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Implementation of Life Skills into Training Programs

Implementation of Life Skills into Training Programs. June 8,2009. Targeting Youth. Program met age, education and gender requirements 51% under 20 54% female 64% finished high school Most poor, but difficulty in measuring

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Implementation of Life Skills into Training Programs

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  1. Implementation of Life Skills into Training Programs June 8,2009

  2. Targeting Youth • Program met age, education and gender requirements 51% under 20 54% female 64% finished high school • Most poor, but difficulty in measuring • Selection processes designed to identify most motivated, better learners

  3. How Time was Being Used

  4. What are Life Skills?? “Abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. In particular, life skills are a group of psycho-social competencies and interpersonal skills that help people make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, build healthy relationships, empathize with others, and cope with and manage their lives in a healthy and productive manner.” Source: Susana Grau Batlle, “Analysis of how to incorporate life skills within employability training,” a paper for the World Bank LAC team, 2006.

  5. Training Time Distribution • 5% Basic Skills (Literacy and Numeracy) • 10% Job Seeking Skills • 11% Life Skills (40 – over 200 hours) • 28% Internship • 46% Technical Skills Training Cycle: 270 – 1,210 Hours Over a Period of 4 – 12 Months

  6. What Skills are Included? Critical Thinking Self- Confidence Working in Groups Taking Responsibility Inter-personal Communications Citizenship Ethical Behavior Decision Making Time Management Conflict Management Personal Hygiene and Health Worker’s Rights

  7. “So What” Factor….. Youth Reporting Positive Change Due to Life Skills Training: Conflict Management 60% Time Management 69% Interpersonal Skills 74% Working in Groups 73% Learn for Myself 75% Self Confidence 78% Be Responsible 82%

  8. Connectedness • At baseline 62% reported neither in being in school or • Over course of the program this dropped to 25% • 83% who had become connected, stayed connected • The 17% who did not stay connected said they were too busy looking for work • There was a noted decrease in the percentage of youth involved in sports, religious or civic groups most crediting it to being too busy with school or work

  9. Private Sector Satisfaction Project Lifeskills General CADERH/HO 4.7 4.6   F. Luker/CO 4.4 4.5 Fundación Chile 4.3 4.2 Kolping/UR 3.8 3.7 AHUB/BR 4 3. ADEC/ARG 3.7 3.5 Alternativa/PE 3.8 4   Opportunitas/VZ 4.4 4. Quipus/BO 4.1 3.7 ISA/DR 4.3 4.6 OVERALL 4.2 4.1

  10. Monitoring and Evaluation Challenges: • Integration • Variation in Training Course • Appropriate and Effective Tools • You Don’t Know, What You Don’t Know

  11. As We Move Ahead….. Teacher Training Life Skill Standards • Curriculum and Dosage Private Sector Engagement Monitoring and Evaluation

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