Life Skills Development UNICEF Jordan Life Skills framework

Life Skills Development: UNICEF Jordan Life Skills framework Spheres of life: 1. Life skills for everyday: Skills needed to manage every day, focusing on well-being 2. Life skills for difficult situations and Humanitarian Crisis: reinforcing values, developing resilience, responsibility and respect for self and others committing to avoiding violence and conflict 3. Life skills for Civic Participation : Intellectual and social Civic disposition skills, introducing theory of change and the change process: 1) Identification, of issues and right violations 2) Analysis 3) Action and 4) Reflection 4. Life skills for the Life of Work: Promotes work values and introduces employability skills and preparedness to work Dimensions of Learning: 1. Individual Skills or 'Learning to Be‘: Skills for Personal management and Empowerment (self-awareness/esteem, confidence, resilience, stress management) 2. Cognitive Skills or 'Learning to Know‘: Skills for Learning (creativity, critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving) 3. Social Skills or 'Learning to Live Together‘: Skills for Active Citizenship (respect for diversity, empathy, communication assertiveness, negotiation & participation) 4. Instrumental Skills or 'Learning to Do‘: Skills for Employability (appreciative inquiry, planning, team work, leadership and campaigning)

Employability Skills Development - Getting ready for work framework: Stage I: Get started - Individual Skills or 'Learning to Be‘: Skills for Personal management and Empowerment Understanding skills and qualities for learning, understand your own learning style, how to present and promote yourself, planning for personal development • • Stage II: Cognitive Skills or 'Learning to Know‘: Skills for Learning Drawing a career path, CV writing, cover letter, job applications, understand the market options and searching for a job, making smart decisions based on interest, skill-set values and tendencies. • Stage III: Social Skills or 'Learning to Live Together‘: Skills for Active Citizenship Interviews, how to live in a work environment, how to communicate, provision of constructive feedback, positive attitude and accepting others, negotiation, how to engage positively at work with managers and colleagues. • Stage IV: Instrumental Skills or 'Learning to Do‘: Skills for Employability Career development and needs assessment, financial planning, on-the-job training, group work management, management and leadership skills, assessing readiness, entrepreneurship This learning is complemented by ICT and technology and English courses