Students launch conservation society
Students at Oaklands College have launched a new conservation group, Oaklands Wildlife Society (O.W.L.S), bringing together learners and staff who share a strong interest in…
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.
Apex Training launches new green skills training programme at Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre
Apex Training has entered into a strategic partnership with Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre at the BE-ST Innovation Campus in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, to deliver a comprehensive…
Bradford College ‘Junction Mills’ Development Achieves Sustainability Award
Bradford College is celebrating after attaining Morgan Sindall Construction’s platinum certification for outstanding carbon savings on a new building development. It was the only project…
First-of-its-kind Clean Energy Training Centre opens at Barnsley College
Barnsley College is celebrating the opening of a groundbreaking new training centre preparing students for careers in Low Carbon, Renewable Energy, Retrofit and Sustainable Construction.…
Students with SEND help grow a greener world
Learners from Barking & Dagenham College’s Horizons Specialist Provision and Horizons programmes have been playing an active role in helping the borough grow a greener…
New Playbook Calls for “Green Mindset” to Be Embedded Across All FE and Skills Provision
Landmark report from Education Training Foundation, EAUC and FE News sets out practical roadmap to make sustainability the default lens for sector decisions, authored by…
Beyond Green Confetti: What the Green Mindset Collective taught us
On 30 October, nearly 80 leaders from across FE and skills including providers, educators, sustainability leads, employers, awarding bodies, policymakers and student voices spent a…
New City College announced as Finalist for sustainability in the UK-wide Beacon Awards
New City College has been announced as a Finalist College in the prestigious Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Awards 2025/26, recognised for its outstanding commitment…
Four Facilitator Voices: Creating the Foundations for the Green Mindset Collective Report – The Changemaking Power of 3%
The countdown to the Green Mindset Collective report is now on. Dr Vikki Smith, from ETF and Charlotte Bonner from EAUC will be launching the…
Fircroft Wins Second Sustainability Award
At the prestigious EAUC Green Gown Awards on Thursday 6th November held at the suitably iconic Library of Birmingham, Fircroft College of Adult Education won…
