Peer Support

Course overview

This course is accredited by CPD UK.

Duration: Four sessions, each lasting 3.5 hours (9am – 12.30pm or 9.30am – 1pm)
Format: In-person at one of our Manchester venues
Cost: Pricing details are available upon inquiry

Unlock the power of lived experience to empower others.

Peer support creates opportunities for people with shared experiences to support, encourage and learn from one another. Whether delivered one-to-one or in groups, effective peer support can help people build confidence, develop resilience and feel less alone.

This CPD-accredited course equips participants with the practical skills, knowledge and confidence to use their lived experience safely and effectively to support others.

As peer support continues to grow across health, care and community services, this training provides a strong foundation for both paid and volunteer peer support roles.

Who is this course for?

This programme is ideal for:

• Peer Support Workers
• Volunteers
• Community organisations
• Support services
• Health and wellbeing practitioners
• Anyone using lived experience to support others

What you’ll learn

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• Use active listening skills to support meaningful conversations
• Draw on your lived experience appropriately and effectively
• Build positive, supportive peer relationships
• Set and maintain healthy boundaries
• Facilitate and manage group discussions
• Reflect on the language you use and its impact on others
• Support people in ways that promote confidence, growth and self-belief

Why choose Big Life?

For more than 25 years, Big Life has worked alongside people and communities to improve health, wellbeing and life chances.

Our training is informed by experience across health, care and community settings and delivered by skilled practitioners who understand the challenges facing today’s workforce.

We offer:

• Experienced and passionate trainers
• Practical, immediately usable skills and tools
• Person-centred and strengths-based approaches
• Training informed by real-world health, care and community experience
• Flexible learning that can be applied directly to your role

Ready to find out more?

Whether you’re looking to develop your own peer support skills or commission training for a team, we’d love to talk.

Email: training@thebiglifegroup.com