Masterclass frameworks and underpinning concepts

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The SDGs are positioned as a 'call to adventure' to facilitate students' individual connection to the Global Goals.

sdgs.un.org/goals

Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life?Finding your everyday reason for living, or ikigai, could lead to a longer and better life.

The concept of 'Ikigai' introduces students to constructing a career path aligned with what they love, are good at, the world needs, and they can get paid for

Personal, Social, Academic and Career Development in Higher EducationThis book is about SOARing to Success: a pedagogy that engages individuals in a structured and supported process of personalised learning, leading to the

Dr Arti Kumar (NTF) has been a supportive guide that we are very grateful for. Our session is structured around her SOAR employability framework (Self, Opportunities, Aspirations and Results).

The Sustainability Mindset Principles | A Guide to Developing a MindseAs we increase our awareness of the planetary challenges and how they intersect with the discipline or profession we choose to focus on, we have put our

Dr Isabel Rimanoczy (author of the Sustainability Mindset Principles) is an influential guide and support on our project, for which we are very thankful. We draw on her principles to illustrate how they align with job role profiles to help students in crafting applications and preparing for interviews.

We use Rosén et al's (2019) schematic illustration of UNESCO's (2017) Sustainability Competencies to support students to identify strengths and developmental areas relevant to career aspirations.

(Rosén, A. et al (2019) Mapping the CDIO Syllabus to the UNESCO Key Competencies for Sustainability. Paper presented at 15th International CDIO Conference, Aarhus University, Denmark, June 25 – 27, 2019. http://www.cdio.org/files/document/file/171.pdf)

Our project is further underpinned by career construction theory (Savickas 2009) and we draw on Campbell (1949) and Vogler (2007) to facilitate a SDG narrative.

“Response-Able” Education for Sustainable Employability Aligned With Sustainable Development Goals: SOARing to Success‘The SOAR model' (as it has come to be used in the UK and abroad) is in effect a conceptual metamodel that scaffolds pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy in its design and delivery of response-able, equitable, and empowering learning for all students. SOAR invokes personally meaningful interconnection...

Arti Kumar's SOAR framework is presented alongside the SDGs in this inspirational chapter