Exploring Green Guidance Handbook: Supporting Sustainable Career Development

Overview

The Exploring Green Guidance Handbook is a practical resource developed through the Erasmus+ Exploring Green Guidance project. It supports educators and career practitioners in integrating environmental sustainability into career guidance by providing practical strategies, ethical considerations, reflection activities, and career development tools that help students explore green careers and become informed, responsible decision-makers.

EGG5-Green-Guidance-Handbook-1.pdf

Objectives

  • Introduce green guidance as part of career development.
  • Increase awareness of sustainability and environmental responsibility.
  • Explore emerging green careers and labour market trends.
  • Support ethical and informed career decision-making.
  • Equip educators with practical activities and tools for green career guidance.

Instructions

Educators and Transition Coaches can use this resource to:

  • Introduce students to sustainability and the growing green economy.
  • Facilitate discussions about environmental issues and career choices.
  • Explore green career pathways using labour market information.
  • Use reflection activities and practical guidance tools from the handbook.
  • Connect sustainability to Career-Life Planning (CLP) and myBlueprint.
  • Encourage students to consider how their future careers can contribute to environmental and social well-being.

Key Highlights

  • Free handbook for educators and career practitioners.
  • Practical green guidance strategies and classroom activities.
  • Focus on sustainability and ethical career development.
  • Reflection tools to support student career conversations.
  • Introduces green careers and future labour market trends.
  • Developed through an international Erasmus+ collaboration.