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The teaching of sustainable development locally, internationally, and globally has attracted interest. It is also considered as one of the most important concepts of the 21st century. The concept of sustainable development aims to align the nature of the three development factors, thus respecting the environment, social progress, and economic growth, pointing to the need to move away from the economic side to create value (Zwolińska, et.al., 2022). In the European Union, socioeconomic development is now reflected in all development policies (Zwolińska, et.al., 2022). However, in the South African curricula, policies, particularly the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), seem to lack practical teaching of the concept despite its recognition worldwide. Some studies have shown a limited association between pedagogical approaches and how they can affect sustainability skills in some university courses (Lozano, et.al, 2017). This article aims to present research results on pedagogical strategies for sustainable development in teaching Technology curriculum in secondary schools particularly Senior Phase. Hence, the research question was what pedagogical strategies Technology teachers can use to teach for sustainable development? Therefore, this research is in response to a call to put this concept into practice in all South African subjects and in particular Technology curriculum.  A curriculum subject advisor and eight Technology teachers from Ehlanzeni district in Mpumalanga Province were purposefully selected as study participants. Observations and interviews were deemed appropriate for data collection for the study and content analysis was used for data analysis. Research results show that subject advisor and teachers are aware of the concept of sustainable development and have offered opportunities to teach this concept in the content of the Technology curriculum. However, the results show that the actual implementation is a difficult factor. As a result, the analyses performed have allowed me to present directions for the practical implementation of this concept in the Technology subject.