Life Skills Development
School of
Behavioral Sciences, International Hindu University, (IHU) Florida
This
certificate course on Life Skills Development helps participants to gain
insights into themselves, identify their potential and limitations, explore
pathways to reach goals, make informed decisions, cope with situations, embrace
social cohesion, and unearth their potential for productive life outcomes by
imbibing and practicing life skills.
The
course will be conducted online using experiential methodology in delivery and
content for an enriching program.
- 1) Date of commencement date
of the online course: 16th April 2025
- Course duration: From 16
April 2025 to 14 June 2025
- Total No. of Hours =45;
Credits=3
- 2) Each class’s duration is
1 hour 15 minutes and will be conducted in ONLINE mode
- 3) Classes will be held
twice a week.
- Weekday: THURSDAY Time: 6:00
-7:15pm (IST), followed by 15 minutes participant interactions
- Weekend: SATURDAY Time: 6:00
-7:15pm (IST), followed by 15 minutes participant interactions
- 4) The participants who are
interested in the course, need to pay ONLY the registration fee of 10$.
Note: The amount can be made in Indian currency also.
- 5) English will be the
language of the online life skills development course.
TO
REGISTER, CLICK THE LINK BELOW: The registration is to be carried out online by
clicking the link https://www.ihu-usa.org/online-admission HURRY!
REGISTERATIONS CLOSE ON 15th April 2025
UNIT 1:
INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SKILLS (4hrs. This includes Introduction to the Course,
meet and greet session)
- Setting the Context:
Orientation to skills, life skills, personality development and leadership
- Perspective Building:
Theoretical Underpinnings of Life Skills Education, National and
International trajectory
- Exploring the concept of
life skills and their relevance in education in the light of NEP 2020
UNIT 2:
CORE LIFE SKILLS: SOCIAL SKILLS (7 ½ hrs)
- Intrapersonal and
Interpersonal Awareness
- Techniques for
self-evaluation: SWOT and Jo-Hari window
- Connecting to others through
empathetic understanding
- Effective Communication:
Clarity, confidence, and impact in personal and professional contexts
- Interpersonal relationships
and dynamics for fostering positive connections
UNIT 3:
CORE LIFE SKILLS: THINKING SKILLS (6hrs)
- Critical Thinking for
understanding and responding to complexity
- Creative thinking for
fostering innovation
- Dealing with problems: how
to face and overcome them?
- Making informed decisions
UNIT 4:
SELF MANAGEMENT (4 ½ hrs)
- Understanding feelings,
emotions of self and others; self-regulation
- Coping with stress; Stress
mitigation: Strategies and practice
- Time Management: Mastering
your day
- Setting goals and creating
pathways to reach them
UNIT 5: LIFE SKILLS IN PRACTICE (23 hrs.) [6 hours
class + 17 hours practicum]
- Delineating the Need for
and Importance of Life Skills (Group work and presentation)
- Applying life skills:
Problem Specific and Area Specific, Addressing the holistic needs of
students (Group work and presentation)
- Life skills and responsible
citizenship (Group work and presentation)
- Reflection and Group Work
on -Case Study Analysis / Presentation on a core life skill as group work
for assessment.
- -Personal and Professional
Growth (Assessment) Self-assessment/presentation of My Life Skills
Journey/Choosing a complex challenge and sharing reflection on how u
used/plan to use the life skills learnt to address it?
- Group Presentation on Life
skills imbibed and enhanced (Assessment)
- Watching a film and
analyzing one character for life skills – (E.g., Three Idiots – Analyzing
the director/Rancho)
Unit 1 to 4= 22 hours
Unit 5= 23 hours (Theory and Practicum) [6 hours of
class + 17 hours practicum
(Group work,presentation, film review, action plan
and group discussion)
Total = 45 hours
References:
- 1.
Nair Radhakrishnan et al. (2021) Life Skills Ready Reckoner, Southern
Book Star
- 2.
Nair Radhakrishnan, Ranjan Sunitha, Hardikar Gauri (2025) Core Life
skills for the 21 Century: A Comprehensive Training Manual – Volume I
and II. Notion Press (Under Print)
- 3.
Family Health International, NACO, USAID (2007), Life Skills Education
tool kit for Orphans and vulnerable children in India.
- 4.
Hilgard, E, Atkinson R C & Atkinson R L (2015), Introduction to
Psychology (16th Ed), Cengage India Private Limited.
5. Morgan and King (2017)
Introduction to Psychology (7thEd), McGraw Hill Education; Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi.
- 6.
YUVA School Life Skills Programme: Handbook for Teachers, Vol. I – IV,
(2008), Department of Education and State Council of Educational
Research and Training, Delhi.
- 7.
https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/list-of-manuals/life_skills_cce.pdf
- 8.
https://cbseacademic.nic.in/lifeskills/resources-manuals.html
