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International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 7(1), pp. 18 - 23
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2019.070102
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Life Skill Training among Young People: A Pan Commonwealth Perspective
Praveen Varghese Thomas *, M. S. W., Sonny Jose
Loyola College of Social Sciences, University of Kerala, India
ABSTRACT
Young people constitute the majority of population in Asia and Africa region now and will remain, the same for few more decades. Young people are identified as the reagent of development across the globe. In fact, the Sustainable Development Goals, which has been proclaimed recently by the United Nations -which is a follow-up global agenda to the Millennium Development Goals also emphasizes the importance of young people in the course of sustainable development. Life skill training has become an invincible ingredient of discussions; particularly while the discussing about development in line with young people. The recent discussions by all international bodies have significantly gladdened the topic and mounted country specific policies and programmes allied to the same. Countries like India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia has already started to capitalize young people and impart life skill training for them. The enormous amount invested on young people is been equalized to the future of the country. The current paper investigates on the possibility and strategies to slot in the life skill training in Asian countries to equip the young people to ensure their productive contribution to the economy. It further describes different approaches to the life skill training across globe and the success identified. The study is purely on the basis of the secondary data available with the Commonwealth Secretariat and other international bodies.
KEYWORDS
Life Skill, Training, Young People, Commonwealth, Sustainable Development
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Praveen Varghese Thomas , M. S. W., Sonny Jose , "Life Skill Training among Young People: A Pan Commonwealth Perspective," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 18 - 23, 2019. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2019.070102.
(b). APA Format:
Praveen Varghese Thomas , M. S. W., Sonny Jose (2019). Life Skill Training among Young People: A Pan Commonwealth Perspective. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), 7(1), 18 - 23. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2019.070102.