The Scarlet Alliance Peer Educator Online Training site makes it easy for you to access learning at your pace and to achieve your Peer Educator goals – whether you choose to use it as a learning resource to improve your peer educator knowledge and skills, or if you decide to undertake all of the learning modules followed by the activities and submit for review you can achieve a Scarlet Alliance Certificate of Completion…… it’s up to you!

The self-paced course contributes important knowledge and skills that support your work. All of the material has been either written or selected by sex workers and peer educators, and the optional activities are reviewed by an experienced sex worker peer educator who provides feedback. Upon completion of all the activities you will receive an official Scarlet Alliance Certificate of Completion. Enrolment is open to members of Scarlet Alliance and is free.

The Scarlet Alliance online training aims to increase the knowledge and skills of sex worker peer educators through an online, accessible, relevant and current learning resource. SANTAP sets a national benchmark for sex worker peer education, providing a nationally consistent, upto-date and best practice approach to sex worker peer education.

The Modules

The online training contains the following regularly updated modules:

• The Diversity of Sex Workers
• Peer Education
• Migrant Sex Work versusTrafficking
• Community Development
• Activism and Advocacy
• Law Reform
• Safer Sex Education
• Outreach

Each module will guide you through a range of topics using a variety of materials and resources including videos, articles, text, and further readings. There are also a range of optional activities you can complete, such as short answer questions, role play scenarios and quizzes. The completed activities will be reviewed by an experienced peer educator and feedback will be provided.

Once you have finished all the activities you will receive an official Certificate of Completion.

Why enrol?

The online training provides an opportunity to learn new or hone existing skills in delivering peer education to sex workers.

Peer education continues to be a significant focus of the work of sex worker organisations and crucial to sex worker advocacy as well Australia’s National HIV, BBV and STI response.

It doesn’t matter if you’re just starting out at a sex worker organisation, thinking of gaining employment as a peer educator, providing informal peer education with your co-workers and friends, or have been employed in a peer educator role for many years; the online training has something to offer you.

The resources and links are constantly peer reviewed and updated to include new and exciting developments, so you can always check back in to see what’s changed!

How to enrol?

The online peer educator training is available free for Scarlet Alliance members. All current and former sex workers who agree to the Scarlet Alliance objectives can join – there are free and paid membership options at Information for Individual Members of Scarlet Alliance.

Register your interest by completing the Application for Enrolment Form. Please read the Peer Educator Online Site Terms and Conditions before completing the Application for Enrolment Form. Note you will need to be enrolled to have access to the Site materials. Once your application has been approved you will be emailed a log-in for the training course and you are all set to go!

If you are unsure if the training is right for you or would like more info please contact the SANTAP Coordinator on Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-6pm on 02 9517 2577 or email santap@scarletalliance.org.au

If you are already enrolled and registered to use the site you can go directly to the Peer Education Online Training Site to log in.