Green Skills ...we care about our environment
TAFE Western is helping people and industries in central NSW to understand and care for their environment and to build sustainable communities throughout the region.
Special programs are in place to qualify tradespeople to install alternative energy systems, handle new refrigerants and construct solar passive buildings using new and environmentally sustainable materials.
Knowledge about energy-efficient technologies and materials that create less waste is being introduced into TAFE Western training to empower people to make environmentally sound choices.
Knowledge about the Australian climate, soils plants and animals and its ecology is also important, helping people to regenerate degraded landscapes and to help farmers become sustainable food producers for the long-term.
Please visit our list of courses that incorporate green skills. You may also download a brochure here.
If you want to talk about environmental solutions for your business please contact one of TAFE Western's Businesss Consultants.
Green Skills on the Road
The TAFE Western Green Skills on the Road mobile learning resource (photo above)is supported by of the NSW Environmental Trust. The facility, which travels accross the region, is used to raise industry and community awareness of environmentally sustainable technologies.
Green Skills on the Road contains and provides the following resources:
- Displays of sustainable building materials
- Displays of water efficient products
- Displays of renewable energy products
- Information pamphlets
- Interactive computer activities
- DVD presentations
Green Skills on The Road will be conducting over 30 workshops and displays for schools, apprentices, tradespeople and the general community during 2010.
To book a visit from Green Skills on the Road phone 63914000 or email.
Green Skills Trade Education Centre
TAFE Western has commissioned a specialised Green Skills Trade Education Centre to be built at the Orange TAFE Forest Road Campus to promote "green" technologies.
The building has been designed to demonstrate new environmentally sustainable technologies and materials. It will be used to train apprentices and tradespeople in plumbing, electrotechnology and construction.
For more information about the TAFE Western Green Skills Trade Education Centre download this brochure.
Green Skills Trade Education Centre Brochure (460.9 kB)
