Summer Global Youth Forum 2023
Online
Summer Global Youth Forum 2023
YOUTH AT THE FOREFRONT OF ACHIEVING THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3–14 juillet 2023
Le cours est disponible en English
Key features
Plenary
Sessions
Meet a core faculty of development practitioners, social entrepreneurs and civil society change-makers.
Leadership and Career Labs
Shape your career and develop soft skills for sustainable impact.
Project Design Sessions
Design sustainable solutions for the Decade of Action.
Présentation du cours
Far from being mere beneficiaries of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, young people are recognized as having been among the architects in its development, and should continue to engaged with the frameworks and processes that support its implementation, follow-up and review. As the Decade of Action calls for accelerating sustainable solutions to the world's biggest challenges, it is important to continue including youth in their design and implementation. As a UN training institution, the ITCILO invites participants to the Summer 2023 online edition of its Global Youth Forum - an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Groupes cibles
The Global Youth Forum welcomes undergraduate and graduate students and young professionals interested in pursuing an international career to accelerate SDG achievement. Learning Aims The Summer Global Youth Forum (Online Edition) guides participants through the core concepts and practical methods to: - Leverage existing SDG synergies for the design of an international SDG-impact career and the ideation of sustainable development projects; - Develop soft skills to visualise, design and pursue an international career (in the public, private sector, or as an entrepreneur) grounded in helping achieve the SDGs; - Embed SDG achievement in a group project proposal that can be implemented at the regional, national, or local level.
Introduction to the Forum
Far from being mere beneficiaries of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, young people feature among the architects of its development and continue to engage with the frameworks and processes that support its implementation, follow-up and review.
As the Decade of Action calls for accelerating sustainable solution pathways to the world’s biggest challenges, it is important to continue including youth in their design and implementation.
This calls on youth eager to pursue an international career to acquire skills necessary to bring about change and to support efforts aimed at helping achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A United Nations training institution and training arm of the International Labour Organization, the ITCILO invites participants to the Summer 2023 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Who attends the Forum?
The Summer Global Youth Forum welcomes undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals eager to acquire the skills necessary to pursue an international career in service of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We receive applications from youth aspiring to act as agents of sustainable change in any sector – public, private, and non-profit.
Learning aims
Over the course of the two-week Global Youth Forum, participants expand their knowledge of:
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDG synergies;
- Youth leadership, engagement, and empowerment to accelerate SDG achievement;
- Leadership and soft skills for the design, planning, and pursuit of an international career;
- Fundamentals of project design for SDG impact.
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Why join?
- Acquire an in-depth understanding of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, discovering how youth can play a role in supporting their achievement;
- Design and develop a group project proposal for SDGs advancement to be implemented at the local, national, or global level;
- Expand your network with international development practitioners, key experts and like-minded peers committed to sustainable development;
- Develop your soft skills to unleash your potential and bring about change.
Certificate
Participants achieve Forum learning aims with a series of weekly asynchronous tasks completed in groups. Participants completing all required activities unlock an official ITCILO Certificate of Participation in Digital Credentials Format while gaining access to a 500+ Global Youth Forum Alumni network.
