The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be used in the classroom to provide students with a framework to help them align their career goals with the broader global objectives to address poverty, inequality and climate change. myfuture explores how the SDGs can be integrated into career planning, empowering students to make socially responsible career decisions.
Many students may feel daunted by making career choices, uncertain about what pathways will best suit their interests or hobbies. Providing students with a meaningful framework to work from gives them an opportunity to consider their career exploration alongside issues they are passionate about. It also allows them to identify how their skills and talents can be used for the greater good.
Published by myfuture and written by Assistant Professor Candy Ho, this Insights paper explores the Sustainable Development Goals and offers ideas for integrating them into career education.
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