Shri S N Lyngdoh, Sub Divisional School Education Officer, Smti Rihunki Toi, Principal of Jaintia Higher Secondary School, Shri ABS Swer, Director, MIG, Teachers of the respective schools and the staffs of MIG on the first day of the training program.

The program began with the Key note address delivered by Shri. ABS Swer, Director, Meghalaya Institute of Governance where he spoke about the significance of life skills training which will influence the young adolescent into becoming good leaders of the society. He also spoke on the different projects undertaken by MIG over the years.

Shri Swer also mentioned the special program ICU that started in Jaintia which aimed to help the youngsters in academic support system where Smti Rihunki Toi, Principal of Jaintia Higher Secondary started this initiative.

Shri S N Lyngdoh, SDSEO West Jaintia Hills District, appreciated this training program brought by the office of MIG which is of utmost important to the present youth. The present generation is technology driven where most of the youngster are addicted to mobile phones and gadgets. This has hampered the lifestyle, health and overall ability of the youth to focus on their daily activities. Hence such program will enable the youth to cope with situations they encountered.

Smti R Toi stressed on the importance of the ICU initiative which has helped many youngsters in the district. She stressed on the importance of teacher and student relationship in schools to shape and form their ideas and help them become a better individual in the society.

The training that was held for four consecutive days had 11 teachers from the five schools selected at West Jaintia Hills District. The training concluded with a felicitation program on 30^th June where all the respected teachers were felicitated by the SDSEO of the respective district. The training bore success with the active participation of the teachers, the effort of the Coordinator, MIG team along with the resource persons from Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong.

The table above are the details for conducting the training program in various school at West Jaintia Hills District:

The training began in mid of July 2023 and completed by September 2023 in which the monitoring and evaluation for the entire training process was done by MIG. During this training a total number of 1096 adolescent boys and girls were trained for a period of three months by their respective school teachers who have completed the training on Life skills conducted by MIG.

The Training of Trainers for the program of the three districts Eastern West Khasi Hills District, West Khasi Hills District and South West Khasi Hills District was conducted for 5 days at St Thomas Higher Secondary School, Mairang, Eastern West Khasi Hills District from 24^th to 28^thJuly 2023.

The inaugural day was grace by the presence of Chief Guest Shri G Kharmawphlang, IAS Deputy Commissioner Eastern West Khasi Hills District, Guest of Honour Shri John Thyrniang SDSEO, Mairang, Parish Priest of St. Thomas Catholic church and Shri ABS Swer, Director MIG, where they all spoke on the importance of life skills training for the adolescent boys and girls to empower them with knowledge where they will aspire to be good leaders for the society. They also suggested the same training to be conducted for school drop outs so that they too will be well equipped with knowledge and skills needed for their future.

The training that was held for five consecutive days had 29 teachers from the 15 schools of all the three districts. The training concluded with a felicitation program on the 28^th July 2023 where all the respected teachers were felicitated. The training bore success with the active participation of the teachers, the effort of the Coordinator, MIG team along with the resource persons.

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various school at Eastern West Hills District:

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various school at West Hills Hills District:

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various school at South West Hills Hills District:

The training begun in mid-August 2023 and completed by first week of December 2023 in which MIG went for monitoring and evaluation for the entire training process. During this training a total number of 952 adolescent boys and girls from Eastern West Khasi Hills, -1367 adolescent boys and girls from West Khasi Hills and 887 adolescent boys and girls from South West Khasi Hills District were trained for a period of three- four months by their respective school teachers who have completed the training on Life skills conducted by MIG.

The training ended with a felicitation program for the trainers on 20^th October, 2023 where all the respected teachers were felicitated by the DSEO of Ri Bhoi District. The training bore success with the active participation of the teachers, the effort of the Coordinator, MIG team along with the resource person from Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong. The following are the details for conducting the training program in the various schools at Ri Bhoi District.

The training for trainees at Ri-Bhoi District begun on the first week of March, 2024 for some schools and majority of the schools have not confirmed their starting dates for the training due to (matriculation, MP Election and Schools function). A total number of 1779 (excluded Eden Academy Sec. School, Umsning) adolescent boys and girls from Ri-Bhoi District will be train for a period of three- four months by their respective school teachers who have completed the training on Life skills conducted by MIG in the year 2023.

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various schools at Ri Bhoi District:

The four days Training of Trainers (TOT) for the selected teachers from West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills and East Garo Hills District was conducted on the 20^th February to 23^rd February,2024 at SMELC Hall, Tura West Garo Hills District. A total of -- teacher attended the training programfrom all the three districts which was trained by the Program Coordinator, MIG and the Resource Person from:

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various schools at West Garo Hills District

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various schools at North Garo Hills District

The following are the details for conducting the training program in various schools at East Garo Hills District

Acknowledging and recognizing the hard work undertaken by the students during the training program is an incentive of this felicitation program. Adolescence is characterized by pronounced changes in motivated behavior, during which emphasis on potential rewards may result in an increased tendency to approach things that are novel and bring potential for positive reinforcement. Having a felicitation program thus brings a positive outcome to the work put in by the adolescents and they feel more inclined to further the work.