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 ThinkingSelf- Confidence Working in GroupsTaking Responsibility Inter-personal Communications Citizenship Ethical BehaviorDecision Making Time ManagementConflict Management Personal Hygiene and HealthWorker’s Rights

7. “So What” Factor….. Youth Reporting Positive Change Due to Life Skills Training: Conflict Management60% Time Management69% Interpersonal Skills74% Working in Groups73% Learn for Myself75% Self Confidence78% Be Responsible82%

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/ARG3.7 3.5 Alternativa/PE3.8 4 Opportunitas/VZ 4.44. Quipus/BO4.1 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