The Learning and Skills sector & sustainability

There are a number of reasons that make sustainability particularly relevant for the Learning and Skills sector.

• FE colleges and other training providers are part of a wider community that is having to respond to new environmental, social and economic challenges.
   
• The Learning and Skills sector has a duty to prepare its students for these challenges and for new ways of living and working. The curricula, the management practices and the ethos of the organisation are equally important in performing this duty successfully.
   
• The business case for sustainability in the Learning and Skills sector has been established and it is becoming stronger as environmental legislation increases and as the demand for knowledge and skills associated with sustainable development grows.
   
• Sustainability can provide senior managers with a vision and a long term strategy for their organisation.