Development-Life Skills is a Capacity Building support that funds training and development activities to increase a participant's ability to live as autonomously as possible, including the skills needed to travel and use public transport independently. Brighter Support Care delivers this support across Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich and the Gold Coast.
This is the key distinction between Development-Life Skills and supports like Household Tasks or Assist-Personal Activities. Those services help a participant get a task done. Development-Life Skills is about teaching and building the skill itself, with the goal that the participant can eventually manage more of that task independently.
We set goals tied to what's in the participant's NDIS plan, then review progress regularly and adjust the approach as skills build. Some participants focus on one specific skill, like using a particular bus route independently, while others work across several areas at once. Our support workers deliver this training in the real settings where the skill will actually be used, across all four regions we service.
What to expect: Sessions are hands-on and happen in real settings, not a classroom. If you're learning to cook a meal or use a bus route, that's exactly what the session looks like, with your support worker guiding rather than doing it for you.
Building a new skill takes patience and the right teaching approach, not just repetition. Brighter Support Care support workers across Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich and the Gold Coast take time to understand how each participant learns best, then build training around that as a registered NDIS provider.
Get in touch and tell us which skills you'd like to build.
We talk through your NDIS plan and set clear, practical goals.
We build a training plan around your real daily routine.
We review progress regularly and adjust the plan as skills develop.
It's a Capacity Building support that funds training to help participants build practical daily living skills, including cooking, budgeting, household management and using public transport independently.
Household Tasks and Personal Activities help a participant get a task done. Development-Life Skills is about teaching the skill itself, so the participant can build toward doing more of it independently.
Yes. Travel training, learning to use specific routes and public transport confidently, is a common focus area under this support.
The intention is to build lasting skills. How much ongoing support is needed varies by participant and goal.
Yes. Many participants combine this support with Assist-Travel/Transport, Household Tasks or Community Participation as their skills and independence grow.
This varies significantly by participant and skill. We set realistic goals and review progress regularly rather than working to a fixed timeline.
Yes. Budgeting and money management, including using relevant tools or apps, can be part of this training.
Yes. This support is flexible, and we build training around the specific skills that matter to you, not a fixed curriculum.
Yes. Even participants who are largely independent can use this support to refine specific skills or build confidence in a new area.
Call +61 489 225 854 or email info@brightersupportcare.com.au to talk through the skills you'd like to build.
