Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work – CHC43515

Core Units:

• CHCDIV001 – Work with diverse people
• CHCMHS007 – Work effectively in trauma-informed care
• CHCMHS008 – Promote and facilitate self-advocacy
• CHCMHS011 – Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
• CHCPWK001 – Apply peer work practices in the mental health sector
• CHCPWK002 – Contribute to the continuous improvement of mental health services
• CHCPWK003 – Apply lived experience in mental health peer work
• HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety

Elective Units:

• CHCMHS005 – Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues
• CHCCCS003 – Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
• CHCCCS019 – Recognise and respond to crisis situations
• CHCDIV002 – Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
• CHCLEG001 – Work legally and ethically
• CHCDFV001 – Recognise and respond appropriately to family and domestic violence
• HLTWHS006 – Manage personal stressors in the work environment

QLD Funded Program – Career Boost 

Career Boost has commenced in QLD from 01st July 2025.

• $60 Full Fee ($4 per unit)
• $30 Concession/ Priority Population Group ($2 per unit)

(Eligibility applies for funded programs – please read the funded course flier and contact us to confirm your eligibility)

Delivery Areas – Moreton Bay – North, Wide Bay

Delivery Modes – Online, Face to Face, Blended

Full Fee

• $1500 Full Fee ($100 Per Unit)

Payment Plans are available. All fees must be paid in full before your certificate is issued.

RPL (Recognised Prior Learning)

• $50 per unit
• Full course RPL is not available for funded programs.

Demand for Community Workers is high, and with the industry facing a shortage of qualified workers, employment prospects will continue to grow and provide new opportunities.

This course will equip you for roles such as:

• Peer mentor
• Advocacy Worker
• Peer Education Officer
• Carer
• Youth peer worker
• Consumer consultant
• Carer consultant
• Aboriginal peer worker
• Mental Health Peer Worker
• Family advocate
  Consumer representative

The course is available through classroom-based delivery for knowledge and practical teaching in a simulated environment. The course is also available through virtual classroom delivery, which includes online training. We offer self-paced learning as an alternative option for those who are unable to attend classroom sessions.

Job Roles that Require CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is a qualification designed for workers who have lived experience of mental illness as either a consumer or carer and who work in mental health services in roles that support consumer peers or carer peers. This qualification provides Peer Workers with an opportunity to build on their lived experience and on-the-job experience and receive a nationally recognized qualification in mental health. The job roles that require CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work include:

• Peer mentor
• Advocacy worker
• Support worker
• Mental health technician
• Disability support worker

These job roles are available in government, public, private, or community-managed mental health services. The course includes 15 units of competency, consisting of 8 core units and 7 elective units. The core units include working with diverse people, promoting and facilitating self-advocacy, assessing and promoting social, emotional, and physical wellbeing, applying peer work practices in the mental health sector, contributing to the continuous improvement of mental health services, participating in workplace health and safety, working effectively in trauma-informed care, and establishing self-directed recovery relationships. The elective units must be relevant to the work outcome and can be selected from any endorsed Training Package or accredited course.