£165 million fund launched to transform Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF)
Local communities across the country are set to benefit from a share of £165 million to transform skills training in their area and help get…
Net Zero
Net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. We reach net zero when the amount we add is no more than the amount taken away.
What is the Net Zero Strategy?
It is a UK government strategy that sets out plans to reduce climate-wrecking emissions and decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy, from transport to agriculture.
Some of the key policies outlined included a pledge to power the UK on green electricity by 2035 and a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. A pledge was made to make the UK a “world leader in zero emissions flight” through use of sustainable aviation fuel.
New green horizons in the context of STEM skills for life, learning and work
Across three articles to celebrate British Science Week, Cerian Ayres considers the challenges and opportunities in technical STEM education. So much has changed since British…
Five Things We Learnt From Our Second Green Skills Summit
Last week AELP hosted their second ever Green Skills Summit in Birmingham, bringing together people to discuss how the skills sector can meet the net…
We need to change the record on green skills
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and Change Agents UK recently undertook a short piece of research for the Universities Partnership in Leicestershire, learning a…
Reskilling for Net Zero
The UK Government’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will bring a major shift in the labour market – with changes to existing…
GREENING THE UK’S SKILLS
In tandem with COP27, a new report by Graham Hasting-Evans (President of the British Associate of Construction Heads and Chief Executive of NOCN Group) outlines…
Dream Destination: Net Zero
Few sectors of the economy are riding high right now, and Education is no exception. Budgets are tight, teacher recruitment and retention is challenging, and pupil…
New green tech education programme lets children control energy efficiency of home
Wates Group today launches an innovative new education programme to give young people in Cardiff and London hands on experience of how green technology at…
Why we need to create a new culture around investing in skills
In the recent ‘Mini Budget’, the Government set out its ambition to achieve an economic growth rate of 2.5 per cent, through “a concentrated effort,…
What’s promising about the DfE’s new Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy?
On 21 April 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) launched its new Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy. There was good reason to celebrate. For a…