Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between Vietnam Women's Union and VVOB Vietnam, two ToT workshops on Life skills for adolescents were held in March 2013. Participants were core trainers of the Women's Union participating in the VVOB programmes and in the Capacity development for 5 million mothers Programmes (pilot provinces).
The 3-day ToT courses were organised in Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi with 30 participants each. The main contents included basic life skills for adolescents such as communication skills, self-recognition, decision making, stress coping, etc. Participatory methods were the main approach for the whole ToT, where participants could discuss, share, and practise within the training timeframe.
The participants will be the core trainers for a series of multiplication trainings on life skills for adolescents for provincial, district and grassroots level. The knowledge and skills gained from this training will help them with not only their professional tasks as a member of the Women's Union, but also their parenting skills as a mother, or as a guardian or a sister.
Hoang Anh - Family and Social Affair Department, Vietnam Women's Union.
