This article examines the role of facilities management in ensuring the sustainability of higher education institutions, with particular reference to ecological sustainable development (ESD). It describes an ESD model, developed by the Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association, for incorporating sustainability into facilities management, and recommends the adoption of such a model by Caribbean higher education institutions.

This paper presents the development of applied research components linked to a STEM programme in Environmental Sustainability Practices (ESP). The programme is embedded in the competency- based education and training (CBET) model and it anticipates the need for highly educated and trained sustainability practitioners, who will be excellent sustainable development problem solvers.