LSC Policy

The LSC Strategy for Sustainable Development - From Here to Sustainability (2005) also makes a strong case for sustainable development being at the heart of all learning. It stresses ‘the importance of all learners acquiring sustainable development skills – skills that will equip them to lead their lives and work in a sustainable way and to influence others to do the same’. The LSC identifies three ways in which the FE system can contribute to sustainable development:

• Through its management of resources.

• Through the learning opportunities it delivers

• Through its engagement with communities.

The LSC Strategy for Sustainable Development has identified a number of priority action areas for implementing change in teaching, learning and the curriculum in relation to sustainable development:

• Education for sustainable development: promote and encourage acceptance and delivery within learning programmes of the Sustainable Development Education Panel’s key concepts for education for sustainable development.

• Learning materials: consider adopting and using currently available sustainable development learning materials and develop appropriate sustainable development programmes and modules.

• Whole-institution approach: implement a whole-institution approach to sustainable development, taking account of both institution-based provision and virtual learning environments, and both informal and formal learning approaches.

• Links and partnerships: develop links between providers and industry and between pre- and post-16 education and learning providers (including higher education), also considering European and international partnerships

• Healthy college programme: encourage development and implementation of
  healthy college programmes.