobs theme filter.
Finding out more about careers and the climate After this lesson, you might like to explore these Unifrog tools: Read, Watch, Listen tool use the Green jobs interest filter. Unifrog events tool use the Climate crisis + Citizenship miscellaneous filter.
Skills for the future (3 mins) Green skills are described as the knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed to develop a sustainable society. Between 2022 and 2023, the share of job adverts requiring green skills grew by 23%. People with at least one green skill are 29% more likely to gain employment than the average job seeker. Worldwide, 1 in 8 workers have one or more green skills.
Skills for the future Select one of the following three questions to answer. People with at least one green skill are 29% more likely to gain employment than the average job seeker. Between 2022 and 2023, the share of job adverts requiring green skills grew by 23%. Worldwide, 1 in 8 workers have one or more green skills. Why do you think there are increasingly more jobs that require green skills? Why do you think people with green skills are more likely to receive job offers? Why is it a problem that only 12.5% of people have green skills?
