GreenHive Educational Resources for Green Combs
Creators: name: Abbruzzese, Gianluca
name: Acomi, Nicoleta
name: Acomi, Ovidiu
name: Burgos Gonzalez, Marta
name: Cleary, Elaine
name: Lanzetta, Miriam
name: Lopez Cruz, Maria del Carmen
name: Mangiullo, Angela
name: Maravelaki, Anastasia
name: Sofianou, Dimitra
name: Taylor, Marie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: TEAM4Excellence
Sustainability education
GreenComp framework
Educational resources for sustainability
Vocational education and training (VET)
Erasmus+ Programme
Sustainability competencies
Green transition
Project-based learning sustainability
Microlearning videos sustainability
Open space discussions
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Circular economy education
Climate emergency workshops
Biodiversity education resources
Water scarcity discussions
Urban sustainability challenges
Environmental workshops
Green Combs
Co-creation for sustainability
Methodology for sustainability education in VET

description: This document is a toolkit of collected resources and tools for VET providers to foster learners’ sustainability competences. This toolkit includes guidelines to implement open spaces, microlearning videos, workshops, and project-based learning experiences for students, covering the sustainability competences addressed by the European GreenComp Framework.

The paper provides guidelines for VET teachers, trainers, and educators seeking to develop the four groups of green competencies developed in GreenComp: Embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity in sustainability, envisioning sustainable futures and acting for sustainability. To this end, the authors sought guidelines for developing discussion spaces, workshops, project based learning and micro videos that can be implemented with students for the development of green competencies.

The publication collects the results of the GreenHive Project Virtual Knowledge Fair, and the workshops undertaken in this event that were facilitated by each GreenHive partner. In addition, it reflects desk research conducted by each partner to build these educational resources guidelines that will help VET providers to develop the green competences reflected in the GreenComp Framework.

Chapter 1, "The Green Hive Project", presents the project's rationale, objectives and expected results, providing an insight into the context of this Guide.Chapter 2, “European Sustainability Competence Framework (GreenComp)” where this framework is presented. Chapter 3, "Educational Resources Methodology", presents the methodology followed to collect this guideline. Chapter 4, "Educational Resources for Embodying Sustainability Values", presents guidelines of open discussions, workshops, project based learning and micro leaning videos to work these kinds of competences. Chapter 5, "Educational Resources for Embracing Complexity in Sustainability", gives guidelines for open conversations, workshops, project-based learning, and microlearning videos to work on these competencies. Chapter 6, "Educational Resources for Envisioning Sustainable Futures", provides guidance for developing these competencies through open talks, workshops, project-based learning, and microlearning videos. Chapter 7, " Educational Resources for Acting for Sustainability", presents a variety of tools for improving these skills through open talks, workshops, project-based learning, and microlearning videos.Chapter 8, “Conclusions”, provides a remark from the document.

Green Hive is a Cooperation partnership in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) field co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Implemented by a consortium of five entities, such as the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest-TUS (Ireland), the companies Lascò (Italy) and Femxa (Spain), and the non-profit and non-governmental organisations KEAN-Cell of Alternative Youth Activities (Greece) and TEAM4 Excellence (Romania), the project aims to increase the capacity of VET providers to prepare learners for the green transition by developing a European platform-based ecosystem for sustainability education called the "Green Hive".