UNDERSTANDING LIFE SKILLS Hanoi Concepts, definition and issues

LIFE SKILLS IN EFA Hanoi EFA goal nº 3 : “Ensure that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes” EFA goal nº 6 : “Improving all aspects of the quality of education, and ensuring excellence of all so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills”

WHY LEARNING LIFE SKILLS ? Hanoi Delors Report : ‘Learning: The Treasure Within’ learning to know learning to be learning to do learning to live together

SHIFTING LIFE SKILL CONCEPT Hanoi From: survival and income generation skills (i.e. livelihood skills) to: individual's capacity to fully function and participate in daily life (i.e. life skills)

GENERIC LIFE SKILLS Hanoi 1COGNITIVE SKILLS – including search, selection, analysis of information; critical thinking; problem-solving; understanding consequences; decision-making; adaptability; creativity 2EMOTIONAL COPING SKILLS – including motivation; sense of responsibility; commitment; managing stress; managing feelings; self-management, self- monitoring and self-adjustment 3SOCIAL OR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – including communication; assertiveness; negotiation/refusal skills; cooperation; empathy; teamwork

LIFE SKILL CONTENTS Hanoi 1 Sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition 2 Gender issues 3 HIV/AIDS prevention and care 4 Alcohol, tobacco and drug use 5 Disaster, violence and risk prevention 6 Peace and conflict resolution 7 Family and community 8 Civic education 9 Nature and environmental protection 10 Culture 11 Languages 12 Technologies 13 ……

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