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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
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Potato, Egg & Coffee Beans
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Mango Tree
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The Constant
CHANGE
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Coping w/ the Constant
Everyone has to face the CHANGE!
Change is the Reality of Life!
Change is the Challenge!
Well being & Competency.
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3B Model
BusinessBehaviorBelief
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Life Skills
- Are aimed at Behaviour Change or Behaviour Development,
- Designed to balance Knowledge, Attitude and Skills.
UNICEF
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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
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Life Skills is…
Education to fight Poverty and Vulnerability.
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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.
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Life Skills and Hierarchy of Needs
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Types of Life Skills
Emotional Skills
Thinking Skills
Social Skills
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Types of Life Skills
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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21st Century Life Skills Framework
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Recap:• Life Skills can change and affect:
1. Ignorance,2. Awareness,3. Concern,4. Knowledge,5. Motivation,6. Professional Skills,7. Habit,8. Lifestyle
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Role Models
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Some Local Role Models
Rejaul Arsad, PhotographerCupid Dreams.
Angshuman DeyHead – TOI, Ghy
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The Change… Today!
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Life Skills in the Age of Digital Media
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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
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Life Skill in the Digitized World
Be Responsi
ble!