RCE Hamburg-2011

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Submitted by RCEjschwarz on Wed, 2011-06-15 07:28
1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
Jens Schwarz
Organizational Affiliation : 
Ausbildungszentrum-Bau in Hamburg GmbH
Role in the project: 
Project coordinator
E-Mail Address(es): 
jens.schwarz@azb-hamburg.de
Project-relevant information: 
http://www.komzet-netzwerk-bau.de/Projekt_BauNachhaltig_I11321.whtml and repeatedly arcticles on www.rce-hamburg.net (German language); Article in RCE Bulletin Issue # 15 (English language); Case studies on http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=108&ddlID=1863 (find English version as PDF file)
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Case study project BauNachhaltig
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
BauNachhaltig (Network KOMZET Building and Energy - safeguarding the future through sustainability in vocational education)
2. Project Description: 
This project highlights sustainability in vocational education of the building sector. The goal is that professionals recognise their role, impact as well as their opportunities in the process of sustainable development. This approach is to be established within the regular education. Together with eight centres of the KOMZET network across Germany AZB Hamburg is developing new modules in teaching. Energy efficiency in buildings and measures to reduce CO2 emissions should be consciously integrated in the day-to-day business of modern building. The learning materials deal with sustainable building, system thinking, how to undertake responsibility and understand sustainable development as a holistic approach. They will be integrated in existing curricular. This three-year lasting project BauNachhaltig (BuildSustainable) is partly funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and supervised by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BiBB). It is a contribution to the 2nd half of the UN-Decade Education for sustainable Development 2005-2014.
3. Project Status: 
Ongoing
4. Key Words
Key Words: 
Biodiversity
Other: 
Sustainable building, climate change, system thinking, responsibility
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Education
Awareness building
Influencing policy processes
Networking and partnership development
6. Expected outcomes:: 
Sustainability as overall concept is established in education and training at the partners' institutions. These role models are discussed among education experts and are taken to make a change at further training centres and for other fields of business. Implementation strategies together with official agencies are developed.
7. Duration of the Project:: 
1st October 2010 - 30th September 2013
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
Ausbildungszentrum-Bau in Hamburg as coordinator of RCE Hamburg has taken the leadership of this project. Experience in the field of ESD that AZB could gain in the past in many networks and cooperations as well as efforts made has lead into this project which is going to be a showcase how to make a change in vocational training.
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
3
b. Transactional: 
5
c. Transformational: 
2
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
In the starting period learning contents and specific needs in the partner regions were analysed by Institute of Applied Building Technology of Hamburg University of Technology. Modern technology and building techniques as well as new materials and latest products were investigated and gathered to find the crucial issues for future needs on construction sites and train participants how to interact with other people involved. We have involved small and mid-sized enterprises (SME) through opinion polls and workshops to make them recognise and discuss with them the principles of economy, ecology and social responsibility in their business. The next milestone is to evaluate the first wave of newly developed learning materials. Cross-sector modules to feature responsibility and quality thinking will be developed in the second half of the project period. We will be happy to share our experience with interested members of the global RCE network.
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
At national level the goal is to launch ESD in existing curricula of the apprenticeship of crafts(wo)men with the support of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (www.bibb.de). We want to showcase ESD practice in our field of business and education.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
Not so far.
13.Core Partners: 
Apart from AZB Hamburg as project coordinator, Hamburg University of Technology for the analysis and Hamburg University for the evaluation are participating in this project as RCE Hamburg partners. Furthermore eight acknowledged centres of competence on construction across Germany are main partners in this project.
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
1
b. Knowledge network: 
6
c. Innovation network: 
3
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
All nine main partners, the German acknowledged centres of competence on construction (incl. AZB Hamburg), are basically working on the same tasks: Development and evaluation of learning moduls each in groups of two partners, the launch into their existing education scheme, as well as the dissemination of information and discussions within their regions. Students participating in pilot training courses will spread our message.
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
3
b. Consultation participation: 
3
c. Decision influencing participation : 
4
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
In total 11 learning modules are going to be developed, piloted and evaluated. They deal with overlaps between the crucial crafts, quality awareness as well as taking responsibility. A workshop concept to learn about the essential approaches of sustainable development is also planned. Furthermore people are addressed by our websites, arcticles as well as a newsletter that is issued fourtimes a year.
18. Learning activities: 
We run pilot training courses and workshops so participating students and experts can gain experience and give their feedback.
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
2
b. Discussion: 
2
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
6
8. Research Integration
20. Research & Development (R&D): 
During the starting period of the project we did an analysis on learning contents needed for ESD in the field of construction. We also run opinion polls in the partners regions to learn about the special needs of entreprises. Furthermore the project is monitored and evaluated by an external experts team from Hamburg University and ICON-Institute Cologne (Consulting group). They will support in terms of consultancy and quality assurance of learning materials as well as dissemination of information and results.
21. Research partners: 
Hamburg University of Technology, Experts team from Hamburg University, ICON-Institute Cologne (Consulting group), German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BiBB)
22. Description of research
a. Disciplinary: 
3
b. Interdisciplinary: 
3
c. Transdisciplinary: 
4
Type: 
Project Reports
Region: 
Europe
Community: 
SCP,Livelihood and Well-being
Community_second: 
Teacher Education
Issue: 
Sustainable Consumption and Production
One More Issue: 
Policy
Country: 
Germany