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Plan for change funding to drive green construction skills

The government has launched a new plan for change to address the skills deficit in the construction industry, providing an additional £600 million funding over the next four years to train up to 60,000 new construction workers. This initiative is directly linked to other crucial objectives aimed at achieving net zero emissions, fostering growth, and revitalising the workforce in Britain. Green construction skills will be critical to ensure a competent construction labour force that can deliver the Government pledges.

Pearson is planting the seed for sustainability talent with new HTQ

Sustainability is rapidly becoming a key organisational goal for many businesses looking to make a difference in society, the environment and the economy. Sustainability led mission statements and corporate strategies along with demand from stakeholders to encompass the triple bottom line (or the ‘3 P’s’ of profit, planet and people) is increasingly driving harder business objectives. The corporate world is now playing a key role in taking measures to address any adverse effects of their activity and promoting, advocating, and supporting the communities in which they serve.

Supporting delivery of Sustainability Education to meet future skill demands

In the midst of this climate-critical decade, how can educators incorporate sustainability within education?

The government must act quickly if targets for electrical vehicles are to be met

We are on countdown to 2030, when no more new petrol and diesel cars will be allowed – but apprenticeships are lagging, writes Sue Pittock At the conclusion of the Commons passage of the skills bill, the government said the new “future skills” unit within the Department for Education will give schools data to show […]

Sustainability is now the ‘fourth functional skill’

Students at AELP’s first-ever green skills summit say sustainability should be learnt alongside English, maths and digital, writes Nichola Hay Last week AELP held its first-ever green skills summit. The event, sponsored by the Skills Network, was a success. But it also showed there’s still much work FE can do to help reach net zero […]

Net zero in FE: ‘Why aren’t we doing this yet?’

With the world’s eyes on the UK at COP26, Jess Staufenberg looks at who’s coming up with a proper net zero plan for the FE sector With impeccable timing ahead of this and next week’s global climate summit in Glasgow, a report came out that cut through the hype. Every corner of society is failing […]

The FE Week Podcast: Special educational needs provision, sustainability and the spending review

This week Shane is joined by David Russell, chief executive at the Education and Training Foundation, and Fiona Aldridge, head of skills insight at West Midlands combined authority – to discuss the biggest stories. Have the government’s special educational needs reforms failed – and if so, what should be done? Who is providing solid, top-down […]

UK training provider The Skills Network steps up to fill the skills gap on sustainability training and resourcing

The Skills Network is launching a solution to the urgent demand for Mass Eco Literacy and Practical Sustainability Skills for ‘non-green jobs, to help the Sector to Lead on social impact for sustainability.

Let’s embed education for sustainable development (ESD) in teaching and training

To have a hope of meeting the government’s green goals, education for sustainable development needs to be embedded in apprenticeships and staff training, writes Charlotte Bonner Last week saw the publication of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)’s sustainability framework. This document helps employer trailblazer groups, who are responsible for developing apprenticeship standards, […]