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The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Special Issue n°4 : Regional Perspectives | Europe and North America
Job creation and fostering global citizenship by leveraging the nexus between culture, education and training emerged as the major priorities during the Europe and North America Regional Consultation. In a region with a strong, dynamic and relatively formalised creative sector, culture and arts education was seen as necessary to support culture-related jobs and professions. Further investment in the education system, particularly regarding Technical and Vocational Education and Training was identified. However, more broadly, culture and arts education was also underscored as being vital for fostering human-centred development and education for sustainable development and global citizenship, by developing skills such as critical thinking. Furthermore, there is a need to better understand and care for the diversity of past, present and future cultural expressions, as a foundation for intercultural dialogue. As such, there is a need to strengthen a more robust integration of culture within education systems and processes, particularly by boosting the capacities of educators and developing new curricula, tools and methodologies.
t is important not only to decontaminate the mines, but also the minds. We must invest in educational and capacity-building programmes stressing the importance of cultural heritage, especially for young people, to encourage them to learn, understand and care for the cultural heritage of others.
