Green Gown Awards 2015 - Best Newcomer - Coleg Sir Gar - Finalist

"Green FE in Green HE” – a dual sector Group approach

Coleg Sir Gar is part of the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David Group, which has created a radical dual sector offer to meet regional skills needs in South West Wales - from entry to post-doctoral level. Sustainability principles provide a central ‘thread’ which runs through the merged Group.’  This is spearheaded by the Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE) which takes a systemic approach to sustainability throughout the UWTSD Group.

Coleg Sir Gar as the largest FE College within the UWTSD Group, has played a key part in helping to deliver the Group’s sustainability strategy through culture, curricula, campuses and community and specifically by delivering a core strategic objective ‘To promote a culture of respect, environmental awareness and an ethos of global citizenship’, with results in:

Development of UWTSD Group Sustainability Statements and Strategies; Green Dragon L5; Utility Management; Waste Management Services; Solar Energy; Transport Network; Curriculum

Top 3 learnings

1 Make sure there is commitment from the very top of the institution

2 Set small but achievable targets for improvement – i.e.be ambitious but realistic

3 Learn from others best practice and the advice they are prepared to share with you.

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