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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Developing Life Skills Programme directs to provide the candidate an orderly comprehension of the theoretical basis of life skills education, use of life skills to the present day complicated contemporary living framework and Professionalization of life skills schooling. The course can be well utilized for all forthcoming teachers as an inevitable course at any level. The primary framework of the course will benefit different fields.

Subsequent after finishing the course, the student is expected to master life skills abilities and apply it in different circles of life. This Developing Life Skills Online Course will fortify the inspirational attitude and existing information and values the conduct and healthy skills by getting the strategies and concepts to promote healthy lifestyle skills.

The student in Developing Life Skills Training course will get practical experience and theoretical information with the assistance of coordinating innovation. It is a credit course for being either a scorer or elective. The instructor in the course is a professor in the department of education at the central university of Kerala. The course will prove the certified course certification to candidates after the fruitful completion of the course.

The Highlights

Central university of Kerala faculty
4-credit course
12 weeks course duration
36 modules
Online certification course
Instruction language English
Internal assessment
Programme imparted in association with Central University of Kerala

Programme Offerings

video lectures
assignments
FAQs
Weblinks
reference materials
Quiz
Glossary
Reading Material
Self Assessments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Participants will be awarded the course certification only when they will get 70% in the end-term proctored exam and 30% in programme assignment. Candidates who will be pursuing the course for free are not eligible for the course certification.

What you will learn

Learning Skills

The candidate in this course will learn the below described details after the completion of the Developing Life Skills Certification Syllabus:

They will get the strategies and concepts to promote a healthy lifestyle.
The learner will be getting the conceptual evolution and theoretical foundation of life skill education.
They will become familiar with the Albert Bandura theory of social learning.
They will be able to develop the concept of life skill education.
They will understand and will become a master in developing life skills and will be able to apply these skills in various spheres of life.
The students in the Developing Life Skills Training course will be able to explore the present-day trends in life skills education and understand life skills.
The learner will be able to handle everyday challenges like physical development and emotional and psychological challenges.

Who it is for

The following people can take up this course as described below:

Students from any discipline can take up this course as an elective course.
Teachers from all perspectives can take up this course as an inevitable course at any level.
The stakeholder who is involved in the area of training can take up this course as an endorsement problem.

Admission Details

Candidates have to follow the steps described below to take admission in Developing Life Skills by Swayam:

Step 1. Click on the link given a link to access the programme URL: https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_ed08/preview

Step 2. Next, the candidate has to click on the “join now” option.

Step 3. Now they have to log in either by their Swayam account or from their Facebook, Microsoft, or Google account.

Step 4. After sign, the candidate has to fill all the details asked there to get enrolled in the course.

Step 5. The candidate will receive a verification code on their registered mail id they have to enter the verification code and next click on “create”.

Step 6. Now candidates have successfully enrolled themselves in the programme.

The Syllabus

Day 1: Module 1- Introduction to Life Skills and life Skills Education
Day 2: Module 2 -Conceptual Basis of Life Skills: Definition, Need and significance.
Day 3: Module 3 -Evolution and Development of the Concept of Life Skill Education
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 4 - Important Reports and Declarations related to Life Skill Education
Day 2: Module 5 - Contributions of Various International organizations to life skill education
Day 3: Module 6 - Classification of Life Skills - Generic, Problem Specific and Area Specific Skills
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 7- Life Skills Approach in Education and Training
Day 2: Module 8 - Theoretical Foundations of Life Skills : Social Learning Theory: Albert Bandura
Day 3: Module 9 - Problem- Behaviour Theory: Richard Jessor
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 10 - Social Influence Theory: Herbert Kelman
Day 2: Module 11- Core Life Skills: Social & Negotiation Skills
Day 3: Module 12- Self-Awareness - Definition, Importance, Dimensions, Components
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 13 - Methods and Strategies for nurturing Self-Awareness
Day 2: Module14 - Exploration: Jo-Hari Window, SWOT Analysis
Day 3: Module15 - Empathy: Sympathy, Empathy & Altruism
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module16 - Effective Communication: Assertiveness, Effective Listening, Negotiation Techniques & Process, Barriers of Communication, Presentation Skills
Day 2: Module 17 - Interpersonal Relationship: Definition, Factors Affecting Relationships
Day 3: Module 18-Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking: Analytical Thinking, Strategies to enhance Critical Thinking
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 19 - Creative Thinking: Out-of-the box thinking, Stages of Creative Thinking, Factors hindering creative thinking, Characteristics of Creative thinkers
Day 2: Module 20 - Problem Solving: Definition, Steps in Problem Solving
Day 3: Module 21- Decision Making: Definition, Informed Decision Making, Consequences of Decision Making and Models of Decision Making
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 22 - Coping with Emotions: Basic Emotions, Models of emotion
Day 2: Module 23 - Coping with Stress: Definition, Types, Sources of Stress, Strategies to Manage Stress
Day 3: Module 24 - Life skills work in combination- thinking skills, social skills, and coping skills
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 25 - Life Skills for Personal Effectiveness
Day 2: Module 26 -Values: Punctuality, Honesty, Loyalty, Dependability, Reliability
Day 3: Module 27-Skill of building Self-confidence and Self-Motivation
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 28 - Skill of goal Setting: Types, Steps, Personal vision and goal
Day 2: Module 29 -Skill of time management
Day 3: Module 30 -Study Skills and Memory Techniques
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 31- Skill to Overcome Eating Disorders and obesity, Skills to prevent Abuse- physical, sexual and emotional.
Day 2: Module 32 - Application of Life Skills in day - to- day life
Day 3: Module 33 - Concept and strategies to promote Area Specific Skills
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Day 1: Module 34 - Concept and strategies to promote Healthy Life Style Skills
Day 2: Module 35 - Life Skills for Adolescents and Youth
Day 3: Module 36 - Life skill Education for Teachers
Day 4: Discussion
Day 5: Assignments

Instructors

Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: The candidate who will be accessing the course for free, will they be provided any certification or not?

No, the candidates who will be accessing the course for free will not be getting any certification related to the course.

2: How will a candidate get the course certification?

Participants will be awarded the course certification only when they will get 70% in the end-term proctored exam and 30% in programme assignment, and the candidate has to pay the fee for the proctored exam.

3: How will the programme be delivered?

The mode of teaching will be online for the candidate all throughout the course duration.

4: Which language medium will be used in the programme for the better understanding of the course?

The medium of language will be English for the proper understanding and guidance of the candidate.

5: Who will be the mentor in the course?

The professor from central university of Kerala will be the mentor all throughout the course.

6: What is the tenure of the course and course timing?

The tenure of the course will be of 12 weeks and the candidate can study according to their time convenience in the course duration.

7: Can the student from the Science background take up this course?

Students from any discipline can take up this course.

8: Who is providing this life skill programme?

The Swayam is providing this Developing Life Skills Online Course to the candidate for their better growth.

9: From where the candidate can register for this course?

The candidate can click on the given link https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_ed08/preview and can follow the admission steps described in Admission details.

10: The candidate who will be getting the course certificate can they add that certification on their CV or resume?

Yes, the candidate who will get the certificate can add their certificate to there CV or resume.