The Challenge
Addressing the ever-changing need for vital skills while offering aspirational, engaging education is an enormous global challenge.
“How can we prepare students for jobs that have not yet been created and to use technologies that have not yet been invented?”
OECD Future of Education & Skills
The global challenge
Different countries face different versions of this challenge:
- from a youth unemployment crisis in one place,
- through a shortage in STEM skills in another,
- to the demands of a rapidly expanding middle class for quality schooling.
Governments and providers must rethink their approach to education:
- The needs of students and industry are changing rapidly,
- Developing 'life skills' and attitudes is as important as imparting knowledge.
Proven solution: the UTC model
UTCs (University Technical Colleges) provide a blended academic and technical education, preparing students for careers of the future while equipping them with vital skills for life.
The UTC model:
- is flexible,
- can be adapted to meet different contexts and cultures, and
- can work with any curriculum.
UTC pathways offer a relevant and differentiated alternative in a rapidly evolving and competitive market.
With the advancement of technology, education is...
…less about “what should school leavers know?”, and
…more about “what must school leavers be able to do?”
Education systems should nurture a broader range of capabilities, help restore meaning to young people's lives and equip them with the skills and ambition to remake our societies, economies and organisations. To flourish over a lifetime, people will need to be adaptive problem solvers, ethically competent and able to understand, appreciate and act in the world. In the age of AI, education must strengthen human agency, human meaning and human security.
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Education for human flourishing