Training Course for the Promotion of Leaders of Consumer Environmental Education

Abstract

Consumers are required to acknowledge the influence of their actions on the environment and understand the necessity for lifestyle changes to establish a sustainable society that maintains a balance between the environment and the economy. Since environmental awareness is believed to be a significant factor in changing consumer consciousness, the Society of Non-Traditional Technology and two other organizations have proposed an environmental education system for consumers, and have been holding training courses to cultivate eco-leaders in environmental education over a three-year period. This paper will introduce the necessary skills to become eco-leaders, the education programs and materials for eco-leaders, and the effectiveness and challenges of past workshops.