Development of Life Skills
Build everyday skills to live more confidently and independently.
What is
Development – Life Skills support?
Development – Life Skills support is about building the practical skills you need to manage daily life more independently.
A support worker can teach, demonstrate and practice skills with you, step by step, until you feel more confident doing them on your own or with less help.
This can happen at home, in the community or in other everyday settings.
Life skills
we can help you build
Every person’s goals are different, but life skills support can include things like:
Cooking and food preparation – planning simple meals, chopping safely, using appliances and cleaning up
Shopping skills – making a shopping list, comparing prices, paying for items and checking change
Budgeting and money management – understanding bills, basic budgeting, using bank cards and keeping track of spending
Household organisation – planning chores, creating routines and keeping important items and documents organised
Personal organisation – using calendars, reminders and checklists to manage appointments and daily tasks
Travel skills – learning routes, reading timetables and using public transport safely (where appropriate)
Social and communication skills – practising conversations, asking for help, speaking up about your needs and rights
We’ll focus on the skills that are most useful and meaningful to you.
Who Is This Service For?
Life skills support is suitable for NDIS participants who:
Want to become more independent in their everyday life
Are moving towards more independent or shared living arrangements
Need support to understand and manage money, time or household tasks
Feel anxious or unsure about doing things on their own
Have goals related to living more independently, working or studying
We can adapt the pace, teaching style and environment to suit your learning needs.
How our life skills support works
We explore your goals
We start by talking about what you’d like to be able to do more independently — at home, in the community, at work or at study.We design a skills plan
Together we choose specific skills to focus on and break them down into small, achievable steps.We learn and practice together
Your support worker demonstrates, guides and practises skills with you in real-life situations until you feel more confident.We review your progress
We regularly check in on how you’re going, celebrate your progress and adjust your plan as your skills and goals change.
Our Approach
Person-led
You choose what skills matter most and how quickly you want to move.
Strength-based
We build on what you can already do, not just what you find hard.
Practical and hands-on
Most learning happens in real environments, doing real tasks.
Respectful and patient
We understand that learning takes time, and we never rush or judge.
Frequently Asked Questions
A: No. We can help you identify areas where you’d like more independence and suggest skills that fit your goals.
A: Our aim is to do things with you, not just for you. We might demonstrate at first, then gradually support you to take the lead.
A: Life skills development is usually funded under Capacity Building supports. We can help you understand how it fits into your plan.