Implementation of sustainability competence in education (2025–2027)

Finland is committed to promoting the goals of sustainability education as part of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The European Union has recommended the integration of sustainability education into all levels of education. This will ensure all the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes required for sustainability competence. The current state of sustainability competence or its effectiveness have not been evaluated nationally, which has been a shortcoming in supporting and development of sustainability education in education and educational and training organisations. To ensure that the integration of the objectives of sustainability education into education programmes will be done wisely and with a reliable knowledge base, the theme should be visible in the national production of information and development of education.

In the evaluation, we will produce information on the realisation of sustainable principles and sustainability competence in several fields of education. The evaluation will create a national situation picture of the state of sustainability competence in education. The aim is to use the evaluation data to promote sustainability education. The evaluation will also support those who make decisions on education policy by providing them with information on what measures should be taken to promote sustainability education in education.