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Thematic areas of challenges to implementation
of a Green Strategy

Stakeholder Policy and
Engagement and Governance
Buy-In 10%
10%

Sustainable
Behaviour
Human and 13%
Financial
Resources
27%
Accurate
Accessible
Information
27%

Promotion and
Awareness
3% Education and
Training
10%

The main concerns around implementation centred on human and financial resources,
with respondents raising such challenges as initial outlay on and changes or
improvements to existing infrastructure and cost of environmentally friendly
equipment. In nearly all countries, the respondents highlighted a lack of funding
opportunities and financial support from government as well as organisational
financial constraints when adopting green strategy.

Other challenges faced by VET centres were the time-consuming preparation of rules
and regulations and the additional workload of activities which fall beyond business as
usual. One respondent mentioned that a change management process is a specialised
area which many organisations do not have large expertise in, which has the potential
to undermine the entire process if done incorrectly.

Stakeholders buy-in was mentioned heavily with lack of initial engagement from the
VET staff and learners and a general lack of interest in such a strategy, particularly
among certain learner groups such as the elderly. This highlights the need for
meaningful involvement to combat disinterest and ensure the green strategy as a
systemic feature – both challenges in themselves.
Changing people’s habits at the beginning of the process was a key concern, which
could lead to a lack of willingness to change a way of thinking and behaviour to
contribute to the approach.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect
those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA
can be held responsible for them.
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