Laura Moodie of Midsteeple Quarter
Laura Moodie of Midsteeple Quarter
Laura Moodie explains why she chose our accredited Climate Emergency Training and outlines what she gained from it.
Co-ordinator at Midsteeple Quarter, a Community Benefit Society, Laura completed Climate Emergency Training with us in June 2022.
The course was offered through a partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) – Scotland’s National Skills Body.
About the training
In 2022, Skills Development Scotland funded free spaces at our fully accredited Climate Emergency Training for anyone living and working in Scotland, over the age of 25. The training was aimed at individuals and organisations in the early stages of considering climate change impacts and planning for net zero. Key elements of the training included the science of the Climate Emergency, responses to it - and the risks, impacts, responsibilities and opportunities ahead.
Our fully accredited Climate Emergency Training is available to book online via our Eventbrite page.
About Midsteeple Quarter
Midsteeple Quarter is a community benefit society set up and run by the people of Dumfries to shape a new future for the town’s centre.
It is taking over property that has been empty long term and transforming it into a new community hub with a mix of housing, workshop and social spaces, as well as traditional retail. Already a car-free space, the aim is for it to act as a catalyst for regeneration of the town centre.
Laura said:
As an organisation, Midsteeple Quarter is committed to making the development and operations as sustainable as possible.
The training was well paced, in depth but not draining, and I was able to fit it around work without it being a burden on my day-to-day. We covered all the basics but were also challenged to think about the bigger picture.
Midsteeple Quarter is partly a construction project so there will always be a degree of carbon involved, but what this training is helping me to do is look across the entirety of the project to make sure we are operating in the most carbon efficient way possible.
We are currently working on strategic plans for the organisation. I am now able to build what I’ve learnt into this planning on everything from the fabric of the buildings and how we heat and light them to embedding recycling practices and sustainable supply chains.”
What this training allowed me to do was to see how that commitment would work in practice, to find those practical steps we can take now and into the future to make sure we deliver on sustainability.
We are currently working on strategic plans for the organisation. I am now able to build what I’ve learnt into this planning on everything from the fabric of the buildings and how we heat and light them to embedding recycling practices and sustainable supply chains. What this training allowed me to do was to see how that commitment would work in practice, to find those practical steps we can take now and into the future to make sure we deliver on sustainability.
Laura Moodie of Midsteeple Quarter
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