A GROUP of eco-friendly young people gathered at the University of Worcester to learn what they can do to be more sustainable in their lives and careers.
The Skills for Tomorrow event saw 180 pupils from secondary schools across Herefordshire and Worcestershire take part in a host of activities at the University’s Riverside building, including workshops from experts on food, transport and tourism.
The fourth annual event was designed to raise pupil’s awareness of growing career opportunities associated with areas such as responsible tourism, ethical food production and sustainable cities.
Katy Boom, Director of Sustainability for the University of Worcester, said: “Individually we can all make a change, make a difference.
“It’s a brilliant event and each year we develop it further to more fully integrate what we’re doing with the schools, with the businesses and with the university students and we’re working on developing longer term outcomes.
“This is just the beginning of project work we’ll be doing with the schools and businesses,” she added.
In the exhibition hall pupils heard from global and local companies about their responses to sustainability and the job roles in their organisations where sustainability skills are required.
This included a chance to try eating crickets as an alternative source of protein provided by Six Legs Farm, a business set up by former University of Worcester student, Tilly Jarvis, which breeds crickets for human consumption.
Worcester MP Robin Walker attended the event to speak to pupils and even sampled the crickets.
“The average school pupil is vastly better informed than many when it comes to sustainability and the importance of international development and we want to harness that enthusiasm they have for these things to make sure they have better career chances and life chances,” he added
“I think an event like this can help to do it.”
