Sustainable Business

Green Skills Business

Wyong Shire Council and Regional Development Australia – Central Coast are promoting a pilot Business Sustainability Program to support local business. The program aims to help support your business with the changing environmental management systems.

Green Skills aims to provide your business with comprehensive sustainability management practices and tools to develop sustainability frameworks.

The objective is to encourage support and participation from active members of our community on environmental issues. In line with these objectives Statewide Business Training has developed a training program specifically for the Central Coast Region. It’s designed to engage local business in receiving accredited training in the development, integration and promotion of sustainable policies and procedures to implement in their workplace.

The training is divided between a classroom component and a workplace component which includes on the job training and support.

Incentive Funding

The NSW Department of Education and Training, State Training Services is currently offering Green Skills funding of up $1000 per participant for your Business. Places are restricted to Managers, supervisors or those responsible for environmental management and who are employed by small to medium businesses within the Wyong Shire. The cost to businesses wishing to participate is a $100 registration fee for each placement.

First round of funding will commence with businesses in the Tuggerah Industrial Area from McPherson Road to Anzac Road bordered by Gavenlock Road, Tuggerah.

Limited positions are available so enrol now!

To register download this Green Skills Brochure (1.21 MB). For additional information contact Statewide Business Training on (02) 4351 7550.

To look at what's on offer in NSW take a look at the Green Skills website.