Green Skills and Sustainability

CWA is working in collaboration with other further education providers in the region, as part of the Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIP) for the Norfolk & Suffolk Chambers of Commerce and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The respective Local Skills Improvement Funds (LSIF) support this collaboration.

Green Futures, Norfolk & Suffolk

CWA's Green Skills Investments

• Green Skills Academy, Wisbech Campus

  State-of-the-art facilities

  

  The Green Skills Academy, is a cutting-edge facility representing a combined investment of £4.2 million, with £2 million from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authorities recycled Local Growth Fund money, £2 million from Anglian Water and their alliance partners, and £200,000 from the College of West Anglia. The building has been designed to deliver specialist training in sustainability, environmental technology and green focused trade skills; sectors identified as critical for Fenland’s economic growth and future employment. 

  Read more:
  CWA partners with Anglian Water and CPCA to fund new Green Skills Academy

  Carbon Net Zero Training Centre to deliver hundreds of green skills opportunities

  Green Skills Academy opens in Wisbech

• Green Skills Centre, King's Lynn campus

  Green Skills, with Digital and Soft Skills

  Our Green Skills Centre at our King’s Lynn campus, is a multi-use technology skills centre with equipment and training to support teaching in:

  • Thermal Imagery
  • Green Energy
  • Motor Vehicle
  • Science.

  

  As well as courses dedicated to green skills and sustainability, this investment and expertise forms part of courses in areas such as construction, motor vehicle and science.

  Read more:
  Educational partnership between Norfolk and Suffolk looks to solve the region's digital skills gap

• Darwin Building, Cambridge campus

  Enhancing animal care education

  The Darwin Building at our Cambridge campus, is a new Biosciences Centre that provides scope for the delivery of science and animal focused skills courses, with equipment and training to support teaching and learning. The facility, funded through a grant from the Local Skills Improvement Fund, is expected to play a key role in supporting CWA’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality education that meets the needs of employers and the wider community.

  

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  College of West Anglia celebrates openin of Darwin building at Cambridge campus

Green Skills and Environmental Sustainability Courses

If you are looking to expand your thinking and broaden your skills and knowledge in Sustainability and Green Skills then The College of West Anglia is the place for you. Our brand-new sustainability courses are perfect for individuals who are seeking to learn more about being carbon neutral, working towards achieving net-zero and how to increase sustainability in a variety of areas.

Upcoming Courses