A Toolkit for Active Citizenship

Who can help?

environmental issues

Aims

  • Raise awareness of the jobs people do to help make sustainable communities.
  • Highlight potential career paths for young people.

Resource

'Career Cards' and a large piece of paper.
View resource pdf icon career_cards.pdf

Instructions


Discuss (10mins):

The young people should work in groups of five. Distribute three or four of the Careers Cards to each group. The card illustrate career profiles of people who work in the community.

Ask the young people to read the profiles and discuss as a group which of the problems posted on the Sustainable Communities Wheel they may be able to help with. Ask the young people to record their ideas on a large sheet of paper.

Present (5 mins):

The groups are to present to the class their ideas.

Extension Activity

Have a look on the HCA Academy website and other websites to find out more about these roles.