ESPS Competency Map

Translating sustainability standards into meaningful professional skills.

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What Is the ESPS Competency Map?

The ESPS Competency Map is Edupro’s tool for translating the Edupro Sustainability Performance Standards (ESPS) into real-world learning, teaching, and professional development outcomes. It outlines how the Edupro Sustainability Performance Standards (ESPS) connect to:

  • Curriculum development and assessment
  • Learner capabilities and outcomes
  • Centre and employer performance
  • Real-world contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The ESPS Competency Map makes sustainability measurable, teachable, and transformative.

ESPS Domains of Competency

Each ESPS domain includes specific competencies that guide the design, delivery, and evaluation of learning and development activities across Edupro qualifications, partnerships, and recognition schemes.

 

Domain

Competency Themes

 Environment & Climate Action

Environmental literacy, carbon awareness, sustainable resource use, climate mitigation

 Learning & Innovation

Green curriculum design, sustainability-aligned pedagogy, ethical assessment

Ethical Governance

Integrity, transparency, accountability, anti-corruption, responsible decision-making

Inclusion & Social Equity

Gender equality, inclusive learning, equitable access, cultural responsiveness

Continuous Improvement & Digital Fluency

Adaptive leadership, data-informed decisions, digital for sustainability

Impact Orientation (Global Goals)

Mapping contributions to SDGs, ESG reporting readiness, stakeholder impact awareness

 

Who Uses the Competency Map?

The ESPS Competency Map is applied across:

Learning Centres & Educators

  • To embed sustainability into curriculum and delivery
  • To assess green and ethical competencies in learners

Trainers & Quality Assurers

  • To guide CPD and performance reviews
  • To ensure alignment with Edupro’s 6C and EQA framework

Employers & EREs

  • To evaluate staff development and ESG alignment
  • To co-develop training pathways for Certified Sustainable Professionals

Qualification Designers

  • To create future-ready qualifications with measurable sustainability outcomes

Why It Matters

Makes sustainability practical for assessors, trainers, and centres

Supports SDG impact tracking and ESG-related reporting

Enables learner certification of green and ethical competencies

Builds capacity for a sustainable workforce and education ecosystem

Want to Learn More?

- Custom training on ESPS Competency Integration -
- Mapping support for your qualifications or in-house training -
- Becoming a Certified Sustainable Professional (CSP) -

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