It offered awards for outstanding achievements under this theme, at the same time as it was already working with training providers to increase their capabilities under the TAFE NSW Education for Sustainability Action Plan 2007-2010. State Training Services (part of the NSW Department of Education and Training) now provide funding for: energy efficiency and other green skills courses, professional development for trainers and assessors, and registered training organisations, and in some cases, the development of training resources or training support activities. The project is intended to identify and define growth opportunities across eight industry areas: grid solutions, green buildings, waste conversion, low emissions vehicles, solar, wind, geothermal energy and business services.