Business Education For Sustainable Development

Business education is a branch of education that involves teaching the skills and operations of the business industry for sustainable development. This paper focus it attention on the role of business education in sustainable development. The three pillars of development in economic growth and economy growth sustainability is how effective the business education is structured, more than any other thing, it contributes immensely towards the economic growth of any society. The paper disclosed that the ability of education to promote economic growth depends on its relevance to the needs, values and aspirations of the society it is meant to serve. This implies that business education should impact appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies needed by the society in order for the products of business education to contribute meaningfully to economic development. The paper concluded that business education is a formidable tool for sustainable development both locally and internationally because it provides its recipients with the appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies that are needed for sustainable development. Finally the challenges of business education were identified and a number of recommendations made to tackle them.