Awarding Sustainability Excellence
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Awarding Sustainability Excellence
Since 2004
Shipley College is one of, if not the smallest general FE colleges in the UK. We started our “green journey” back in the 1990s, however, we wanted to make 2023 the year of the SDGs.
Shipley College has therefore been leading on an SDG training project with the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges. Throughout the year we have provided technical guidance and mentorship to other colleges around the West Yorkshire Region.
Seven colleges participated in the project and a small selection of SDG champions undertook an SDG training session, facilitated by Shipley College. The SDG champions then had the knowledge and understanding to cascade the training to other staff and students in their colleges.
Each college has taken a bespoke approach, which means that colleges have created an ongoing impact on the majority of the SDGs. To date, more than 2000 staff and students have gained an understanding of the SDGs.
A great initiative with significant potential. A fine idea in catching them young, using students and preparing them for the future. Good to embed SDGs in the society. Great to see a cascading approach. Can be replicated easily.
Congratulations on highly commended. A fantastic initiative with impact into the broader tertiary community. Well done Shipley College and all involved!
"Working in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saltaire, we cherish our history and safeguard its future by nurturing the next generation of ‘SDG difference makers’. It’s with immense pride that we accept this award on behalf of our students, staff and employer partners – whose selfless actions made this possible."
Greg O’Shea, Vice Principal - Curriculum and Quality
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