Green Gown Awards 2017 - MidKent College - Finalist

We can see the wood from the trees! 

Midkent College, through its subsidiary MKC Training Services Ltd, provides artisan, technical and professional training to officers and soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering.

The Carpentry and Joinery Programme Area has pioneered a highly successful and innovative use of raw materials, improved raw material procurement systems, new teaching technologies and an effective environmental ‘hearts and minds’ campaign.  Compared with pre-project data, achievements include: A saving of £17k in timber resources; paperless student portfolios; an annual reduction in electricity use of 22,000 kWh; and student and employee commitment to sustainability

The college plans to share the successes of this project to achieve similar environmental and financial benefits across the organisation.

Top 3 learnings:

1 Effective and early employee and student engagement was critical to our overall success.

2 Innovative use of learning technologies played a key role in driving a reduction in our use of natural resources.

3 By starting small and learning from our successes and mistakes, we have developed a model that can be shared throughout the organisation.