Building skills, strengthening independence and living well.
Skills for Independence (SFI) designs, develops and delivers peer-led training, education and support for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) or other similar disabilities. Through practical learning, shared experience and strong partnerships, we help people build the knowledge, skills and confidence to live well.
Everything we do is grounded in the expertise of our trained peer leaders - all of whom have lived experience of spinal cord injury.
By combining practical skills with real-world experience, our peer trainers provide education, encouragement and mentoring that supports participants to achieve their own goals.
We work alongside rehabilitation services, disability organisations and community partners across Australia to increase access to high-quality peer-led programs. Together, we are building pathways that strengthen independence, participation and wellbeing for people with disability and the people who support them.
Our learning opportunities include residential Active Rehabilitation courses, community workshops, peer education sessions and online learning. Programs are tailored to participant goals and may cover wheelchair skills, transfers, personal care, health and wellbeing, pain and fatigue management, physical activity, travel, relationships, community participation, problem solving and goal setting.
At Skills for Independence, we believe that people with lived experience are uniquely placed to support others. Our vision is for every person with spinal cord injury, or similar disability —and the family members, carers and professionals who support them—to have access to the knowledge, skills and peer support needed to live well.
