Year : 2010, Volume : 1, Issue : 1
First page : ( 44) Last page : ( 58)
Print ISSN : 2231-0681. Online ISSN : 2231-069X. Published online : 2010  1.

Social Skills Training: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach

Majhi Priti R*

*Professor in Management, Regional College of Management Autonomous, Chokadolavthar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751023

The main purpose of this paper is to determine the extent of acquisition of knowledge on social skills by trainers of institutes and coaches of industries in training of trainers (ToT) programmes. It has been ascertained that social skills and social values can and must be taught to apprentices to enhance their employability skills as well as to remove any barriers for upward mobility in their careers for future challenges and global competitions. A retrospective post- then-pre-evaluation design was employed to determine the amount of knowledge acquired by the participants and identified, emphasized and evaluated in the training programme for global competition.

The overall findings indicate that there would be increase in knowledge among the participants on social skills after the training programme and these social skills can be taught when participants show improvement in knowledge on all the social skills studied. Trainers of institutes and coaches of industries can integrate social skills in their technical curriculum to provide apprentices with the foundation of human and social competence required to be an effective workforce to face future challenges and global competition. This paper provides evidence that social skills can be taught through appropriate teaching/learning techniques as well as providing the right learning environment.

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