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One Big Idea: Justina Nixon-Saintil (S2E16)

IBM's Justina Nixon-Saintil shares her proposal for using cross-sector partnerships to build more inclusive and innovative schools and workforces.

In this episode, Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President of Communications and Global Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM shares her one big idea.
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If you could share One Big Idea to change the future of education, what would it be? 

In the 16th episode of Future of School’s One Big Idea series, our guest is Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President of Communications and Global Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM. Among other initiatives, Justina leads a variety of programs that leverage multi-sector partnerships to help create more inclusive and innovative schools and workforces.

Future of School: The PodcastOne Big Idea: Justina Nixon-Saintil on Upskilling Programs as an Alternative to Traditional Degrees (S2E16)November 2, 2021 · 19 min 40 sPlay episode: One Big Idea: Justina Nixon-Saintil on Upskilling Programs as an Alternative to Traditional Degrees (S2E16) (19 minutes 40 seconds)Follow on SpotifyApple

Justina shares her big idea that retraining through upskilling is a viable alternative to traditional education. She explains how, especially over the course of the pandemic, a high percentage of workers have decided to pursue continuing education and change careers. Providing more options for reskilling and upskilling programs as an alternative to traditional university degrees is an effective way to increase access to high-quality retraining and new career options. Justina explains how these programs can advance equity and how various stakeholders in the industry can get involved.  

What’s your One Big Idea to transform education? Connect with us on social media or on our website, www.futureof.school, to share! Follow Future of School on Twitter @futureof_school and follow Amy Valentine @amyvalentine555.

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