Designed for use in group and shelter homes, this curriculum is intended to impart the necessary skills for independent living. It should also better prepare mentally and physically handicapped individuals with the training required to handle the responsibilities accompanying competitive employment. These fourteen courses are included: money handling, cooking, reading, time, writing, personal identification, use of the telephone, use of the post office, transportation, measurement, housekeeping, clothing care, self-care and personal hygiene, and shopping. Each course is divided into skill areas which consist of a number of objectives. The format for each objective is as follows: course title, skill area and number, objective and objective number, instructional materials required, performance criteria, application, prerequisite, reinforcement, and procedure. The procedure is presented as a training sequence which describes the procedure in steps with corresponding keypoints that detail teacher information and client instruction. Diagrams, forms, and examples are provided as necessary. (YLB)