Three key factors elevate this system to a best practice. In 2007, the NSW Board of Vocational and Educational Training published Skills for Sustainability, a ground-breaking report that investigated the skills required for sustainability business development in NSW.116 This report formed the basis for the NSW Green Skills Strategy Implementation Plan 2008-2010, which is aimed at ensuring "that the NSW workforce has the skills and knowledge to support progress in becoming a more sustainable community, with the business and economic benefits that flow from adaptation to environmental change. The Department of Education and Training (DET) has worked to deliver accredited training for sustainability skills to support industry needs through the TAFE Institutes and other Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).