The article considers the skills and features of the personal development of a teacher in education for sustainable development (ESD). It contemplates over the influence of age differences on the formation of the professional and communicative culture of a specialist in higher education. Moreover, it describes the necessary conditions for the professional formation of the professional and communicative culture of a teacher in the development and promotion of her or him as a professional that is capable of raise the environmental awareness in students and help them to nourish their sustainable citizenship. In addition, it discusses the role of teacher training in education for sustainable development and stresses the importance of reorienting teacher training to take sustainability into account in the context of education policy and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).