Botvin Life Skills Training

The Botvin Life-skill Training (LST) is the outcome of over 30 years of rigorous work of Prof Gilbert J. Botvin. The trainings are majorly school based, evidence-driven, multiple outcomes proven and age specific substance use prevention training.

It is good to know about ills of substance use, but more importantly be skilled on how to say no or not to start the use of drugs.

Global coverage

Botvin Life-skill courses have been attended by over 3 million students worldwide in 10,000 sites trained by about 50, 000 teachers in 39 countries of the world.

The aim of the training is to prevent onset of use of drug / substance of abuse use in preteens and teenagers.

These goals would be achieved by training these skills:

  1. General Social skill development through
  2. Personal self-management skills
  3. Drug resistance skills

Recognition of Excellence Of The Botvin LST

The trainings are:

  1. Elementary school program

    Life skill training for grade / primary 3 or 4

    Life skill training for grade / primary 4 or 5

    Life skill training for grade / primary 5 or 6 or Junior Secondary school I

  2. Middle (Junior Secondary) School Program

    Life skill training for Junior Secondary school I (15 – 18 sessions)

    Life skill training for Junior Secondary school II (10 – 12 sessions)

    Life skill training for Junior Secondary school II (5 – 9 sessions)

  3. High (Senior secondary) school program (9 – 10 sessions)
  4. Transition class - age 16+ (6 sessions)
  5. Parents program (Parents of secondary school students)