Livelihood & Skill Training Program

Consistent with the goal to intensify its second chance education program and make it more responsive to the needs of the learners, DepEd integrated the Life Skills for Work Readiness and Civic Engagement Program developed under the Mindanao Youth Development project of USAID.

The Life Skills for Work Readiness and Civic Engagement Program aimed to address the mismatch between skills taught in school and skills demanded in the workplace that have left young people unable to find jobs, start their own businesses, or otherwise contribute to their communities.

Building up on its partnership with MYDev and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Education is mainstreaming the use of Life Skills for Work Readiness and Civic Engagement in the Alternative Learning System to develop skills and competencies needed for economic success, such as communications, leadership, workplace safety, and financial literacy skills among its ALS learners.

In MYDev, Life Skills include two sets of skills:

a. Work Readiness Skills – work-related skills needed by young people to be successful at work in the formal, non-formal, and informal sectors

b. Civic Engagement Skills – values and skills for living in and helping to improve quality of life in our community and overall society