Kia Mataara peer training - October 2025
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Kia Mataara peer training programme for the Aotearoa consumer, peer support, and lived experience (CPSLE) workforce. Te Pou is partnering with Comcare for this transformative programme.
The Kia Mataara programme takes twelve weeks to complete and features:
- two in-person workshops
- five virtual workshops
- reflective workplace practices and learnings
- one-on-one professional conversations.
Participants must be able to commit to the full programme. The in-person workshops will take place in Ōtautahi Christchurch on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October.
The online modules fall on consecutive Tuesdays:
- Module 1 - 21 October
- Module 2 - 28 October
- Module 3 - 4 November
- Module 4 - 11 November
- Module 5 - 18 November
Other dates
- Pastoral Care Session - 2 December, 10.30am to 11.30am
- Professional Reflective Conversations (PRC) - booking between 8 December to 12 December.
- Certificates and graduation - between 15 December and 19 December.
This training sits outside our funded work programme, therefore, there will be a fee to participate. The investment to complete Kia Mataara is $1060 pp +GST.
Once your expression of interest has been received, it will be reviewed, and you may be contacted to discuss your suitability for the programme.
Successful participants will be notified.
Participant requirements
To participate in Kia Mataara training, participants must meet the following requirements.
- A minimum certificate level 3 or 4 in health and wellbeing.
- Have lived experience of mental health and/or addiction.
- Be currently employed in a consumer, peer support, and lived experience role.
- Have the support of your employer to attend the training and apply what you have learned in your workplace.
- Be able to commit to completing all modules.
Please email Megan.Beattie@tepou.co.nz with any questions.
