This study aimed to explore the role of the Faculty of Education at Damascus University in developing life skills in the Light of contemporary educational trends. It also intended to identify the student point of views and the effects of demographic variables (gender and field of study). To answer the objectives of research a questionnaire of life skills was constructed. It was divided into six fileds: identity, social skills, technological skills, environment, health, and scientific culture skills. The targeted sample comprised of (150) male and female students chosen from four specializations offered at the college (Education, classroom teacher, psychology, psychology and guidance and counseling) The descriptive approach was used to conduct this study. The SPSS package was used and the statistic process pf the data was done by using average and aviations, T-test, ANOVA and LSD test. The results showed that life skills acquisition were rated middle for all students in the faculty of education, while the field of technological skills were rated low. There were significant statistical differences attributable to the filed of study. The result showed that there were significant statistical differences in favor of students joining psychology and guidance and counseling specializations in term of acquisition of life skills.