Course Overview
This qualification is for people who have their own lived experience of mental health challenges as a consumer or carer and are ready to turn that experience into a meaningful career in peer support.
The CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is how we help you do exactly that, preparing learners to use their own experience professionally, supporting others through their mental health recovery journey with empathy, hope, and genuine connection.
The CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is designed for people ready to build a career in peer support. This may include those who bring their own lived experience of mental health challenges or have engaged with mental health services. You may also:
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Have an interest in working in mental health peer support, NDIS services, community mental health, or alcohol and other drugs settings.
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Be currently working in a support role and want to formalise your skills with a nationally recognised qualification.
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Want to develop recovery-oriented practice, peer work skills, and practical experience in mental health service settings.
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Value ethical, inclusive practice and meaningful connection with people navigating their own mental health recovery.
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
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Consumer Peer Worker
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NDIS Peer Support Specialist
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Mental Health Support Worker
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Peer Work Coordinator
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Community Mental Health Worker
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Alcohol and Other Drugs Peer Worker
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Mental Health Advocate
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Lived Experience Consultant
Recognition
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
Locations






- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Duration Study Load
12 months (15 hours per week) or self-paced
Delivery
This qualification is delivered through an online and self-paced model, giving you the flexibility to balance study, work, and personal life. The blended learning model combines live trainer-led sessions with flexible self-paced study, creating an engaging and supportive learning journey.
Subjects
About Hader Institute of Education Pty Ltd
We believe in a future where everyone feels included, connected, valued and belongs. We’re in business to empower people to help each other on their paths to discovery and transformation.
Connected online learning in Mental Health, Youth Work, Community Services and Alcohol & Other Drugs.
At Hader Institute of Education, we recognise that education is the pathway to opportunity. We are the leading online education and training provider to individuals wanting to pursue a career in Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs and Counselling. This is a responsibility we take seriously.
Mental and substance use disorder doesn’t just affect the individual, but also the wider community. As people who care deeply about our fellow humans, we show up in this education sector wholeheartedly, with a desire to create positive and lasting change.
Ours is a relatively new business. We knew that starting a new organisation at this time – came with a responsibility to look beyond “business-as-usual”. That’s why we are using our business to create the kind of positive change that society truly needs.
This goes directly to who we are at Hader and why we exist – we believe in a future where everyone feels included, connected, valued, and belongs.
This belief inspires our mission…through learning, community, and support, we’re here to empower people to help each other on their paths to discovery and transformation.
By focusing our efforts on supporting good mental health and wellbeing – through our people, learners, our industry, and the wider community – we help each other on our paths to self-discovery; together building a connected and inclusive future where we all belong.
Right now, we live in times of crisis, uncertainty and for many, self-doubt. But these times are also filled with great opportunities; to rise to the challenges we face and to demonstrate what human endeavour can achieve, especially when we work together.
This is the kind of stuff that dreams are made of. When we help people take control of their lives, we open the door to self-belief. The magic happens here. It’s where the impossible becomes possible and where people connect to the power of their dreams.
If ever there was a need for people to dream of a better, more connected, and inclusive future, now is that time. If this connects with you then come and join our community of fellow dreamers.
Together, let’s make a difference, today.
Hader Institute of Education Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation RTO #45162.
