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Enhancing climate change education in schools
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Enhancing climate change education in schools

Education about climate change is crucial for current and future generations. It involves integrating it into the curriculum and training teachers. A specific focus on environmental sustainability is needed across subjects. School education should be a priority in climate change decision-making.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Climate education should be on school curriculums
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Climate education should be on school curriculums

The vast majority of countries have yet to put climate change on their formal education curriculums. Climate education can create the conditions necessary for the urgent social, environmental and economic transformation. Climate education is crucial for the future of humankind and the planet.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Future jobs depend on bridging the digital divide
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Future jobs depend on bridging the digital divide

As the world establishes its new, post-pandemic normal, remote work and study is largely here to stay. But there is still a huge digital skills gap to be addressed. Core digital skills, such as coding and data analysis, will soon be as important as reading and writing for economic participation.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Disrupting education to align with the future of work
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Disrupting education to align with the future of work

By 2025, 85 million jobs may be displaced by a shift in the division of labour between humans and machines. To prepare millions of young people for the working world that awaits, education systems, curricula and teaching methods urgently need to adjust.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Redefining farm skills for the technological age
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Redefining farm skills for the technological age

Agricultural productivity and performance need to be improved to feed a growing population. Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and robotics will play a key role. Every job in farming will therefore require some reskilling within 10 years, with data analysis skills particularly important.

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Source: World Economic Forum
10 technologies for improving post-pandemic education
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10 technologies for improving post-pandemic education

The huge shift to remote learning necessitated by COVID-19 has presented numerous challenges. But these are starting to be met by promising technological innovations designed to drive student engagement, improve personalisation and protect the online educational environment from intruders.

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Source: Forbes