Organisational Readiness Training to Learn Embed Transform
Fully Funded (FREE) Training – Available Until 30 September 2026!
The Queensland Mental Health Commission (QMHC) is making this high-impact Organisational Readiness Training by Dr. Louise Byrne and Lived Experience Training (.org) available at no cost to eligible organisations, for a limited time only.
This is a rare opportunity to access Orientation to Lived and Living Experience for All Staff,
an evidence-based, sector-leading training, completely FREE while funding lasts!
Over 2,000 participants are already benefiting from this sector-leading program.
Don’t miss your chance to join them, enrol for free below.
Course 1: Learn More
Course 1: Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training (Self-paced)
Evidence-informed understanding, for all staff about Lived-Living Experience workforces to build inclusive and positive workforce culture.
Equip your workforce with our accessible orientation training to enhance organisational readiness to understand and embrace Lived-Living Experience workforces.
Dive into essential insights and definitions at your own pace. Building a whole-of-workforce understanding of Lived-Living Experience and fostering effective collaboration.
Modality – Online, self-paced to allow individuals or groups to learn at their own speed, at a time that’s convenient.
Course 2: Learn More
Regional Understanding and Planning Sessions
Supporting Sustainable & Authentic Lived-Living Experience Workforce Development
The Regional Understanding and Planning Sessions equip leaders with the knowledge needed to support the growth of a sustainable and authentic Lived-Living Experience workforce.
Building on the foundational ‘bedrock’ orientation training, these sessions provide:
Critical insights to inform an evidence-based approach
Guidance on organisational readiness and cultural change management
Practical steps to embed Lived-Living Experience workforces effectively.
Please note after finishing course one you will have the opportunity to register for the Regional Understanding and Planning Sessions, positions are limited and filling fast.
Who's Eligible?
Who’s Eligible?
If you or your organisation operates in Queensland, you may qualify! Eligible sectors include:
✔ NGOs & Charities (including PHN-funded services & PHNs)
✔ Mental Health, AOD, Harm Reduction, Disability, Housing, Suicide Prevention, First Nations & related services
✔ Queensland Health, HHS, and state government-funded departments
✔ Higher Education institutions: TAFE*
*If you are part of a university or are a university student, please contact us to discuss options
Not eligible but still interested? You can self-fund access! Visit
Lived Experience Training (.org) for more details.
Enrol Below Today
Individuals:
Sign up here.
Sign up here.
Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training
If you are based in Queensland:
An individual wanting to enrol yourself,
Testing the course on behalf of an organisation, or
Not currently being enrolled through a workplace,
please click the button below to register as an individual.
Organisations:
Sign up here.
Sign up here.
Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training
If you are a Queensland-based organisation or service and wish to enrol:
Your entire workforce,
A specific team, or
Two or more staff members,
Please click the button below to register on behalf of your organisation.
Fully Funded (FREE) Training – Available Until 30 September 2026!
The Queensland Mental Health Commission (QMHC) is making this
high-impact Organisational Readiness Training by Dr. Louise Byrne and
Lived Experience Training (.org) available at no cost to eligible organisations.
This is a rare opportunity to access Orientation to Lived and Living Experience for All Staff,
an evidence-based, sector-leading training, completely FREE while funding lasts!
✅ Who’s Eligible?
If your organisation operates in Queensland, you may qualify! Eligible sectors include:
✔ NGOs & Charities (including PHN-funded services & PHNs)
✔ Mental Health, AOD, Harm Reduction, Disability, Housing, Suicide Prevention, First Nations & related services
✔ Queensland Health, HHS, and state government-funded departments
✔ Higher Education institutions: TAFE*
*If you are part of a university or are a university student, please contact us to discuss options
Bonus: Even if some of your staff live outside Queensland, as long as they work within the state, they’re still eligible!
Not eligible but still interested? You can self-fund access! Visit
Lived Experience Training (.org) for more details.
Time is Limited, But Enrolling is Easy
Register below to lock in your free access to training that’s already helping hundreds. Funding is limited, secure your access today.
