The Built Environment Schools Trust is partnering with the Supply Chain Sustainability School on the groundbreaking project.
BE Sustainable after school clubs will be available to secondary pupils, aged 11-16, and utilise the Supply Chain Sustainability School platform, which already helps more than 10,000 construction and infrastructure firms with sustainability efforts.
The goal is to build knowledge, encourage climate action, and signpost to emerging career opportunities within the low carbon built environment sectors. Learning content accredited by the CPD Certification Service, which focuses on key issues facing associated industries, will be available to students in workshops and club sessions.
Launched to support wider Carbon Action Plans being developed by schools, and at a time when the number of student-led climate and net zero clubs is rocketing, the programme will offer a chance to engage with real world sustainability challenges and solutions. It is hoped this will encourage more young people to consider careers in environmental roles, helping overcome an ongoing skills shortage.
‘Our platform has helped thousands of professionals across the supply chain upskill in sustainability. With BE Schools Trust, we’re now bringing that same learning into classrooms – showing students how their actions today can shape a more sustainable future,’ said Ian Heptonstall, Co-Founder and Director of Supply Chain Sustainability School.
‘BE Sustainable clubs will help students take meaningful action in their schools, communities, and everyday lives. By connecting them to industry content and career pathways, we’re building a bridge between education and the sustainability jobs of the future,’ added Terry Watts, CEO of BE Schools Trust.
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