Basic Skills

Skills for a green economy

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:09:03 +0000

This project results from recommendations made in the skills strategy for England, Skills for Sustainable Growth. The work was undertaken with the aims of identifying the skills needed to support the transition to a strong and sustainable green economy; and assessing evidence of employer demand and potential responses from the skills system which will lead to these skills being delivered.

Biomass training courses

Sunny — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:49:31 +0000

Ignite is an innovative training programme of practical seminars and interactive workshops with a focus on woodfuel. Ignite is designed for those wanting to know more about woodfuel and to equip new and existing woodfuel businesses with the skills and knowledge required to meet the increasing demand from this growing alternative market.

Community orchards. How?

Sunny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:35:28 +0000

Whether your ambitions are to conserve a community orchard or to get together with neighbours to start and manage one, this 'how to' guide is designed to help you by making the most of the space in your local area for this purpose.

A compendium of case studies has been produced to illustrate the great work that is going on in communities around community orchards and provide you with some inspiration.

Bee Buddies is a buzzing success

Sunny — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:21:28 +0000

Sheffield’s air is abuzz with 2 million honeybees introduced by our Bee Buddies project. The 12 month project set out to address the dramatic decline in UK honey bee numbers over the last few years. The British Beekeepers’ Association estimate that one-third of all honeybee colonies were lost last year, and that if positive action is not taken immediately, Britain’s honeybees will disappear by 2018.

Community tree planting packs

Sunny — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:16:34 +0000

Woodland Trust community tree planting packs are designed to help community groups to plant more trees, hedges and copses in their local shared spaces - by a church, community centre or playground for example, or on patches of land that are currently unused. Packs can be separated and planted in small copses to best fit the public areas in your neighbourhood.

Native trees can help mask unsightly developments, mark out boundaries, store carbon and help counteract air and noise pollution. With so many benefits, why not think about spaces available in your local area?