UAE pursues sustainable learning to achieve development goals, says Education Minister

UAE pursues sustainable learning to achieve development goals, says Education Minister

He stresses on need to develop human cadres in order to meet requirements of labour market

Published: Wed 18 Jan 2023, 8:36 PM

The advanced skills strategy establishes the concept of lifelong learning for citizens and residents in the UAE in order to achieve development goals, said a top official.

Dr Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, the UAE Minister of Education, pointed out that the strategy identifies the main categories of future skills, namely: basic skills, competencies, personal characteristics, and specialised skills, in order to provide learners and students with sustainable, flexible skills that are applicable to various professions and sectors and are characterised by continuity for life.

Al Falasi made the remarks on Tuesday during a session on the mechanisms for developing educational programs to serve the goals of the “skills refining initiative” which was held as part of the agenda for the UAE delegation's participation in the World Economic Forum.

Develop future skills

Al Falasi stressed that there is an urgent need at the global level to develop human cadres in order to meet the requirements of the labour market. This calls for developing the education methodology and benefiting from innovative teaching methods in a way that supports efforts to develop future skills, and gives