A Session from the Program “Youth Ambassador for Change” Organized by: Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Chandigarh, in collaboration with Directorate of Student Welfare, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam

1. Introduction to Life Skills
Presented by: Syed Mohsin Raja.
Visiting Faculty for Digital Media & Business Development
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management
IDOL, 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

2. Potato, Egg & Coffee Beans

3. Mango Tree

4. The Constant
CHANGE

5. Coping w/ the Constant
Everyone has to face the CHANGE!
Change is the Reality of Life!
Change is the Challenge!
Well being & Competency.

6. 3B Model
BusinessBehaviorBelief

7. Life Skills
- Are aimed at Behaviour Change or
Behaviour Development,
- Designed to balance Knowledge,
Attitude and Skills.
UNICEF

8. Life Skills in Theory
“Skills that help an individual to be
successful in living a productive and
satisfying life”.
- TLS Model, Hendricks, 1996

9. Life Skills is…
Education to fight Poverty and
Vulnerability.

10. 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.

11. Life Skills and Hierarchy of Needs

12. Types of Life Skills
Emotional Skills
Thinking Skills
Social Skills

13. Types of Life Skills

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 21st Century Life Skills Framework

25. Recap:
• Life Skills can change and affect:
1. Ignorance,
2. Awareness,
3. Concern,
4. Knowledge,
5. Motivation,
6. Professional Skills,
7. Habit,
8. Lifestyle

26. Role Models

27. Some Local Role Models
Rejaul Arsad, Photographer
Cupid Dreams.
Angshuman Dey
Head – TOI, Ghy

28. The Change… Today!

29. Life Skills in the Age of Digital Media

30. 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 COMPUTERS
Percentage of Households with INTERNET.
- Census Data 2011

31. Life Skill in the Digitized World
Be Responsible!

32. Thank You!
Syed Mohsin Raja
mohsin@5itechnology.com
+91-9435488999
@SyedMRaza