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4th July 2008
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
In April 2008 The Minister for Climate Change, Senator Penny Wong, announced that the AILA was to be funded through The Commonwealth Department of Climate Change to undertake a Three Year Major Project (2008 – 2011).
The contracts and the funding have just been finalised and the project is due to start soon.
The Commonwealth Program is:
Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professionals Program
The purpose of the Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professionals Program is to integrate understanding of the implications of climate change into education and training for professionals involved in developing planned adaptive responses to the impacts of climate change.
The specific objectives for the AILA project are as follows.
The AILA will develop the National Landscape Principles and to use these to develop and implement professional development programs that increase the expertise of landscape architects in assisting their clients and governments develop adaptive responses to climate change impacts.
KEY STAGES to the PROJECT
Stage One: 2008 - 2009
National Landscape Principles.
Develop a set of Australian Landscape Principles addressing climate change adaptation
OUTCOME: A set of National Landscape Principles, published online and promoted nationally, and online case studies to illustrate best practice against the principles.
Stage Two: 2009-2010
Professional Development Modules and Policy
Develop a series of units for a professional development program and introduce amendments to the AILA Education Policy
OUTCOME: A set of Professional development competencies and modules.
OUTCOME: Amended AILA National Education Policies with criteria requiring that programs address climate change adaptation and mitigation issues.
Stage Three: 2010 - 2011
Professional Development Implementation
Implement a national Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD).
OUTCOME: National implementation of CPD programs.
OUTCOME: Outlines of programs to be available online through the AILA web site.
The Commonwealth funds will allow the National Office to employ a special project officer for the project (part time) over the three years,
The National Council has matched some of the funding by allocating the residual funds from the operations of the former Landscape Professions Registration Board (LPRB).
The main outcome of this new project will be the development of professional development for the registered landscape architects, and so this allocation is a more than appropriate use of the savings from the former LPRB operation.
The National Office hopes to appoint the project officer in the near future.
for more information, please contact
Paul Costigan, Executive Director, or
Neil Hobbs, AILA National President
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
ph: 02 6248 9970 admin< at> aila.org.au
July 2008