ENHANCING LIFE SKILLS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

The tremendous changes in rapid technological developments in global economies is impacting everyday lives. To be prepared for the new demands of new era, everyone needs to know how to use their knowledge and skills. This necessitates improvement in educational quality. The teachers' role is larger in that sense. They are responsible for developing essential skills and abilities in adolescents and youth. Hence it is desired that the future teachers would develop essential construct of life skills and which help them to face challenges in life confidently and also to train their students. The present study is an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of Life Skill Enhancement Program on pre-service teachers. The researcher administers Life skill scale and situational scale to identify pre and post program levels of life skills in the Pre-service teachers. The Life skill program consists of activities and tasks to be performed individually as well as in team. The study shows that the program has statistically significant effect for pre-service teachers through enhancement of their life skill levels.