CHC43515Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work
This qualification reflects the role of 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.
Workers are employed in the mental health sector in government, public, private or community managed services.
This peer work training provides an opportunity for participants to build on their lived experience or on-the-job experience and receive a nationally recognised qualification in mental health.
Course Description CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

To be eligible for enrolment you are required to
- Be 18 years of age and provide Photo ID with proof of age.
- Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent
- Be residing in Western Australia
Marr Mooditj Training receives subsidised funding to deliver this qualification to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by the Department of Training and Workforce Development. If you are not an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or you are employed full time, you will be required to pay the full-service fee for the qualification. This fee is calculated at the time of enrolment and further information is available by contacting Marr Mooditj Training.
This course is made up of 15 units of competencies
- 8 core units
- 7 elective units
Students will be required to attend an 80-hour work placement during their training.
The full qualification will be delivered over 6 months, consists of 5 blocks face to face at 295 Manning Road,Waterford WA 6152, Marr Mooditj Training. Monday to Friday, 9am – 4pm
- Peer mentor
- Advocacy Worker
- Peer Education Officer
- Carer / Carer Consulatnt
- Youth peer worker
- Consumer consultant
- Aboriginal Peer Worker
- Mental Health Peer Worke
- Further study to higher education qualifications e.g. CHC43315 Diploma of Mental Health, CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling or CHC53215 Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs.
This course is a targeted fee relief course.
Concession: $326.40
Non-Concession: $1,101.60
To be eligible for concession rates you must hold a current Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card.
No fees are paid in advance to Marr Mooditj Training. Our payment options include:
- Pay by cash or direct deposit as you progress with your studies
- Centrepay deduction using Centrelink direct debit (this is a payment option to be deducted from your Centrelink payment with your consent)
The student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as resource fees and other fees. This may mean that you will be charged the full qualification fee, but if the course you are doing is split over more than one year the final full fee may change. Any changes will only be applied to units of the qualification delivered in the second and subsequent years.