How to Change the World: A practical guide to successful environmental training

How to Change the World is a complete, inspirational and practical toolkit for successful environmental training, underpinned by a unique and proven framework. If you are setting up or delivering environmental training programmes, this book is essential reading. Environmental training has measurable – and monetised – outcomes that improve the environment, create jobs, and grow profits. It is key to building a more sustainable economy and – in the process – solving some of the serious environmental issues facing humanity. A well-trained workforce is the key to ensure the responsible use of our planet’s resources and How to Change the World delivers this training knowledge. This book delivers: a unique practical framework for successful environmental training how to build an effective business case to fund environmental training a proven methodology to measure the ROI of your programme inspirational case studies and templates that save time and money 

Table of Contents:
How to use this book Glossary Abbreviations 1 Why there’s never been a better time for environmental training 1.1 A climate of hope: a ‘just’ transition to a sustainable economy 1.2 Growing green jobs 1.3 The global skills shortage 1.4 Green regulation grows jobs even in tough times 1.5 Road map: where this book will take you 2 What exactly is ‘training’? 2.1 Training defined 2.2 What other education and training is out there? 2.3 Who most needs environmental training? 2.4 Introducing the subject matter expert 2.5 Strategy and programme: how are they different? 2.6 The success story that inspired this book 2.7 Same, but different: other successful training programmes 3 The Success Framework: the seven elements of successful environmental training programmes 3.1 Partnership: the fundamental platform 3.2 Research: building a robust case for the environment 3.3 Laws, policies and objectives: the goals to achieve 3.4 Guidelines and compliance: a performance benchmark 3.5 Enforcement: balancing fair with fast for positive environmental change 3.6 Programme monitoring, evaluation and review 3.7 Programme resourcing and endorsement 3.8 What does success look like? 4 The business case for environmental training 4.1 When training is not the solution to the problem 4.2 Deciding to deliver the training 4.3 Building and selling your business case 4.4 Measuring the benefits across seven forms of capital 5 Building your environmental training programme 5.1 Learning how adults learn 5.2 Introducing ADDIE 5.3 ADDIE: assessment and analysis – revisiting training as a solution 5.4 ADDIE: design in line with the big picture 5.5 ADDIE: developing your training 5.6 ADDIE: implementing your training 6 ADDIE: evaluating the effectiveness of your training 6.1 How professional trainers evaluate the effectiveness of their training 6.2 A world-changing vision for environmental trainers 6.3 Recognition of learning – and other things 6.4 Assessing the contribution of training to your programme outcomes 6.5 Tips from some early evaluations 7 Managing your training programme for success 7.1 Time 7.2 Money 181 7.3 Technology 7.4 Systems and procedures 7.5 Communication and marketing 7.6 Programme review Closing remarks Further resources Your ongoing professional learning and development as a trainer Fostering sustainable changes in practice Inspiration for changing times Books to help get us out of the fix we’re in Elements of successful environmental training programmes Things to put in your business case Pulling it all together with ADDIE’s help E is for evaluation Managing your programme for success Index

About the Author :
Clare Feeney is a strategic trainer and professional speaker. She has more than twelve years' experience in hands-on water and soil management for regional government and 20 years' consultancy experience and was named '2020 Stormwater Professional of the Year'. A past lecturer in geography and environmental science, she continues to give annual guest lectures at the University of Auckland. As a consultant, she has worked with manufacturers, farmers, government departments, indigenous peoples and community groups, and water supply, stormwater and sewerage utilities to develop, deliver and evaluate environmental training strategies and programmes. www.clarefeeney.com

Review :
More and more organisations are realising that now is the time to take sustainability seriously. But how do you shift from business as usual to business that contributes to a positive collective future? In this fully updated version of her guide to environmental training, Clare Feeney shows organisations a way in. The guide is packed with inspiring case-studies, lively writing and, best of all, a series of steps, tools and web-based resources to enable any organisation to improve its environmental performance. Clare’s depth of experience and wisdom on good environmental practice and how to encourage people to commit to it shines through on every page. At a time when evidence is coming thick and fast as to the environmental damage humans are inflicting on the planet to be able to sustain life, we need practical ways to respond. Adult learning and education, of which environmental education and training is a crucial part, are vital in our individual and collective responses. This manual supports trainers and educators to know what to do, while deepening their understandings of the root causes of the problem. I welcome warmly this very helpful resource and trust many will put it to urgent use!