Fife College only Scottish college recognised among UK top 10 for Carbon Literacy training
Fife College has been recognised as the only college in Scotland and one of just ten across the UK delivering the highest levels of Carbon…
Sustainability
Sustainability is the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources.
Sustainability is a societal goal with three dimensions: the environmental, economic and social dimension. This concept can be used to guide decisions at the global, national and at the individual consumer level.
Sustainability Education is often referred to as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), which has been defined as: UNESCO, 2014. “Education for Sustainable Development allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future.
Staff ride into Greener travel with e-bike scheme
Since @BordersCollege relaunched its free e-bike loan scheme for staff in April, many colleagues have been swapping car journeys for an e-bike and cycling for…
First Look at Bradford College’s New £19.3m Motor Vehicle & Engineering Building
Scaffolding has come down on the new Bradford College Junction Mills building on Thornton Road, set to open in September this year. Junction Mills will…
Green Skills Aren’t Optional. They’re The Next Functional Skills
A decade ago, digital skills were often seen as specialist knowledge. Today, they sit alongside English and maths as essential workplace literacies. Sustainability is now…
Redsquid accelerates growth with biggest acquisition and Director of Education appointment
Redsquid, the UK-based managed technology and cybersecurity provider, has announced a significant expansion of its business with the acquisition of Partnership Education, strengthening its specialist education sector…
Retrofitting the nation: Why skills will decide the UK’s net zero success
Across the UK, the conversation about net zero often focuses on the homes we have yet to build. But the real challenge, and the real…
New City College announced as winner of the National Beacon Award for Sustainability
New City College is celebrating a landmark achievement after being named winner of the Education for Sustainable Development category at the prestigious Association of Colleges…
University of Salford awarded with Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education by Their Majesties, The King and Queen
Representatives from the University of Salford were presented with a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education by Their Majesties The King and Queen on Tuesday 24…
Supporting the FE & Skills sector through environmental professional registration
Towards the end of 2025, the first resources from the Green Mindset Collective (an EAUC, ETF and FE News initiative) were published, including a ‘Playbook’.…
Clean Energy Jobs Fair held at Barnsley College
Barnsley College’s Clean Energy Training Centre hosted Energy Secretary Ed Miliband MP and Minister for Industry Chris McDonald MP for a government jobs fair introducing…