Pearson & One Young World launch online Academy for young leaders
Manchester, 8th September 2022 — Today, One Young World, the global community for young leaders, and Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, announce the launch of the One Young World Academy – an online learning platform to help empower future young leaders across the global workforce. The Academy aims to help young leaders tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our world – focusing on environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society.
The first phase of the Academy, starting in early 2023, will see learners offered three courses focusing on:
- Tackling climate change
- Peacebuilding and conflict prevention
- Diversity and inclusion
The courses are practical and project-based, featuring lectures from world leading experts on environmental, social and governance issues. Throughout their journey, learners will be supported by colleagues and One Young World ambassadors serving as project mentors, giving learners guidance and feedback on their coursework.
These courses are designed to help future leaders gain the knowledge and the know-how to solve business-critical challenges, leading to outcomes that accelerate the impact to build a fair and sustainable world. The Academy is an opportunity for enterprises to empower their workforce to make real change while building a strong and collaborative culture of learning.
Starting in early 2023, employers can take out a subscription to the Academy on behalf of their employees. Beyond making a real work impact, learners who complete a course will also receive a recognised credential badge from Credly, anchored in the blockchain, which they can add to their LinkedIn profiles and online CVs.
Kate Robertson and David Jones, One Young World Co-founders, said:
"One Young World Academy powered by Pearson is designed around what we know young leaders want and need to improve their ability to make an impact with their work. With over a decade's experience developing young leaders and our Community's world-leading expertise, and Pearson's leading reputation as a learning provider are providing an unmissable online learning experience for young people who are taking action to build a fair and sustainable world."
Mike Howells, President of Workforce Skills at Pearson, said:
“We’re excited to partner with One Young World to offer these new courses - taking the expertise, energy, enthusiasm and practical know-how from their incredible annual Summit to create a whole new learning experience. Pearson’s innovative course design and Skills Accelerator technology platform, combined with the vision and expertise of One Young World’s Community of world leaders, will support this new generation to thrive in their careers and accelerate the impact they can have on key global issues.”
“Learning doesn’t just happen at school or college - it’s a lifelong journey. At Pearson we want to ensure people at any stage of their careers are equipped with the best possible skills to excel in life and in work and the One Young World Academy has an important role to play in equipping future leaders with the skills they need.”
The Academy is being officially launched today by Pearson’s Mike Howells and One Young World co-founders Kate Robertson and David Jones at the annual One Young World Summit, taking place this week in Manchester, UK.
To find out more about the Academy see oneyoungworld.com/academy
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About Pearson
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That’s why our c.20,000 Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world’s leading learning company, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are. Visit us pearsonplc.com.
About Pearson’s Skills Accelerator Platform
Pearson’s Skills Accelerator is a new learning platform built from the ground up to meet the learning and development needs of people in the workforce. Informed by the latest experiential learning instructional design principles and hundreds of hours of research and pilots with employees at enterprises around the world, the Skills Accelerator focuses on delivering what matters most to both people and their employers: real-world experience that delivers tangible results. Each Skills Accelerator course guides a learner through the creation of a business project and matches them with an experienced peer from within their organization who helps refine their work and validates the skills that the learner is developing. At the end of each course, learners have a real-world project that demonstrates their capabilities, and enterprises see immediate impact while also scaling their top talent.
About One Young World
One Young World is the global community for young leaders. Its mission is to create a fair, sustainable future for all, by developing young leaders who are taking action to solve the world’s big challenges. It builds young leaders’ expertise, elevates their profiles and inspires them to increase their impact.
One Young World offers an unrivalled platform to affect change at a global level. With a network of more than 13,500 Ambassadors, innovative initiatives led by the One Young World community have directly impacted 35.8 million people globally since 2010. For every $1 invested, One Young World Ambassadors deliver $16 of social value.
In 2021 alone, Ambassador projects mitigated 812,000 tonnes of CO2, supported 273,229 people experiencing poverty, and generated $558 million of social value.
Its annual Summit brings together the brightest young leaders from every country and sector who are working to accelerate social impact across the globe. Delegates from 190+ countries are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as President Mary Robinson, Dr Jane Goodall, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, and the Duchess of Sussex, amongst many other global figures.
Partners include AstraZeneca, Audi, BMW, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Clifford Chance, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Dior, General Electric, Holcim, IKEA, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, L’Oréal, Novartis, Pfizer, Reckitt, Siemens, Swarovski, Unilever, Verizon.
To date, Summits have taken place in London (2010), Zurich (2011), Pittsburgh (2012), Johannesburg (2013), Dublin (2014), Bangkok (2015), Ottawa (2016), Bogota (2017), The Hague (2018), London (2019) and Munich (2021). The next Summit will take place in Manchester, UK between 5-8th September 2022.
In addition to the One Young World Summit, the organisation also runs a yearlong programme working to fund young leaders making an impact within the sustainable development goals.
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