A unique college in and around the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, Wales, to create a future where nature and humans thrive. BMC focuses on the challenge of our times: how to build a fair and just society within safe planetary boundaries.

We believe in education that empowers people to build resilience in the face of the climate and ecological crisis. Our approach is built on rethinking traditional learning to foster the skills, creativity, and systems thinking needed for a more sustainable future.

Our countryside-based campus is a living classroom, with access to biodiverse landscapes that inspire and challenge our students to connect deeply with nature.

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Join us on our mission to promote ecological action and resilience.We offer Further Education, Higher Education and Short Courses. 

 

Further Education: Focused on sustainability and ecological restoration, our practical NVQs provide students with the tools to make a real-world impact. 

- Traineeship in Regenerative Farming & Agroecology

- Regenerative Horticulture 

- Sustainable Coppicing & Greenwood Trades

- Nature Recovery

 

Higher Education: Our single Degree programme, BA (Hons) Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology and Systems Change, offers multi-disciplinary thinking to develop critical transferable skills and implement real-world change. Pioneer more sustainable futures with us. 

 

Short Courses: Learn sustainable practices through hands-on workshops in community-driven, outdoor settings in a variety of subjects!

 

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