Green Skills as an Added-Value Element in Producing Competent Students

Green skills model is developed as a reference for implementing green skills in the learning process for primary school students. Elements of green skills need to be applied as early as possible in students to produce citizens who are competent in all aspects and foremost to maintain the environmental balance. Elements of green skills can be used as a value-added in any subject and as a cross-curricular element such as Design and Technology (D&T). Research shows that the country is now passing through a phase of global warming and climate change caused by greenhouse gases. There are quite a number of people who are not aware of environmental problems and take it easy in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the use of fossil fuels. The concept paper reviewed the policy and the role of government in development and implementation of green technology and community practices to ensure that goal is achieved. A lot of research needs to be done in promoting and improving the existing new energy sources as an alternative renewable technologies to meet the goals of the National Green Technology Polic