• Definitions, concept and need of life skills education.
• Importance in daily living; Criteria for using life skills.
• Evolution of Life Skills

Core Life Skills- classification and components

• Understanding group characteristics and needs – Understanding Life skills in context of  contextual specificities and   Self components critical thinking, gender, cultural ideologies  skills, decision making skills, interpersonal communication skills, coping with stress and emotions; self- management skills, etc.
• Importance of communication in imparting life skills education-Aspects to develop social potentials (effective listening, speaking, building and maintaining relationships, understanding group dynamics and functioning in groups, delegating responsibilities)

• Understanding and developing self-skills/potential: self-awareness, self-esteem self- confidence, creative thinking, interpersonal skills, etc.
• Use of participatory techniques and methods: Individual exercises, Group activities, games etc.

Communicating with the audience: receiving feedback, handling questions, etc.

• Planning a need based viable life skills program (select components)
• Determining the purpose, collecting materials, organizing content.
• Getting prepared for the presentation: psychological level
• Delivering the presentation
•  Methods for enhancing life skills

• Youth demographics in India and role in society
• Challenges of adolescence and youth development
• Formal and Non formal approaches to youth development
• Positive Youth Development
• Methods and areas of empowerment