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About CREATE

CREATE is a not for profit body working with communities and organisations to reduce the effects of climate change and build a sustainable future.

Over the past 14 years CREATE has developed training and support programmes for over 200 organisations across the public and private sectors from village schools to multi-national corporations.

For further information about any of CREATE’s services contact mail@create.org.uk or call 01257 422800


CREATE provides a range of services for businesses, public bodies, community organisations and schools, including:

Training


  • Energy efficiency awareness and action planning at work
  • Health and safety and waste minimization at work
  • Training the trainers - energy efficiency advice, motivating communities and working with young people
  • Developing a whole school approach to managing energy.

    "The Energy Efficiency Training completed by CREATE was a very useful exercise as it served to bring to the attention of our staff the ever increasing costs of energy used within a business such as ours together with the effects on the environment of the demand for this energy."

Philip Humphreys
Managing Director
Crewe Hall

Consultancy

 

  • Development of teaching and learning resources in print, web & cd-rom media
  • Advice on curriculum materials

"I have worked with CREATE for several years now as they have been involved in providing energy awareness training for our staff and members of the local community. They have a unique way of putting the energy efficiency message over to our staff and residents which I find inspiring!"

Chris Gilchrist
Energy and Environmental Awareness Officer
Newark and Sherwood Energy Agency

Project Management

Developing and delivering community awareness programmes relating to

  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • energy efficiency
  • waste minimization and recycling

Developing and delivering school-based education programmes relating to

  • climate change
  • energy efficiency and renewables
  • recycling
  • water conservation

"We have worked with CREATE on a large number of projects including both school and adult/community audiences. We have always found them extremely conscientious and reliable, delivering high-quality programmes and feed back from our Link Schools is unanimously appreciative. They have always ensured projects deliver their objectives, within budget and on time."

Martin Tims
Manager Education Programmes
ExxonMobil

Lord Whitty

Lord Whitty of Camberwell, Minister of State for
Sustainable Energy


"This government supports energy education, and CREATE, as co-ordinating body in this area, has an important role to play in working to reduce the threat of climate change, by promoting energy efficiency and sustainable development. I encourage all to use the information and advice on innovative ways to save energy in local communities that CREATE provides." 


To support the DfES Action Plan for Sustainable Development, CREATE has been working with Manchester Metropolitan University to produce study materials on sustainability (energy management, school grounds and compliance with environmental legislation) for school bursars undertaking training for the Certifcate in School Business Management with the National College for School Leadership.

Further information from: www.ncsl.org.uk

Download the Action Plan
Further information from: www.dfes.gov.uk/sd/


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