CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EXPLORING THE NEXUS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

This study focuses on interrelation between career aspiration and education for sustainable development. Through this study exploring the influence of objectives, methodologies and implications for policy and practice. This study provides the valuable insights into how education system prepare individuals for sustainable careers and their role in addressing environmental and societal challenges. This study examines the impact of Education for sustainable development (ESD) on career aspiration of higher education. ESD represents a multifaceted approach to learning that integrates environmental consciousness, social justice, and economic viability. It is the holistic approach towards long-term goals. It explores how ESD Methodologies, principles and experiences shapes students career choice, values and professional journey, direction. Promoting continuous development is a significant feature of education, which has the ability to change the scenario. The aspiration of students will upgrade or become firmer as student acquiring next level education. So higher education is the key level from where right meaning of sustainability could understand and implement because this level is beyond the basic education. In higher education practical and experimental activity could enhance widely and aspirations of students highlighted in bold on which the lifestyle, mind-set, achievements are depending. That is why ESD plays disciplinary role for future progress.