What is a social environmental education instructor?

Purpose

- Pursuant to Article 11 of the Environmental Education Promotion Act, strengthen the capacity of environmental education leaders and foster social environmental education instructors for qualitative management.

- Through training courses to foster excellent leaders, produce competent leaders and contribute to vitalizing social and environmental education.

Operating system

Major Roles and Qualification Levels of Social Environmental Education Instructors

Key role, Qualification Level of Social Environmental Education Instructor
Key role (capability) Qualification Level of Social Environmental Education Instructor
Implementation and operation of environmental education program (educator) Level 3, Level 2, Level 1
Planning and development of environmental education program (planner and developer) Level 2, Level 1
Management and control of environmental education (manager and controller) Level 1

Knowledge to be equipped as a social environmental education leader

Knowledge as an environmental expert, Knowledge as an education expert
Knowledge as an environmental expert - Ecological knowledge.
- Environmental sensitivity.
- Social and cultural knowledge.
- Knowledge of various environmental issues.
- Investigation and evaluation function.
- Responsible environmental behavior.
Knowledge as an education expert - Great personality.
- Educational philosophy and curriculum development ability.
- Understanding learner development stage and psychology.
- Holistic perspective and academic access.
- Expertise in teaching and learning environmental education.
- Environmental Education Evaluation Capability.

※ Source: Simple Training Manual for Social Environmental Education Instructor Level 3 (Ministry of Environment, 2014)

Career exploration of social environmental education instructors

  • Areas of environmental service activities as the most basic and core activities.
  • Areas of planning, management and business related to environmental education.
  • Areas of environmental education activities for sustainable development.
  • Political, economic and social areas related to environmental education.
  • Environmental
    Service
  • Environmental
    education
    activities
  • Environmental
    Education
    Management
  • Environmental
    and cultural
    activities

※ Source: Common textbook for social environment education instructor level 3 (Ministry of Environment, 2016)
Guidance as an environmental expert and as an education expert. Guidance on Major Roles and Qualifications of Instructors in Social and Environmental Education