New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Peer Support) (Level 4)
- NZQA approved
- 1 year (Full time)
- Level 4
- 120 Credits
- 200 hours
This programme enables learners with lived experience in mental health and addiction, disability or chronic health conditions to support and empower others with similar lived experience in their recovery journey.
What you will learn:
Through Cavalli College’s blended study modes of learning, including online access, face-to-face and practice-based classroom teaching experiences, along with our unique student support, you will:
- Build authentic, culturally connected peer relationships with clients and whānau
- Demonstrate self-awareness and practise within ethical and professional boundaries
- Use a strengths-based approach to support the holistic wellbeing of self and others
- Develop hope, resilience, mana, self-determination and autonomy in clients to plan and progress their goals and aspirations
Achieving this qualification will help you to:
- Find employment in a peer support role in a range of settings such as mental health, addiction, disability, or other significant health conditions
- Use your lived experience to support the sustainable living of others with similar experience
- Build on your own recovery journey
Why study with Cavalli College?
Learn from leading experts
Engage with caring, passionate, experienced educators in the Health and Wellbeing sector.
Flexible online learning
Our programmes are delivered online, giving you the flexibility to study in a way that works for you.
Earn while you learn
Earn while you learn without putting life on hold. Study, work, and stay on track.
Hands-on, practice-based learning
Hands-on, practice-based learning connects classroom knowledge with real-world experience.
Wrap-around support
Personalised academic and pastoral support every step of the way. Your success is our priority!
More information:
Entry criteria
Academic entry
Applicants must be a minimum of 16 years old to commence the programme.
Applicants must provide evidence of lived experience such as mental health, addiction, disability or a significant health condition and aspire to support others with similar experience.
English language entry
All international applicants and domestic applicants for whom English is an additional language and te reo Māori is not the first language evidence of meeting English language requirements according to Rule 22 of the NZQA Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules 2025 for a level 4 programme.
Fees
For information about programme fees contact us.
Fees Free
If you are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident living in Rodney, Waitakere, or North Shore regions, and new to tertiary study in 2025, you may be eligible for Fees Free, covering up to $12,000 of your study costs.
The New Zealand Government will cover tuition costs for the final year of a qualification, including one-year qualifications, provided the qualification meets the Government’s eligibility criteria.
To check your eligibility, visit www.feesfree.govt.nz.
For more information about the Fees Free initiative for Cavalli College programmes, please contact us.
Courses
- H401 – Culturally-aware Care and Communication
- H402 – Ethical Practice and Safety
- H409 – Relationship-centred Communication
- H403 – Reflective Practice and Leadership
- MH406 – Mental Health and Addiction – Intervention, Support and Recovery
- PS401 – Being a Peer Support for Others
- PS402 – Fostering Mutual Relationships Within Boundaries
- PS403 – Supporting Needs and Aspirations
Total credits: 120
Pathways
Achieving this qualification will help you to:
- Find employment in a peer support role in a range of settings such as mental health, addiction, disability, or other significant health conditions
- Use your lived experience to support the sustainable living of others with similar experience
- Build on your own recovery journey
Cavalli College qualifications have been designed with many pathway options available. Upon completion of this programme you will be eligible to apply for a variety of further study options.
View the pathway diagram illustrating the flow of our qualifications and how they complement each other.
Study dates
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