Workshop to impart life skills to youth begins at University of Mysore

The Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore (UoM), has organised a seven-day faculty improvement workshop with the theme ‘Building Resilient and Responsible Youth: Life Skills for a Healthy Mind and Body’from December 20 to 27. The workshop is sponsored by the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 2.0 and the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, UoM.

Prof. N.K. Lokanath, Vice-Chancellor, UoM, inaugurated the workshop.

The workshop aims to address the challenges faced by today’s youth, including academic pressure, digital exposure, emotional stress, social comparison, and uncertainty about future prospects. The programme seeks to equip participants with essential life skills to enhance emotional regulation, stress management, ethical decision-making and healthy interpersonal relationships.

A total of 24 technical sessions have been planned; these focus on life skills education, emotional intelligence, resilience building, conflict management, self-awareness, media literacy, cyber stress, effective communication, empathy and problem-solving. Sessions will also cover topics such as mental resilience, gender respect, creativity, ethics, civic engagement, and responsible citizenship, a press release stated.

The workshop will follow experiential and participatory learning methods, including group discussions, role plays, case studies, reflective exercises, and action planning. Resource persons include academicians, mental health professionals and subject experts from universities and institutions across Karnataka.