GreenVET pathway

Original language

English

Original title of the resource

Energy Manual for School – D.T.4.5.1 (Interreg Central Europe) Energy Manual for School jointly developed by Junior and Senior

English translation of the title

Organization

Interreg Central Europe (project partnership for ENERGY @ SCHOOL: Energy Optimisation and Changing Behaviour in Central Europe Schools), with coordination by partner institutions including UNIBO (University of Bologna) that edited this manual.

Year of the publication

2018

Keyword

SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy

Keyword

SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Keyword

SDG 13: Climate action

Format

Framework / Policy Paper

Vocational/professional sector

 

Sector

Various sectors

What is the resource about?

This Energy Manual for School provides a comprehensive guide designed for schools participating in the Interreg Central Europe ENERGY @ SCHOOL project, aimed at raising energy awareness and improving energy efficiency in educational settings. It includes background, practical steps and tools for schools to prepare, make energy inventories, involve students as Junior Energy Guardians, create and monitor energy action plans, and use gamified exercises and monitoring tools to track results. The manual explains how to organise inventory of energy consumption, goals for energy savings, behaviour change strategies and monitoring methods to meaningfully reduce energy use in school buildings

What is the resource about? (in English)

Why is the resource useful for VET actors?

This manual is useful for VET actors because it offers a detailed, practice-oriented methodology for implementing energy efficiency and behaviour-change initiatives in educational buildings — a context directly linked to real-world green skills like energy management and sustainability audits. It provides step-by-step procedures and templates that can be adapted into vocational training modules on energy monitoring, planning and optimisation, as well as behavioural change campaigns. The involvement of students as Junior Energy Guardians illustrates how practical, student-led projects can develop competencies in data collection, analysis and action planning, which are essential in energy-related professions.

Why is the resource useful for VET actors? (in English)

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