Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

关于课程

This Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work prepares you to support people experiencing mental health challenges using lived experience in a professional, ethical way. You’ll build practical skills for peer support, communication, boundaries, self-care and working within mental health services and community settings. The course is delivered on campus at RMIT’s Melbourne City campus as a vocational Certificate IV qualification in mental health and peer practice. The programme introduces counselling basics, community support skills, and behavioural science fundamentals.

职业成果

Graduates can pursue entry-level peer worker roles in community and clinical mental health services, supporting consumers through recovery-focused programs and day-to-day wellbeing. You may work in not-for-profit organisations, public health services or community support agencies, contributing lived-experience perspectives to service delivery. Typical pathways include mental health peer worker and consumer peer support roles aligned to a Certificate IV qualification in psychology-related mental health practice.

悉尼的生活成本**

餐厅 （膳食，便宜的餐厅） A$ 17 - 22	每月租金 （市中心一间卧室） A$ 2,207 - 2,918	每月租金 （中心外有一间卧室） A$ 1,599 - 2,115
运输 （日常的） A$ 9 - 10	每月公用事业费用 （电力、移动和互联网） A$ 219 - 290

平均工资***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

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***Source: PayScale.com (2026)