Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide is one of the largest youth services organizations in the world. JA creates, develops and implements hands-on educational programmes and experiences related to workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship for young people aged 5 to 35. Its programmes reach 10 million students annually in 130 countries in six regions worldwide. As a non-governmental organization, it implements programmes through partnerships with the public and private sectors. JA's mission is to catalyse economic development by preparing young people to succeed in a global economy.
Education 4.0: Problem-solving, collaboration and adaptability are the three critical skills that students need to understand and then learn to apply.
If we are to prevent the pandemic from sapping the potential of an entire generation, it's time to teach resilience to Gen Z as a core skill.
New school curricula take so long to develop and implement they are often already outdated by the time they're adopted. How can we speed up the process?
