Abstract:
Life skills is a compulsory subject in Namibia.All schools with
Grades 4 to 12 are required to fully implement the life skills
education and counselling programme. This subject concerns
developing in learners the ability and skills which will enable
them to cope with important tasks in times of change. This
paper used a documentary review approach to examine
the aims of life skills education and counselling programs,
groups of life skills, and the role of life skills teachers/teachercounsellors,
and counselling services offered as well as the
difficulties life skills teachers face with the implementation of
the subject in the school settings. The review revealed that
life skills education faces implementation difficulties such as
little time allocation, inadequate teachers, overloaded syllabus,
and shortage of textbooks. It is therefore recommended that
school management ensure that life skills is an integral part of
education and is implemented as per the Namibian curriculum
guidelines.
