What is the right age to learn Decision Making Skills

?

Maybe

years

Maybe

years

Maybe

years

Maybe

years

Yes! Human Brain starts

making conscious decisions as early as

6 years onwards…

So… where lies the

PROBLEM

Our World is hugely affected by the poor decision making

of its citizens because

~99.99% of them never

acquired

‘Critical Skills’ during the hardwiring period of

their brain growth.

Now… How do we

transfer Critical Skills to the

World

Our

Founding

Belief

If critical skills can be administered to the

fast growing minds of children when they are still in a moldable age (6-16 years), then their brains will get hardwired to apply

those learnings for real life problem solving.

That brings us to

‘The Solution’

World’s 1st Critical Skills Curriculum for K-12

Skillizen Critical Skills Curriculum

An integral component of this curriculum is

testing of

Critical Life Skills

using real world scenario based questions.

WHAT is International Skills Olympiad

?

• World's 1st Life Skills test for school students from Grade IV to Grade XII.

• Vision is to create the world's 1st common platform for calibrating Life Skills proficiency.

• Aim is to assess the skills proficiency levels of young citizens in 21st century Life Skills.

• Test questions designed by a global team of highly experienced educationists, psychologists and industry experts.

What’s Unique about International Skills Olympiad

?

Existing Olympiad

Format

International Skills

Olympiad Format 1. Repetition of existing Subject Knowledge 1. Exposure to new Critical Skills

2. Fact based assessment through rote

memorization

2. Skill based assessment through simulation

of real- world scenarios

3. Q&A format requires only objective recall

of information

3. Q & A format triggers thinking ,

application of skills and real-world problem

solving

4. Awards only for top rankers 4. Besides awards for top rankers, all

participants are assured a minimum award

worth Rs. 500/-

5. No Explanatory Answers - only correct

options stated

5. Explanatory Answers - provides learning

opportunity even through the wrong

options

Existing Olympiad

Format

International Skills

Olympiad Format 6. Q&A Format: Multiple choice

questions/Fact Based

Example - Which is the outermost planet in

the solar system?

a. Mercury

b. Pluto

c. Neptune

d. Uranus

Ans: ‘c’

6. Q&A Format: Learning inducing and triggers

thinking/Situation Based

Example - Many victims of hurricane Katrina

were left without any home, food and water.

Based on the priority of needs and wants,

which of the following should be on top of the

list of items to rehabilitate the victims?

a. Fancy Clothes

b. Television

c. Bread

d. Shelter

Ans: ‘c’ (Click to view the Explanation)

Existing Olympiad

Format

International Skills

Olympiad Format 6. Q&A Format: Multiple choice

questions/Fact Based

Example - Which is the outermost planet in

the solar system?

a. Mercury

b. Pluto

c. Neptune

d. Uranus

Ans: ‘c’

6. Q&A Format: Learning inducing and triggers

thinking/Situation Based

Example - Many victims of hurricane Katrina

were left without any home, food and water.

Based on the priority of needs and wants,

which of the following should be on top of the

list of items to rehabilitate the victims?

a. Fancy Clothes

b. Television

c. Bread

d. Shelter

Ans: ‘c’ (Click to view the Explanation)

Explanations

a. Not a perfect answer. Based on the situation, fancy clothes cannot be

classified as a need here, while clothing is a need, fancy clothing is a

want.

b. Not correct. Television is a want. Victims of hurricane Katrina can easily

live without any television.

c. Perfect answer. Food is one of the most basic necessities to live.

d. Not a perfect answer. Shelter is also a need, but looking at the above

given choices, bread is the most appropriate answer as it is the first need.

(Click to close)

Who all are Participating

?

GROUP - 1 (Grade - IV-V)

GROUP - 2 (Grade - VI-VII)

GROUP - 3 (Grade - VIII-IX-X)

GROUP - 4 (Grade - XI-XII)

What will be the Assessment Mechanism and ISO Details

GROUP - 1 (Grade - IV-V)

Questions 35

Time

90 min

GROUP - 2 (Grade - VI-VII)

Questions

35 Time

90 min

GROUP - 3 (Grade - VIII-IX-X)

Questions

50 Time

90 min

GROUP - 4 (Grade - XI-XII)

Questions

50 Time

90 min

EXAM DATE - 17th Dec, 2015 RESULT DATE - 29th Jan, 2016

(Offline Test + Online Study Guide + Online Practice Questions)

REWARDS - PRIZES + MEDALS + CERTIFICATES

?

Which Skills will be assessed

GROUP - I (Grade - IV-V)

1. LEADING OTHERS

SKILLS

2. VALUES AND ETHICS 3. ECONOMIC COMMON SENSE 4. TEAMWORK

5. EMPATHY 6. ENFLUENCING 7. SMART CONSUMER LITERACY

8. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 9. CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

1. LEADING OTHERS 2. VALUES AND ETHICS 3. ECONOMIC COMMON SENSE 4. TEAMWORK

5. EMPATHY 6. ENFLUENCING 7. SMART CONSUMER LITERACY

8. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 9. CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

10. SOCIAL MEDIA 11. DECISION MAKING 12. GOAL SETTING

13. NEGOTIATION

GROUP - II (Grade - VI-VII)

14. RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

SKILLS

GROUP - III (Grade - VIII-IX-X)

1. LEADING OTHERS 2. VALUES AND ETHICS 3. ECONOMIC COMMON SENSE 4. TEAMWORK

5. EMPATHY 6. ENFLUENCING 7. SMART CONSUMER LITERACY

8. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 9. CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

10. SOCIAL MEDIA 11. DECISION MAKING 12. GOAL SETTING

13. NEGOTIATION 14. RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

15. PERSONAL FINANCE 16. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION 17. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SKILLS

