Environmental Sustainability
The board of Governors and Senior Managers are committed to, and accept their responsibility for ensuring that the College operates in a manner that is both supportive and protective of the environment. The page will, in time, have downloadable resources for the use of Colleagues, as well as news and information plus links to other useful & relevant pages
College Signs Up to 'The Green Declaration'
As a sign of it's commitment to environmental sustainability, Blackpool and the Fylde College recently signed up to the Association of Colleges (AOC) and Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC) 'Green Colleges Declaration'. The declaration commits colleges to far-reaching plans that ensure they make better use of resources and champion sustainable development among staff, students, employers, councils and their local communities.
David Collins, AoC President and Principal of South Cheshire College said :
"the new pledge will make sustainable development the guiding principle in colleges' policies, practices and planning - in the design and management of buildings, in all areas of the curriculum and relationships with partner organisations - aiming to enhance the UK's skills base, change people's behaviours and promote greater respect for the environment wherever possible"
Additionally, Iain Patton, EAUC Executive Director added :
"Colleges are at the hub of local and regional economies and our influence stretches far and wide. We therefore have a critical role to play in protecting the environment and showing the way forward to all of our partners. This declaration binds UK colleges to actively protect our environment and make sustainability a reality in the fastest growing area of the UK's education system".
Below are downloadable PDF files which emphasise the college commitment to the environment
Latest Sustainability News
College Promotes Sustainable Construction in Parliament
A Curriculum Manager from Blackpool and The Fylde College is helping to promote sustainable construction on a national scale after meeting Gregory Barker, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change.
Peter Rumley visited the House of Commons with the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), of which he is a founding member, to promote solar PV at national level and in particular to raise awareness of the College’s new degree in Construction Management and Sustainable Development.
Peter has been influential in setting up the degree, which has been validated by Lancaster University and will be the first degree level qualification to be offered by the School of Construction from September. It will primarily focus on educating construction professionals about employing new sustainable technologies in future builds.
Commenting on his trip, Peter Rumley said: “We were the only College represented at the event which gave us a great opportunity to promote the School of Construction, network with industry professionals and raise the College profile within the House. I was also able to make good contacts with people who will hopefully send students to study our new degree and employ our graduates.
“The minister was very interested to hear about the degree and thought it was a good idea as it’s relevant to industry. He was also keen to hear about our Centre of Vocational Excellence status, so I think the College made a good impression.”
PV is a method of creating electricity from solar panels and any excess electricity generated can be sold back to the National Grid. The BPVA is the national trade association of the UK solar photovoltaic industry and is working to make solar PV a mainstream and significant energy source by expanding markets, removing market barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the public on the benefits of solar energy.
