YOUNG PEOPLE DISCUSS ENGINEERING A WAY OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Over 24,000 students take part in virtual event #TEWeek21 (@Tomorrows_Eng) Thousands of secondary school students have sent a resounding message to decision makers about the ideas…
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.
CSR job vacancies jump by 74% as companies pledge to fight climate change
The number of CSR-related job roles advertised this year has increased by 74% since last year, and by 54% when compared to 2019 (pre-pandemic). In…
Inaugural Climate Challenge Cup winners announced at COP26
A new kind of activism is taking hold’: first ever Climate Challenge Cup winners announced at #COP26 showcase (@the_young_fdn) On Wednesday night [6-9pm, 10 November 2021]…
Automotive apprentice working towards an electric and more sustainable future
As we move towards the end of #COP26, we highlight the work of Luke Kwan, a product design and development apprentice. The work on his level 6…
UK government committed to achieving net zero by 2050
A net zero society: scenarios and pathways The UK government is committed to achieving net zero by 2050, requiring a reduction in UK net greenhouse…
#FutureOfAssessment: Green Skills | Episode 6
Dream in Green – putting climate change at the heart of education With the COP26 summit dominating the news agenda, in this week’s Future of…
Institute leading way with green skills in drive to net zero
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (@IFATEched) is transforming skills training to help our nation meet its #NetZero carbon emissions target by 2050. The…
Further Education teachers will be required to integrate sustainability into their teaching
#COP26: @NadhimZahawi is putting the fight against #ClimateChange at the heart of education Announcing a range of measures in a speech at COP26 (5 Nov),…
Make climate education compulsory or government’s COP26 ambitions are likely to fail
Less than 1% of college students are currently on a course with broad coverage of climate education. £1.5bn is needed to transform classrooms and provide the equipment needed to train people for…
Why Addressing the Need for Green Skills in Wales is Imperative
Green Industries Wales, the independent collaboration and discovery network for the green economy in Wales, recently announced its inaugural Hybrid Skills Council meeting, bringing together…
