Skills for a changing world: Advancing quality learning for vibrant societies
Thriving in todayβs fast changing world requires breadth of skills rooted in academic competencies such as literacy, numeracy and science, but also including such things as teamwork, critical thinking, communication, persistence, and creativity. As young people are better able to manage their emotions, for example, thei
r ability to focus helps them learn to read and by working on science projects together they learn how to collaboratively solve problems. This interplay of skills is central to both the concept of breadth of skills as well as to the educational strategies needed to help young people cultivate them. Ultimately, young people today must be agile learners, able to adapt and learn new things quickly in a new fast-changing environment. In short, the world is constantly changing. But recognizing the nature of these changes is key to examining the current context in which we live, and the major changes to be expected in our future that should inform how we think of education today. Within this context, a key concept is respect for the breadth of skills. Many stakeholders have articulated the need for the breadth of skills approach. It is now central that we explore how to align those aspirations with delivery of education. Same Like ARABIAN INFO-TECH in Dubai, the ARABIAN INFO-TECH DOHA is an interactive feature that analyzes the state of education and learning in Qatar through the indicators: quality of education and education inequality.
