The project period is from 1st Jan to 31st Dec, 2018, and all work contents will be completed by November 15th. The abstract of implementation is as following:
I. Practical issues training
Environmental education means the use of educational methods to solve environmental problems. This project selects key environmental issues and various types of objects to conduct practical issues training, and have completed 12 sessions before November 15 according to the contract specifications. A total of 609 people have been trained. The completion of the courses and planning situation includes:
a. Handling "Professional Skills Training for Environmental Education Staffs in Public and Private Sectors": On January 27th and January 28th, " Environmental Education of Startup Activities Training Course" was held, with the heads of the EPA's bureaus as the training targets, and 46 people participated in total; on May 29th, we conducted "4 hours of personnel training for environmental education to promote environmental education", a total of 40 people completed training; from February 5 to February 7, July 2 to July 4, we also finished one summer camp and one winter camp with a total of 113 people.
b. Planning "Strategy Management Training Courses For Environmental Education Facilities": To improve the environmental education practice workers' knowledge, we focus on the common problems faced by environmental education facilities management and plan four environmental education facilities management strategies training courses. To promote environmental education partners for cooperation, we have carried out at National Science and Technology Museum on September 19, with a total of 47 people completing the training; on September 26, we handled at Guandu Nature Park, with a total of 54 people completing the training; on October 3, we handled at Lanyang Museum of Yilan County with a total of 52 people for training; on October 5th, it was handled at Taichung Metropolitan Park, with a total of 57 people completing the training.
c. Planning "Deepen Environmental Education Teaching Intensive Training" according to the field type":
In order to encourage campus outdoor experience and exchange of environmental education facilities for developing more high-quality courses, we plan two in-depth environmental education teaching intensive training courses for different types of facilities in order to promote environmental education personnel to propose more creative and diverse materials. We conducted the courses at the National Marine Science and Technology Museum on October 17th with a total of 44 people trained; on October 24th, we handled the courses at the Chouchai Wetland with a total of 39 people trained.
d. Conduct “Certification Application Training Of Environmental Education Facilities”: Planning two sets of certification training courses, course design and management, for field personnel, substitute operators or competent authorities who have the willingness to apply for the certification of the educational institution. On October 12th, we conducted "turn the task into an interesting game" at Farmland Water Conservancy Environmental Education Park, and a total of 63 people have completed the training. On October 19th, we conducted "cultivating your uniqueness" at Zhishan Cultural and Ecological Green Park, with a total of 54 people finished.
II.Handling matters related to the certification and counseling of environmental education facilities
In order to enrich the energy of environmental education, we carry out certification counseling for environmental education facilities, so far (November 2018), Taiwan has reached 175 fields who pass the certification, covering 10 various types. The plan for the certification counseling work results is as follows:
a. Investigate and collect the list of environmental education facilities (in terms of county, city type) and related basic information that are willing or have the potential to apply for certification in the year of 2018: The number of the list of potentials over the years is 746. In this year, we also selected sites with environmental issues and positive media reports. It was completed on April 13 with a total of 25 places. The list and basic information have been established according to the county, city and type for EPA to inquiry and use. In addition, we included this year's potential participation units into the past listas a future counseling database, with a total number of 793.
b. Conduct at least 3 sessions of the certification application counseling meeting: We completed three sessions on July 12, July 20, and July 25 respectively with a total of 80 units dispatched their staffs and 101 people were trained. Each session was scheduled for one day and the content included environmental education certification counseling plan, Taiwan's certified environmental education field types and characteristics, environmental education facilities certification related regulations, environmental education field certification and management. We also invited the certified sites to share their certification process and certification teaching experience.
c. Develope certification counseling tools: In order to assist in the certification of the bidding operation, we have completed the revision of the Environmental Education Facility Certification Guidebook. In addition, we have completed the first draft on April 23, held the expert discussion on May 23 and August 23, finished the final version of the text and started to decorate, and finished the guidebook on November 9.
