Education for People and Planet
Shift Bristol is a not-for-profit organisation providing innovative and immersive training for adults.
Our courses build skills and teach practices for community-centred regeneration and resilience.
We have over 20 years’ experience of teaching hands-on, accessible skills, design systems, and collaborative approaches. We invite you to find your passion, challenge yourself and take positive action.
Shift Bristol
Our Educational Offerings
Practical Sustainability Course
Renewed hope in the face of uncertain times.
Permaculture Design Course
A holistic exploration of a design approach to low-impact living.
Learn With Us
Accessibility, Inclusion & Diversity.
Open Days
Practical Sustainability Course Open Days:
Open Evening : 29th April
On ZOOM
Open Evening : 27th May
At The Gasworks
Open Day and Exhibition : 27th June
Venue TBC
Our Community
The Practical Sustainability Course is delivered by an ever-evolving cracking team of over 40 tutors and practitioners. Who bring with them their passion, expertise, knowledge and pioneering spirit. All tutors apply their knowledge on the ground, so their information is fresh, dynamic and adaptive. They believe in working collaboratively and with and/or for meeting the needs of communities. We visit many of them in their natural environment, so we get to see the successes, challenges and results of their work as we tour their projects.
Our Collaborators
For, and with, the wider network.
We are a nomadic organisation - meaning we don't possess our own premises or land. Therefore our teaching takes place in a variety of locations across communities within Bristol and further afield.
We welcome opportunities to collaborate with land/hub based community partners

