UWE Engineering’s Inspire Sustainability team have reached over 11,000 young people in the West of England with their Green Futures workshops designed to inspire children into green career pathways. The project was funded by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority to support the ambition for 2 million new green jobs in the UK by 2050.
In collaboration with local company My Future My Choice, the team at UWE produced a top-trump style card pack featuring 48 real local people in green jobs. The highly visual cards have proved incredibly popular with young people and adults alike, and in response to national interest, the team has commercialised the card packs and they are now available to purchase.
In the gallery below you can see the five people associated with UWE Bristol who were featured on the card deck – including Engineering’s very own Laura Fogg-Rogers who leads the Inspire Sustainability team. Each person featured has a corresponding online profile that can be further explored.
The Inspire Green Futures card deck was first launched in January 2025 and the team took them straight into local West of England schools and communities. The response has been incredible, with people amazed by the diverse range of people and green jobs possible. The UWE school delivery team are always hearing:
“Where can I buy one of these?”
So now schools, companies and individuals can buy a card pack of their very own – for just £10 a pack! And all proceeds will support continuation of FREE Green Future workshops in West of England schools.
Training for teachers and ambassadors
The success of the card packs has led to them being used as a resource for:
- training ambassadors in inspirational green job outreach
- enabling teachers to integrate careers seamlessly into the curriculum
Read more about the training sessions linked to above and get in touch to enquire about training for your school or company.
The original project was funded by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, UWE Bristol recruited the wonderful “green” people and My Future My Choice designed the cards.
