Peer Leadership

Foster new and existing peer leadership skills and knowledge and connect with other peer leaders across NSW. 

Course overview

Mental Health Coordinating Council’s Peer Leadership is a short, accredited course for mental health peer work leaders intended to contribute to the ongoing development of the peer workforce and mental health sector. The course aims to foster new skills and knowledge for application in the workplace, further develop peer leadership opportunities, recognise and formalise existing skills and knowledge, and connect you with other peer leaders across NSW.

What you will learn

During this course, you will explore:

• Definitions and applications of peer leadership
• Challenges of peer leaders working in various organisational and leadership environments
• Tools for navigating and leading as a peer worker in an emerging workforce
• How to mentor other peer workers and peer leaders
• How to create and advocate for organisational and culture change within scope of role
• How to lead in sustainable and peer-connected ways

Who should enrol

The course is for the following groups of individuals:

• Mental health peer workers working in a designated leadership or senior role as a consumer peer worker or carer peer worker in the mental health peer sector
• Mental health peer workers who are identified as leaders or emerging leaders by their peers (including leaders not in a paid or designated peer leadership role)
• Established or experienced mental health peer workers and leaders who would like to gain the skillset as vocational recognitions for their existing skills and knowledge

Entry requirements

CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or have at least two (2) years experience (paid or unpaid) as a mental health peer worker.

Units of competence

The Peer Leadership consists of four units of competency: