Life skills are skills that a person needs to acquire in order to lead their life as independently as possible. World Health Organisation defines life skills as the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life.
The areas covered by the course are: communication, presentation skills, cooking, household management, sustainable development, financial literacy, digital literacy, hygiene habits and etiquette.
At this course, you can implement the acquired knowledge and skills through correlation, enjoy group work and solve interesting tasks together with your colleagues.
Tests
Creative workshops
Extracurricular activities
Accommodation
Course outcomes
- Interdisciplinary approach to learning life skills
- Adopting presentation skills throughout the course
- Acquiring communication and problem solving skills
- Implementing the acquired knowledge in the areas of the organisation and functioning of a modern family
- Acquiring skills concerning sustainable development and recycling
- Using tools that teach teachers digital literacy
Overall objective: Acquiring the most important life skills
The objective of the course is raising the capacity of educators when it comes the development of children’s life skills, so that teachers are empowered to implement innovative ways to teach students certain life skills to prepare them for successful, independent life as grown-ups.
Contents
Day 1 – Introductions and programme presentation
- Introductory segment: Life skills + communication* (theory and activity ideas for work with students)
Day 2 – Sustainable development and problem solving skills
- Cooking and household chores
- Sustainable development and gardening
- Problem solving – escape room
Day 3 – Digital and financial literacy
- Digital literacy and financial literacy (Nearpod app)
- Problem solving
Day 4 – Hygiene habits and etiquette
- Hygiene and etiquette
- Problem solving
What do you get?
Upon the completion of the selected courses, you receive a digital certificate and a digital badge.
Upon completing the courses, you will receive a certificate that allows you to apply your newly acquired knowledge and skills in practice, i.e. in the business world.
A digital badge is proof of a successfully completed course that qualifies you for future business opportunities.
Participants’ rating
Olivera Cekić Jovanović
“Through various forms of professional development of education professionals, ICE enables individuals to improve their educational competencies for the 21st century, whereas this specific course provides innovation implementation, interactive teaching methods, and the latest achievements in the field of modern educational technologies.”
Ljiljana Vučetić
“Attending lectures and forums organized by the Institute is a great way to generate creative ideas that can be implemented in our teaching practices, as well as an opportunity to share experiences and connect with experts of different profiles.”
Milanka Maljković
“The Institute is a perfect place for teachers who want to advance. Congratulations for the work concept, excellent organization, current topics, and interactivity, and especially for the professionalism of the Institute’s staff, and the selection of topics.”
