National School of Government - 30 May 2008 16:17

NATIONAL SCHOOL WORKSHOP TO DEMISTIFY SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable development - learning to live and govern ourselves within environmental limits and in a way that shares resources and strengthens peace, justice and a sense of fairness is now the overarching objective for public policy both in the and across the world.

‘Getting in Touch with the Future’ - a half-day workshop from the National School of Government - will help civil servants get a basic understanding of this complex issue, and consider their personal and organisational contributions to sustainable development in the future.

Scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday 19 June at Admiralty Arch in Whitehall, ‘Getting in Touch with the Future’ is designed for public officials at all levels who seek a basic understanding of sustainability and the Government’s current approach to it. Keynote presentations and expert input will accompany group discussion, with topics covered including:

‘Kyoto ’ and other international agreements, and milestones such as the Stern Review
Government policies, targets and objectives
Concepts including climate science, carbon trading, energy security, innovation and localisation
Everyday life in a low carbon society

Programme Director Adrian Robertson commented: “Wherever public servants work and whatever they do, sustainability issues will become increasingly important to them. This workshop is a straightforward and, I hope, enjoyable introduction to the subject, and to the work of the National School in preparing officials to deal with it.”

As well as informing individual development programmes, Sustainable Development is one of the themes through which the National School works with organisations to ensure they have the necessary capability to deliver against cross-cutting Public Service Agreement targets.

The ‘Getting in Touch with the Future’ workshop is priced at £85. For further information or to book a place visit the National School website at (www.nationalschool.gov.uk/programmes/programme.asp?id=17761) or contact Kate Thornton on 01344 634116 email: (kate.thornton@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk). Details of the National School’s approach and broader portfolio of Sustainable Development programmes can be found at www.nationalschool.gov.uk/sustainability, and includes events targeted at senior civil servants, board members, policy makers, procurement and facility managers.

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As the Government’s centre of excellence for learning and development, the National School of Government became a separate government department in January 2007. It strives to ensure the highest professional and academic standards in public service organisational and people development. Visit www.nationalschool.gov.uk for more information.

For media enquiries, please contact Rob Reynolds, National School of Government; email: rob.reynolds@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk; tel 01344 634145; m 07881 518719, or Chris Blunkell, Media Associate; email: chris.blunkell@btinternet.com; tel: 01227 772747; m 07941 831341.

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