Education Beyond 2030: Global Youth and Student Consultations to Shape the Future Education Agenda

In 2015, the world adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries and societies committed to do more and better with the aim of fostering peace and prosperity for people and the planet by 2030. Among these, SDG 4 set ambitious targets to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. Despite progress in education since 2015, challenges persist. The world has also drastically changed since 2015. The new global context, and major technological transformations, ask us to rethink education and learning so that it addresses younger generations’ needs.

As we approach the deadline of 2030, time is ripe to launch a global conversation with young people to build a new agenda for education and learning.

For this reason, the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee mandated UNESCO and the SDG 4 Youth & Student Network to consult young people worldwide, with a view to developing a Post-2030 Youth Education and Learning Agenda.

What is the Post-2030 Youth Education and Learning Agenda?

The Post-2030 Youth Education and Learning Agenda is a youth-centered proposal document that captures young people’s realities, the changes they want to see, and the actions they believe are possible as many people around the world start discussing the future direction of education and learning beyond 2030.

About the Consultation

Children and young people from the ages of 11 to 30 are being invited to participate through a Survey.

There are 5 key survey questions that are being asked, namely:

1. Looking at 20 years from now, what is your vision of the ideal world and society you would like to be living in?
2. Keeping your vision in mind, what should change in education and learning, so that your generation and future generations can live better than now?
3. And what should be kept or strengthened from the current education and learning system because you believe is important and working well?
4. What would you – as a young person – be committed to do on your own or together with your community to change education and learning for the better?
5. What support would you need, and from whom, so that your action is not only acknowledged, but can make a real difference?

Guidance on how to facilitate engagement with different age groups

• Guidance document for facilitators ( Age Group 11-14 years old)
• Guidance document for facilitators (Age Group 15-18 years old)
• Guidance document for facilitators (Age Group -19 -30 years old)

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