The Life Skills Crisis – Insider Insights from the Heart of Education
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Synopsis
The world is changing rapidly, and today’s youth face challenges that many of us have never encountered. But are they truly prepared to navigate the complexities of life, education, and the workforce? As educators working directly within schools, we witness the widening gap in essential life skills firsthand. From managing stress and finances to navigating career choices, today’s young people are struggling to equip themselves for adulthood—and the data backs it up.
A 2022 report by the World Economic Forum revealed that 54% of employers believe today’s students lack critical skills like problem-solving, adaptability, and communication. Meanwhile, a 2023 McKinsey & Company survey showed that 1 in 3 young adults feel unprepared for life after school, facing anxiety and uncertainty about their futures.
Drawing on our direct experience within schools, The School of Life is designed to address these gaps. We provide youth with the essential tools they need to build self-awareness, manage finances, develop interpersonal skills, explore careers, and more—all areas that are often overlooked in traditional education settings.
Join us for this insider webinar hosted by the Asia Institute of Mentoring, where we’ll share:
• Real-world insights: What we see firsthand in schools and how these challenges impact youth today.
• The crucial life skills missing in youth education, and how they can shape a young person’s future.
• How The School of Life is bridging these gaps, equipping students with the practical skills they need for success through hands-on learning and mentorship.
This session is ideal for mentors, educators, parents, and anyone invested in preparing young people for a thriving future. We’ll share actionable insights based on real experiences and proven strategies to help youth step confidently into adulthood.
Louis Puah
Founder Praxium & Crater
Louis's approach combines deep empathy with actionable guidance, helping young people not only dream big but also take concrete steps toward achieving their aspirations. With a steadfast belief that every individual has the potential to pursue a life of meaning and purpose, Louis inspires and empowers young minds with the agency to become changemakers in their own lives and communities.
Committed to the idea that collective effort drives positive social impact, Louis partners with educators, parents, and industry leaders to bridge the gap between academic learning and the real-world challenges of tomorrow. His work resonates with anyone who shares the vision of equipping the next generation with the tools, creative confidence, and clarity to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Carol Lim
Changemaker, catalyst, challenger, connector, convenor, and community & ecosystem builder
Yen-Lu Chow
Founding Executive Chairman WholeTree Limited / Over-The-Rainbow; Asia Institute of Mentoring | Founding Partner Fatfish MediaLab | Executive Mentor YSI SEA | Founder of the Deep Human Movement
A former Apple Distinguished Technologist, Yen-Lu is an award-winning entrepreneur, technologist, venture catalyst & angel investor, mentor & advisor turned author and keynote speaker, mental wellbeing champion, social innovator & change-maker, ecosystem builder, philanthropist and humanist.
As an angel investor and venture catalyst in the tech ecosystem, Yen-Lu has mentored young entrepreneurs and businesses for many years. He has made significant contributions to the Singapore tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem, serving on countless startup business plan competitions internationally, government panels on innovation and entrepreneurship, and as mentor and advisor to the major universities. He co-founded a business angel fund in partnership with the Singapore government, served as a director of Business Angel Network SEA, executive mentor and adjunct professor to NUS Enterprise, mentor to INSEAD, plus numerous panels on entrepreneurship and innovation internationally. As an expert and practitioner in speech recognition and language processing (with 6 international patents and having worked in the field for over 20 years since early 1980’s while leading Apple’s initiative in this area in the early 1990’s), he was an early pioneer in the application of AI with a strong base in the tech space.
He is on a life mission to help bring about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, more just, and sustainable world.
About Asia Institute of Mentoring
Asia Institute of Mentoring (AIM) is a non-profit volunteer based organization with a mission to bring mentoring to the spotlight in Asia, raise the quality of mentors and the standard of mentoring, bringing mentoring to all facets of society to impact millions of lives.
We are committed to create an Asia-based people-powered mentoring movement to move people … to learn, to share, to give forward, to transform, to harness the deep human potential, and create social impact – bringing about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, just and sustainable world for all.
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