The project is completed. The goal was the institutionalisation of a permanent interdisciplinary teachers’ training programme on climate action and energy efficiency and the improved energy efficiency of school buildings and related reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, based on the changed behaviour of teachers and students during the lifetime of the project and beyond.
Bulgaria
09/18 - 04/21
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337,235.00 €
Kamelia Georgieva
Currently, there is insufficient institutional capacity to include climate change issues in the educational system and insufficient teaching capacity; a lack of educational materials on a resource-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy; lack of interdisciplinarity – the subjects of climate change and energy efficiency do not exist as a standalone topic in the educational curriculum. There is no effective and flexible mechanism to coordinate all the key players in the climate action education field or to change the students’ and teachers’ behaviour towards low energy consumption. The project will generate draft proposals to the Ministry of Education and Science in Bulgaria for specific updates to the educational standards, including climate change and energy efficiency aspects.
The project continues two educational projects already implemented by NTEF and supported by the German Environment Ministry (BMU).
Kick-off meeting for the project, Photo: ©NTEF
To improve the capacity of academic professionals, the project implemented two trainings-of-trainers’ modules: one in Berlin and one in Bulgaria. The trainers developed the training programme for teachers and drafted educational materials. Along with the planned field work, field research methodologies and tools were also developed. Teachers who underwent the training acquired a professional qualification and earned state education standard credits for their various involvements in different stages of the project’s activities. The finalising of the educational materials consisted of incorporating the contributions of the teachers, improving their capacity to implement project activities in chosen NTEF beneficiary schools. German and EU experience was thus exchanged and applied. The Bulgarian Ministry of Education as owner of the new curriculum will continue offering these programmes over the long term.
Last update: April 2025