introduction to life skills
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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.
UNICEF
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
Be Responsi
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