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Full brochure coming soon.  

Our Skills Bootcamp is structured through a mixture of online and in-person live tutor led interactive sessions and self-study resources. Alongside this, learners will be supported by our Skills Bootcamp Team and our Industry Coach who will work with you to develop your personal action plan for implementing desired change.  

Across the ten weeks you will explore topics including:  

• Key terminology and concepts around sustainability (Scope 1,2 and 3)
• Regional support available to SME businesses to introduce clean growth strategies and funding
• Workforce engagement and behavioural change
• Communicating with stakeholders and building a sustainable brand  
• Waste management  
• Measuring and reducing digital emissions  
• Sustainability certifications  
• How to address sustainability in procurement and tenders  

Through the live sessions you will create a personalised sustainability development action plan for your organisation/department.

E-mail

bootcamps@uwe.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

Due to funding restrictions, all learners must meet the following criteria:

• Be aged 19 by 8 January 2025
• Live in or work for a SME organisation based in in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset or North Somerset
• Not currently be in full-time or part-time education
• Have the right to live and work in the UK
• Have not registered and attended (including partial completion) any other Skills Bootcamp since April 2024 from any provider. 
• Have your employers agreement to attend and achieve the required outcomes. 

Introduction

Our Skills Bootcamp in Embedding Organisational Sustainability is designed for business leaders, managers, decision makers and professionals looking to address the implications of sustainability challenges for their organisation or workplace whilst growing business performance and building organisational behavioural change.  

With 5.5 million SMEs comprising 99% of UK enterprises, employing 61% of the workforce, and generating £2.4 trillion in revenue (gov.uk), it is vital for organisations to minimise their carbon emissions. However, while most businesses agree that climate action is morally right, will improve brand reputation and help their business stand out from competitors, two-thirds lack the necessary in-house skills and knowledge with 40% of UK SMEs lack a sustainability plan and 88% of those with fewer than 50 staff have no dedicated sustainability in-house resource.  

Building on the successes of UWE Bristol's Skills for Clean Growth programme, this Skills Bootcamp will deliver the sustainability skills needed to support you in developing strategies to implement change necessary in your organisation to meet net-zero targets and build a sustainable organisational culture.  

Full brochure coming soon.

Study facilities

Take a personalised virtual tour of the Business Management facilities and experience what a typical day could look like here for you.