Mental Health Peer Work Qualification Review
Overview
The Mental Health Peer Work qualification review will evaluate and update one qualification, 6 units of competency and 2 skills sets to ensure they are closely aligned with current industry requirements.
Development
Past Consultation
Units of competency with few or no enrolments
Until the end of July 2026, we sought insights in relation to selected units of competency in the CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Support Work and whether any of the units of competency with few or no enrolments should be retained with a clear rationale related to occupational relevance, workforce need or distinct outcomes not otherwise addressed.
Thank you to everyone who shared their insights. They will help inform decisions about the future structure and content of the qualification.
Thank you for your patience and continued commitment to the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Qualification Review project. In response to advice and feedback from the lived experience sector during this project, we have developed a dedicated Consultation Strategy and approach to the review of CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work.
The review of the qualification will follow the Training Package Organising Framework (TPOF) to ensure a structured, transparent and compliant process. We will engage with mental health peer work employees, employers, mental health commissions, consumer and carer peaks, registered training organisations, unions, federal/state representatives, and current students in our consultations, in line with requirements under the TPOF.
Project Scope
In scope are:
- a review of:
- 1 qualification: CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work
- 6 units of competency
- 2 skill sets
- engagement with industry stakeholders and subject matter experts to validate updated qualifications and competency units.
Out of scope are:
- development of new qualifications not previously included in the suite of mental health peer work qualifications
- changes to qualifications and units governed by other training packages or sectors outside of mental health peer work.
Qualifications and Units Under Review
Qualifications Under Review
Project Governance and Consultation Strategy
Each project is overseen by a Project Manager who works with a core team to undertake the day-to-day project activities. A Technical Committee is established to support development work and provide advice, and a Consultation Strategy is developed to identify key stakeholder groups and outline engagement activities.