Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor Upskill Training

This product can only be purchased by Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa instructors approved to upskill in the Youth programme.

You must be an accredited Standard Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa instructor, have delivered a minimum of two workshops in the past 12 months, be up-to-date with your annual accreditation fee, and have completed a recent Ministry of Justice check to be eligible to upskill in the Youth programme.

The Youth MHFA instructor upskill training includes:

• attendance at the 3-day in-person instructor upskill training course
• a hardcopy of the Youth MHFA teaching manual
• access to the Youth MHFA instructors resource hub on Moodle with downloadable teaching materials
• two mentoring sessions with a MHFA Trainer to support the delivery of your first workshop.

What should I expect at the training course?

Day 1 and Day 2 (Monday and Tuesday: 8:30am to 4pm)

Upskilling instructors will participate in the Youth MHFA Aotearoa workshop. This allows participants the opportunity to experience the workshop content, how to teach activities, how to engage and monitor a room, and maintain safety.

Day 3 (Wednesday: 8:30am to 3pm)

Facilitation skills and workshop content will be reviewed, focusing on the differences between the Youth and Standard programmes.

Please note, prices exclude GST.