This project includes eight work items: (1) To hold regional explanation sessions on the Certification of Environmental Education Facility, respectively in northern, central, southern and eastern Taiwan, aiming at the competent authorities at all levels as well as relevant agencies (2) To arrange 200 visiting to help inspect agencies interested in applying for Environmental Education Facility Certification (3) To provide 150 guidance counseling to agencies interested in applying for the Environmental Education Facility Certification. (4) To assist in checking agencies which have already been granted the Environmental Education Facility Certification since June 30th, 2013 (5) To assist the competent authorities at all levels and the central industry competent authority to integrate and establish the examination mechanism and the responsibilities in terms of Environmental Education Facility Certification. (6) To collect and analyze the demands of environmental education promotion suggested by the review panel, scholars, experts, commissioners of Environmental Education Facility Group organized by Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan, as well as the central industry competent authority, the competent authorities and the schools at all levels. (7) To assist in regulating and editing the application guidelines for the Environmental Education Facility Certification. (8) To arrange four consultation meetings for the purpose of point 5 and 6 mentioned above. The contents are as follows:
(1) Completing five regional explanation sessions on Environmental Education Facility Certification, in northern, central, southern and eastern Taiwan.
Starting from March 29th, 2013 to April 15th 2013, five regional explanation sessions have been held in northern, central, southern and eastern Taiwan respectively. There were 346 agencies and 533 participants in total. Each explanation session orientation included four hours for empowerment courses and application guidelines. The result was remarkable.
(2) Completing 206 visiting to help inspect agencies interested in applying for the Environmental Education Facility Certification.
We completed 206 inspections and filled in the record form as requested. We now assess the potential facilities as well as the possibility to provide further supports.
(3) Completing 154 workshops to support agencies interested in applying for the Environmental Education Facility Certification.
We completed 154 guidance counseling and filled in the record form as requested.
(4) Assisting 64 commissioned agencies to check their facilities which have already been certificated.
Between May 6th and November 12th, 2013, we have assisted 64 commissioned agencies to check their facilities which have been certificated before June 30th, 2013.
(5) Establishing the examination mechanism as well as the responsibilities of the competent authorities at all levels and the central industry competent authority.
By arranging consultation meetings, we have collected different opinions and integrated the relevant issues in terms of examining the applications of the Environmental Education Facility, the job allocations and responsibilities between the central authority and the local competent authority.
(6) Completing the investigation of the needs for the environmental education promotion by the Environmental Education Facilities.
We collected the demand assessment forms of the Environmental Education Facility Certification from the central industry competent authority, the competent authorities and the schools at all levels by arranging consultation meetings and conducting questionnaire surveys. In general, they believed that the Environmental Education Facility Certification should display the diversities and unique features. Moreover, each facility should have a professional team to set up a goal of sustainable environmental education in order to guarantee the learning quality.
(7) Completing the application guidelines for the Environmental Education Facility Certification.
We accomplished the guidelines before the mid-representation and assisted the agencies to understand the procedures of the application and the documents which they should prepare. All the information has already been uploaded to the website of Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan for the public to download.
(8) Arranging four consultation meetings in order to accomplish point 5 and 6.
Point 5 has been completed on 6th and 13th of September, 2013. Point 6 has been completed on 27th and 28th of May, 2013.