18. VIRTUAL PRODUCTIVITY 19. COLLABORATIVE SKILLS

1. LEADING OTHERS 2. VALUES AND ETHICS 3. ECONOMIC COMMON SENSE 4. TEAMWORK

5. EMPATHY & COMPASSION

16. ENFLUENCING

7. SMART CONSUMER LITERACY

8. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 9. CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

10. SOCIAL MEDIA 11. DECISION MAKING 12. GOAL SETTING

13. NEGOTIATION 14. RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

GROUP - IV (Grade - XI-XII)

15. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

6. PERSONAL FINANCE

17. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 18. SELF MANAGEMENT 19. PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION

20. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION 21. NETWORKING SKILLS 22. PERSONAL BRANDING

23. VIRTUAL PRODUCTIVITY 24. COLLABORATIVE SKILLS

SKILLS

? Questions & Answer format of

ISO

?

You're at a friend's house playing with his dog, and you

accidently knock over a shelf while your friend is out of the room.

As a result, you destroy a crystal glass coffee set that was kept

on the shelf. You should tell your friend......

a) The dog leaped at me, and missed.

b) An earthquake shook only this room, and turned over the shelf.

c) I'll pay half, but the dog will have to pay the other half.

d) I am really sorry for breaking your precious crystal glass coffee

set.

a) Not a good answer. This is a lie and hence not the right thing to

do. We should take full responsibility for our actions.

b) Not a good answer. This is a fabricated lie and hence not the right

thing to do. We should take full responsibility for our actions.

c) Not the correct answer.

d) Good answer. You did not lie and took responsibility for your

actions. So you behaved ethically by taking complete

ownership of the accident.

GROUP - I (Grade - IV-V)

Explanations

?

Grace has gone to market with her mother. „Mom, I am hungry! I

want a vanilla ice cream to eat and a Barbie doll to play with at

home. “No!” Her mother replied. “You can either get an ice cream

or a doll.” Grace decides to buy a double scoop of ice cream. Did

she fulfill her need or want?

a) Need

b) Want

c) Both Need and Want

d) None of the above

a) Not the right choice. Ice cream is a want not need. You do not really need to

eat ice cream to survive; hence, it is not a need.

b) Perfect answer. Without ice cream, you can easily survive. Therefore,

Grace fulfilled a want.

c) Not right choice. Some things can be both a need and a want. For example,

food could be a need or a want, depending on the type of food. Bread is a

need, but ice cream is a want.

d) Not right choice. (b) is the correct answer.

GROUP - II (Grade - VI-VII)

Explanations

?

Your friend decided to attend basketball training to improve his

game instead of going on a vacation. What is his opportunity cost?

a) His classes.

b) Vacation.

c) Watching a movie.

d) Eating ice cream.

a) Wrong choice. Your friend did not leave his classes to attend basketball

training, so it is not his opportunity cost because opportunity cost is the

value of something that must be given up to acquire or achieve something

else

b) Right answer. He had two choices; enjoy either vacations or train for

basketball. He chose training instead , so vacation becomes his

opportunity cost.

c) Wrong answer. Your friend did attended basketball training instead of going

on vacation, not leaving movie. So, watching movie is not a choice for him,

hence it is not his opportunity cost.

d) Wrong answer. Eating ice cream is not your friend’s 2nd best choice. So

this is not his opportunity cost.

GROUP - III (Grade - VIII-IX-X)

Explanations

?

You want your team to win the Basketball match. You and your team

practiced very hard. You encouraged your players and this brought

results; even weak players were able to do better. You won the

match. Which leadership quality helped you?

a) Competency.

b) Courage.

c) Inspiration.

d) Encouragement.

a) Not a perfect choice. Competency does help in moving towards our goals, but

it needs other qualities also to be effective. For example, without

encouragement, competency becomes a half-hearted matter.

b) Not a perfect choice. Courage does help us in achieving our goals, but it

mainly help us to start a thing; once you start you also need other qualities to

finish.

c) Not a perfect choice. Inspiration is important as it helps us to get going, but

again like courage, it helps us in starting but we need other qualities such as

strength and intensity to complete any task.

d) Perfect Choice. The encouragement helped and motivated team

members to work hard which in turn helps us in

winning the match.

GROUP - IV (Grade - XI-XII)

Explanations

?

How will the Participants Prepare for ISO

Participating Students can prepare through interactive

resources such as Critical Skill Guides, Practice Questions

and Mock Tests made available to all registered students on

www.iskillsolympiad.org

Wow!!! Rewards & Recognition*

Group 1 [IV-V Grade]

Group 2 [VI-VII Grade]

Group 3 [VIII-IX-X Grade]

Group 4 [XI-XII Grade]

*1st Rank: Gold Medal + Certificate + Awards worth Rs. 15000

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*2nd rank: Silver Medal + Certificate + Awards worth Rs. 10000

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*3rd Rank: Bronze Medal + Certificate + Awards worth Rs. 5000

----------------------------------- All Participants : Certificate + Awards worth Rs. 500

* Every Group in each school will have separate winners

We invite you to join us in this global mission to

TRANSFORM

THE DECISION MAKING DNA of 1 Billion young citizens

of 21st Century.

iso@skillizen.com www.skillizen.com

? What Next

• Step 1: Partner Schools will fill the ‘Skills Olympiad Registration Form'.

• Step 2: Partner Schools will provide ‘Consent Form’ to the students.

• Step 3: Students will get the ‘Consent Form’ filled and signed by their parents.

• Step 4: School will collect the consent forms and submit them to Skillizen Learning.

• Step 5: Students will be allotted a User ID and a Password to access the study guides and practice questions on www.iskillsolympiad.org

Register your School with us

Thank you