introduction to life skills

Introduction to Life Skills

Presented by: Syed Mohsin Raja. Visiting Faculty for Digital Media & Business Development

Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative ManagementIDOL, Gauhati University

Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati

“Youth Ambassador for Change”Organized by:

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development and Directorate of Student Welfare, Gauhati University.

Date: 10th Aug, 2016

Potato, Egg & Coffee Beans

Mango Tree

The Constant

CHANGE

Coping w/ the Constant

Everyone has to face the CHANGE!

Change is the Reality of Life!

Change is the Challenge!

Well being & Competency.

3B Model

BusinessBehaviorBelief

Life Skills

- Are aimed at Behaviour Change or Behaviour Development,

- Designed to balance Knowledge, Attitude and Skills.

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Life Skills in Theory

“Skills that help an individual to be successful in living a productive and

satisfying life”.- TLS Model, Hendricks, 1996

Life Skills is…

Education to fight Poverty and Vulnerability.

Life Skills is…

The force that strengthens the ability of an individual to Evolve, have Self-Confidence and to

Prosper, breaking the barriers of Knowledge, Attitude and Skills.

Life Skills and Hierarchy of Needs

Types of Life Skills

Emotional Skills

Thinking Skills

Social Skills

Types of Life Skills

Self Actualization• Recognition of 'self', our character, our

strengths and weaknesses, desires and dislikes.

• Recognize when we are stressed or under pressure.

• Prerequisite to effective communication and interpersonal relations, as well as for developing empathy with others.

Empathy• Ability to imagine what life is like for

another person. • Help us to accept others. • Improve social interactions. • Encourage nurturing positive behaviour

towards people in need of care and assistance, or tolerance

• Required to develop a successful relationship with our loved ones and society at large.

Interpersonal Skills• Help us to relate in positive ways with

people we interact with. • To make and keep friendly

relationships. • To maintaining good relations with

family members who are the most important source of social support.

• An ability to end relationships constructively.

Effective Communication• Ability to express ourselves, both

verbally and non-verbally, in ways that are appropriate to our cultures and situations.

• Ability to express opinions and desires, and also needs and fears.

• Being able to ask for advice and help in the time of need.

Problem Solving• Helps us to deal constructively with

problems in our lives. • Problems that are left unresolved can

cause mental stress and give rise to accompanying physical strain.

Decision Making• Helps us to deal constructively with

decisions about our lives.

• Teach people how to actively make decisions about their actions in relation to a healthy assessment of different options and, what effects these different decisions are likely to have.

Creative Thinking• Cool way of seeing or doing things that

is characterised by four components-

• Fluency - generating new ideas, • Flexibility - Shifting perspective easily,• Originality - Conceiving of something new• Elaboration - building on others' ideas.

Critical Thinking• An ability to analyze information and

experiences in an objective manner.

• Contribute to a well balanced way of life by helping us to recognize and assess the factors that influence attitudes and behaviour, such as values, peer pressure and the media.

Coping w/ Stress• Recognizing the sources of stress in our

lives,

• Recognizing how they affect us, and

• How we act in a way that helps us control our levels of stress by changing our environment or lifestyle, and learning how to relax.

Coping w/ Emotions• Recognizing emotions within us and

others,• Being aware of how emotions influence

behavior and being able to respond to emotions appropriately.

• Intense emotions like anger or sadness can have negative effects on our health if we don't respond to them appropriately.

21st Century Life Skills Framework

Recap:• Life Skills can change and affect:

1. Ignorance,2. Awareness,3. Concern,4. Knowledge,5. Motivation,6. Professional Skills,7. Habit,8. Lifestyle

Role Models

Some Local Role Models

Rejaul Arsad, PhotographerCupid Dreams.

Angshuman DeyHead – TOI, Ghy

The Change… Today!

Life Skills in the Age of Digital Media

North-Eastern Context

STATE Computers (%) Internet (%)

Arunachal 8.2 2

Assam 9.3 1.7

Manipur 9 2.1

Meghalaya 7.6 1.5

Mizoram 15.2 2.5

Nagaland 8.9 1.7

Sikkim 11.5 3.3

Tripura 7.2 1

Percentage of Households having COMPUTERSPercentage of Households with INTERNET.

- Census Data 2011

Life Skill in the Digitized World

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