Help YPARD identify the competencies needed by today's youth in
ARD! It is widely accepted that educational establishments
should prepare students for the job market as well as providing
a general education. It is also generally accepted that present
curricula do not adequately provide young professionals with the
skills they need when they start on a career in ARD. Immediate
changes are needed in the very short term as well as for the
future. YPARD aims to contribute to the agricultural curriculum
reform discussion by identifying what competencies are required
for the ‘new’ future young professional starting a career in
ARD. This scenario tool will inform educational policy makers
how they can make curricula more relevant and enable educational
institutions produce young professionals with a more relevant
set of skills and competencies that will enable them to
contribute to sustainable and effective ARD. This study intends
to contribute to the debate on change in formal higher
agricultural education. A quest