技職教育的發展隨著社會變遷，已由過去以「經濟發展」爲主的教育方向逐漸電視以「永續發展」爲概念的環境教育。技職教育必須體認社會環境保護意識的高漲雖然會影響企業經營成本與投資意願，但是卻能提昇國人生活品質，其社會效益是不會低於成長趨緩所造成的經濟犧牲。由於技職教育類型的多樣性，使得如何銜接環境教育課程變成重要關鍵，本文試從環境問題的意義、環境教育的目的與內容之探討瞭解環境教育在技職教育中的角色與功能，並針對技職環境教育內涵提出技職環境教育的類型、觀念以及課程銜接方式，最後並提出一套整合教學模式以求落實技職環境教育目標，而能培養真正具有國際觀的技術人才。
The development of technological and vocational education has been changing from the traditional economic development to the concept of environmental sustainable development. Technological and vocational education has to recognize that though the increasing consciousness of social environmental protection will influence the cost of management and the volition of investment of enterprises, it also improves our living quality and that the social benefit is no fewer than the economic sacrifice caused by sluggish growth. The artic1e tries to discuss the role and function of environmental education in technological and vocational education from the meaning of environmental problems, the purpose and content of environmental education. The article also, in accordance with the characteristics of vocational environmental education, presents types, concepts and connections of the education. Furthermore, an integrated instructional model is presented in order to accomplish the objective of vocational environmental education and to cultivate technological talents with international viewpoints.
