Innovative Education Experts: Holistic talent development and integration of sustainable development goals to 2030

Virtual Paper ID: 54284
  1. Lani Fraizer
    University of the Pacific Benerd School of Education

Abstract: Experiential learning, adaptive thinking skills and learning ecosystem approaches-such education innovations across K-12 higher and vocational institutions remain pivotal. Social and technological innovations are on the rise along with disruptions they accompany (Deloitte, 2017b; KPMG, 2017; McKinsey & Company, 2016, 2017; Purdy & Daugherty, 2017). Increasing anxieties about workforce readiness and the capacity to withstand such advancements by all generations of occupational livelihoods are prominent (Barton, Woetzel & Seong, 2017; Brinded, 2017; Deloitte, 2017a; Manpower Group, 2016; Rainie & Anderson, 2017; The Economist, 2016a, 2016b). Such concerns include a widening skills gap along need for high-quality of teachers to support the education pipeline (UNESCO, 2018). This paper explores contributions to problem-solving these issues from a holistic perspective-addressing the whole person-such as economic and financial literacies (Gates, 2017; UNICEF, 2012), social livelihood education (Billimoria, 2017), sustainability (PwC, 2017), global citizenship (UNESCO, 2017) and talent development of teachers. This paper offers a starting point to discuss possibilities, in particular: how can the #MIEExpert community serve as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development goals (SDGs) through global workforce development? How can SDGs reshape country workforce development policy agendas to advance quality education and well-care for the prosperity of future generations?

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