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							     Green Jobs
The Gender Perspective


             Esin Esat
     Director of Sustainability
         Bedford College
          Presentation Outline

• Background
• Green Economy
• Skills needed to implement the UK Low
  Carbon Transition Plan
• Bedford College’s contributions to green
  economy and green skills developments
• Sustainability in the Learning & Skills Sector
                          Background
•   BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering
•   PGCE
•   MSc Microelectronic Technology
•   PGD in Management (Education)
•   MSc Architecture Energy & Environmental Studies


•   School Teacher
•   FE Lecturer & Course Leader
•   Curriculum Manager
•   Head of School
•   Director of Technology
•   Director of Sustainability
• ‘A’ Levels
   – Tutors: All M
   – Students: 1 F
• BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering
   – Tutors: All M
   – Students: 1 F
• MSc Microelectronic Technology
   – Tutors: All M
   – Students: 2 F
• MSc Architecture
   – Tutors: 4F & 4M
Sustainable Development

        Environment

         Society

         Economy
          Green Economy


Serves society without an adverse impact
            on the environment
     The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

By:
2015 All lofts & cavity walls insulated
2016 All new homes zero carbon
2018 All new public sector buildings zero carbon
2019 All new non-domestic buildings zero carbon
2030 All homes undergone a ‘whole-house’ package
       The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

By:
2015    Around 200,000 new jobs in renewable energy
2020    Around 500,000 new jobs in renewable energy
2020    Increase renewable electricity by around 30%
2020    Smart meters in every home
       The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan


By:
2010    End fuel poverty in vulnerable households
2016    End fuel poverty in all other households
2020    Cut emissions from our workplaces by 13% on
        2008 levels
2050    UK’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions
        by at least 80% on 1990 levels
                            Green Jobs
      The UK Low Carbon                             Jobs
        Transition Plan

Loft & cavity wall insulation     Installing insulation
Zero carbon new buildings & low   Design
carbon refurbishments             Construction
                                  Supplies & services
500,000 new jobs in renewable     Technology design & development
energy                            Technology installation & maintenance
Ending fuel poverty               Insulation & RE installation
                                  Energy audits & advice
Cut emissions from workplaces     Energy audits & advice
                                  Operational efficiency support
  Buildings account for 40% of carbon
emissions in the UK. With less than 1% of
the existing building stock being replaced
 by new build each year, in 2050 70% of
   existing buildings will still be in use.
Contributions to Green Economy
 and Green Skills Developments
                  Getting Started

• Sharing the vision & stimulating interest
    •   College Executive
    •   Corporation
    •   Curriculum teams
•   Utilising external links & partnerships
•   Investment (time & money)
•   Developing skills & resources
•   Course developments
•   Regional and national projects
Potential Effects of Climate Change
             on Bedford
                                 Potential Effects of Climate Change
            (ND Graphics)
                                              on Bedford
                                           (HND Fine Art)
       Making a Difference
      (Level 3 Holistic Therapy)            Solar Cooking
                                      (L1 Sustainable Development-
  Reducing Our Carbon Footprint               Computing)
     (Business & Administration)
                                   Conservation of the Rainforest
                                      (L2 Carpentry and Joinery)
  Free Electricity from the Sun
       (Electrical Installation)
                                    Making Bio Diesel from Used
                                           Vegetable Oil
    Key Skills Communications             (Motor Vehicle)
Electric Cars & Alternative Energy
           Technologies            Research into the Quality of
        (L1&2 Motor Vehicle)
                                      Bedford’s Environment
                                         (L3 Business Finance)
 Documentaries: Transition Bedford &
        Brundtland Building
    (BTEC ND Media Production)       Creating a Play Area/Sensory Garden
                                        for Peter Pan Children’s Centre
                                             (L2 & L3 Horticulture)
       Re-fashioned Clothes
     (L3 & 4 Fashion & Textiles)
                                        Developing a GUI for a BMS
   Designing and building a children’s (Engineering, Computing, Design)
garden for Edward Peake Middle School
        (L2 & L3 Horticulture)
                                      Design & Develoment of Riseley
                                                Eco-House
                                            (FdSc Building Services
  Low Carbon Retro-fit of Social                & Construction)
          Housing Stock
      (FdSc Building Services &
            Construction)          Ornaments from Recycled Materials
                                            (Foundation Diploma in
                                                Art & Design)
         Recycled Furniture
        (BTEC ND 3-D Design)
Sustainable Efficiency East Partnership

                                          Bedford College
                                          (Lead Partner)
                                          West Suffolk College

                                          Lowestoft College


                                          Consign
                                          (Industry representative)

                                          Renewables East
                                          (RDA-funded)

                                          Cambridgeshire
                                          County Council
                                          Prospect College
                                          (Private training provider)
Skills for Sustainable Development Partnership


                                            Construction Union
                                            UCATT Eastern

                                            Industry representatives
                                            ACER

                                            Training Providers



                                            Supported by:
                                            Community & Voluntary
                                            Sector Organisations
                                            Local Councils
                                            Job Centre Plus
                                            Sector Skills Councils
The NSA in
Environmental
Technologies
A Selection of Low carbon Retro-fit technologies Installed in
           Bedford College’s Brundtland Building




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Working with LSIS

• Reaching Forward Index in Sustainable Development
  http://rfi.excellencegateway.org.uk/

• Leaders of the Future in Sustainable Development
• Stepping up in Sustainability
  http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/11056

• Sector Reference Group for Sustainability
• SD Alliance for Learning and Skills
• Regional Sustainability Adviser
• LSIS Leaders of the Future in SD
   – Developed by 3 F & 1M
   – Delivered by 5F & 1M
• LSIS RFI
   – Content development: 4F + 4M
   – LSIS Regional Sustainability Advisers (6F, 3M)



• Bedford College Sustainability Team
   – 4F & 4M
• Construction    • LSIS Leaders of the Future
  – 90% M           in SD
  – 10% F            – Developed by 3 F & 1M
• Engineering        – Delivered by 5F & 1M
  – 95% M         • LSIS RFI
  – 5% F             – Content development (4F +
                       4M)
• Motor Vehicle
                     – LSIS Regional Sustainability
  – 98% M              Advisers (6F, 3M)
  – 2% F          • Bedford College
• Plumbing          Sustainability Team
  – 100% M           – 4F & 4M
  – 0% F
        Thank You


                Esin Esat
Director of Sustainability, Bedford College
          eesat@bedford.ac.uk
              01234 291 384