Opportunity Peer Coach Academy

At Peer Coach Academy, we offer a unique opportunity to train and coach as a Peer Coach. Over a period of time, you will be part of a diverse group of people who, like you, have gone through significant experiences and are willing to use those experiences to help others.
Here, you will learn to use your own story as a powerful tool for transformation. Through our training program, you will acquire the skills necessary to guide others who are on the same journey, creating a deep connection that facilitates more effective joint work.

As a Peer Coach, you will not only be offering support; you will be opening doors, showing paths and accompanying people at every step of their journey. It is a role that requires commitment and passion, but it also offers the immense satisfaction of knowing that you are making a real and positive difference in the lives of others, while discovering new facets of your own being.

We invite you to join Peer Coach Academy, where you’ll be able to channel your experiences into a transformative force. Here, you’ll not only train as a Peer Coach, but you’ll also become a beacon of hope and change for those in need. Together, we can create a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of many people.

We look forward to seeing you soon
and accompanying you on this exciting journey!

Program overview

The training starts twice a year, lasts for about 5 months and includes:

• 28 Training Sessions: Each session is 2 hours long, helping you build key coaching skills.
• 10 Hours of Mentor Coaching: Work with experienced coaches who will guide you and help you improve.
• 25 Practice Coaching Sessions: Practise your skills with fellow students in a supportive environment.
• At Least 80 Real Coaching Sessions: Apply what you’ve learned by coaching others in real situations.
• Assignments and Reflections: You’ll write session transcripts, reflect on your coaching and personal growth, and receive feedback.

Time Commitment:
Be prepared to invest about 15 hours a week in this program.

Art of coaching

• Learn how to listen, really listen. To hear what’s behind the words, to understand and really see your peers.
• Learn to build trust, to build a bond. Learn to encourage your peers to open up, to be vulnerable.
• Learn to be a little bit disruptive, by asking unexpected questions, or just to repeat that one word. To stimulate the peer to step out of the comfort zone and look from a different perspective.
• Mastering the art of Coaching, sometimes a coach will use methods (in the training we will teach two) but often the coach freely combines different techniques of questions, reflections, summaries or even silences. You will learn those techniques, methods, goal setting and contracting. The most important thing you will learn is – again – to really hear and see your peers.

Upcoming Training Start Dates

• October 8, 2024: (online in Dutch and non-native English)
• March 4, 2025: (Online in Dutch, non-native English, Ukrainian, and Spanish) 

Terms and conditions

• Age Requirement: Participants must be at least 21 years old.
• Learning Ability: You need to have a good level of thinking ability, as coaching involves understanding complex ideas.
• Language Skills: You must have a level of at least B1 in the training language.

• Self-Funding Terms:
  • The investment amount is based on your net monthly income, including any income from a partner if applicable.
  • The maximum price will not be more than the standard employer-sponsored price.
  • If these conditions do not work for you, please contact us to discuss other options.
  • Payment can be made in 5 monthly instalments, starting one week before the first day of training.
  • Requests for a ‘free ride’ can be done by email in Dutch or English. You will be asked to provide information and documents to support your request.