ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the Global Skills' framework in terms of its relevance and importance for the training and skills development of a range of professions. It outlines why to see such a term as more appropriate than 21st century skills. Reference and discussion are made to how these ideas on global skills have become a feature of his teaching at University College London, Institute of Education within the distance learning masters' program he leads on Development Education and Global Learning. Finally, the author examines the need for universities in their teaching and learning to move beyond the rhetoric of global citizenship and to bring in a closer and more direct skills element into the learning. But these need to be in a form that encourages looking at issues from different worldviews, reflecting critically on own's perspectives and approaches and equipping the learner with the skills to actively engage in society and address the current injustices that exist in the world.
