In the UK, mutual support plays an important role in recovery but also offers the opportunity of recognised employment and a career pathway, promoting both independence and a working future for people with mental health issues. Recognising the importance of these two innovative approaches led to the design and development of thethis course, which has been used across the UK, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Spain, and the Netherlands. This is a course designed to prepare people with lived experience of mental health problems to be employed in peer support roles and support others in their recovery. It will not only provide them with the knowledge, skills and experience required to be in a peer support role but will also contribute to the creation of a recognised employment and career pathway. The course is designed to meet five learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are statements that describe what a student will be able to do as a result of the learning. These outcomes will help tutors to focus on what they want the students to achieve and help students to understand what is expected of them. People successfully completing the course will be able to: • Explore the development of the recovery approach in mental health • Explain peer support and its role in recovery • Demonstrate the development of relationships based on peer support values • Apply strengths based approaches in the peer support role • Demonstrate an awareness of how to practice safely and effectively in the formalised peer support role These five learning outcomes are delivered through the course which comprises 12 modules: an introductory module; nine modules covering a range of topics; and two assessments.