Core Values and Competencies for Global Education

Core Values can help people to know what is right from wrong; they can help companies to determine if
they are on the right path and fulfilling their business goals; and they create an unwavering and
unchanging guide.

Competence is the ability of an individual to do a job properly. A competency is a set of defined

behaviors that provide a structured guide enabling the identification, evaluation and development of
the behaviors in individual employees.

CORE VALUES:

 Peace and Non-Violence

 Social Justice and Human Rights
 Economic well-being and equity
 Cultural integrity
 Ecological balance
 Democratic participation

1. Peace and Non-violence is a commitment to peace-building, mediation, conflict prevention and

resolution, peace education, education for non-violence, tolerance, acceptance, mutual respect,
intercultural and interfaith dialogue and reconciliation.
2. Social justice and human rights – based on the concept of human rights and equality, and can be
defined as “the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday lives of people at
every level of society”.
3. Economic well-being and equity- equity is an abstract concept covering philosophical issues
such as fairness and social justice.
4. Cultural integrity – the meaning of culture : reflect on your own identity and predispositions.
Culture can be defined in many ways, but for most, it is the sum total of the individual’s
experiences, knowledge, skills, beliefs, values, sense of who they are and where they fit in their
family, community, and society.
5. Ecological balance has been defined by various online dictionaries as “ a state of dynamic
equilibrium within a community of organisms in which genetic, species and ecosystem diversity
remain relatively stable, subject to gradual changes through natural succession.
6. Democratic participation- Participatory democracy emphasizes the broad participation of
constituents in the direction and operation of political systems.

CORE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

 Self-worth and self-affirmation

 The affirmation of others
  Cultural and racial differences
 Critical thinking
 Effective communication skills
 Non-violent conflict resolution and mediation
 Imagination
 Effective organizing

7 Global Competencies
Making your way in a complex world takes a broad range of knowledge, skills
and practices. David Young from Participate outlines seven priority
competencies:

1. Appreciation of culture. Students see their own cultures as strengths,

seek to understand the cultures of others, are aware of similarities and
differences among cultures and understand that behaviors and values are
often tied to cultures.

2. Evaluation of information. Students regularly question easily

accessible information to seek deeper understanding and thoughtfully
evaluate materials and perspectives, rather than accepting things at face value.

3. Cross-cultural communication skills. Students effectively exchange

ideas with peers and adults from different backgrounds — either virtually or in
person — and have the skills to enter new communities and spaces.

4. Perspective taking skills. Students demonstrate curiosity and empathy

and may show compassion for the perspectives of others.

5. Intelligent humility. Students understand that their knowledge is not

finite and appreciate how much more there is to learn about the world.
Students understand the grandiosity of the world and its complexities.

6. Divergent thinking. Students see alternative or original solutions to

existing problems and can envision the world differently from how it currently
exists.

7. Technological literacy. Students utilize and explore existing

technologies to communicate and collaborate with others, and to learn and
share new ideas and information. Students create new technologies or
discover new uses for technologies that help them and others navigate their
worlds