Course 1: Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training (self-paced)
Evidence-informed understanding, for all staff about Lived-Living Experience workforces to build inclusive and positive workforce culture.
Equip your workforce with our accessible orientation training to enhance organisational readiness to understand and embrace Lived-Living Experience workforces.
Dive into essential insights and definitions at your own pace. Building a whole-of-workforce understanding of Lived-Living Experience and fostering effective collaboration.
Sign up and gain access below
Organisations - Sign Up Here
Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training
If you are a Queensland-based organisation or service and wish to enrol:
Your entire workforce,
A specific team, or
Two or more staff members,
Please click the button below to register on behalf of your organisation.
Individuals - Sign Up Here
Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training
If you are:
An individual wanting to enrol yourself,
Testing the course on behalf of an organisation, or
Not currently being enrolled through a workplace,
please click the button below to register as an individual.
Please click the button below to register on behalf of your organisation.
Testimonials From Those Who’ve Completed the Training
“Thank you for this training. I learned a lot. Having Lived Experience and for the first time are employed in a designated role it was invaluable to be provided with clear and constructive reasons 'why lived experience matters', the difference between Lived Experience and Lived Expertise and how 'having lived experience in a non-designated role' is still of value”
“I really appreciated the clarity provided in this training!”
“10/10”
“Great getting a comprehensive description and perspective of the roles and functions and purpose of this valuable workforce.”
“Useful to get understanding of the course before we started the zoom session.”
“Helpful information to prepare the basis of the training program and user-friendly.”
“I felt the online training was simple to navigate and provided a very sound base knowledge of Lived and Living Experience expertise, particularly relevant to my role.”
“An excellent start to my journey of learning about and encompassing Lived and Living Experience in our workforce and lives.”
Was good - enjoyed the breakdown of the “modules” Liked that it was all SF staff present - gave us the opportunity to discuss how it relates to our organisation & have rich & open conversations
“Such an accommodating team..... Thank you for really unpacking the vital work and importance of ppl with LLE!”
“Good grounding. Useful to have concepts defined.”
“Engaging and knowledge building”
“Wonderful balance of breakouts and training.”
“This training was excellent! The information was presented in a very digestible and easy to understand way. Despite working in the Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce for many years, this training allowed me to grow and refine my knowledge and gave words to some of the concepts I often grapple with. Upon completion of this training I immediately recommended it to three organisations who employ Lived Experience workers and encouraged all their staff to complete it.”
“Very good training. Thank you.”
“Very informative and helpful.”
“Very clear, engaging and informative.”
“It was succinct and informative”
“Really changed my perception of the roles of LLE and supported my thinking to be bigger”
“I found this very interesting and useful in my work.”
“Great informative training.”
“Easy to use, learnt something new, the facilitator passion came through”
“Really appreciated the clarity and directness of this training and the positive and hopeful delivery style!”
“This course has validated both my understanding of LLE workforce development and the direction I'm taking professionally in this area. I like the built-in reflection questions and appreciate that some of the 'thorny' concerns were discussed. Louise's voice is very easy to listen to! It would've been helpful to have a few more slides in the videos, and ideally a pdf printable for slides in each video so I could add my own notes; this is only because it suits my learning style to see and hear content at the same time, so just a suggestion for future courses 🙂 Thanks for creating these courses to support LLE literacy at all levels!”
“Thank you Lived Experience Training and Louise! This has been a great opportunity to enhance my knowledge and understanding. I absolutely love the self paced nature of the course and the opportunities for reflection through the quizzes. I am now going to encourage my whole workplace to undertake this incredibly valuable/vital course for organisations.”
“Great session, common sense well grounded. Thanks very much.”
“Having the opportunity to discuss with peers was a great idea so we could unpack some of the key learnings”
“Welcoming and supportive online session. Louise and Mel shared information seamlessly and touching on the orientation training content was a good way to cement the learning. Small work group break out rooms helped to keep the content engaging and supported greater contribution. Hearing about "Appreciative Inquiry" was refreshing. Found the Q&A very helpful. Thank you!”
“Thank you for a great session and I look forward to expanding my knowledge further.”
“Enjoyed mix of examples and information provided. Great presenters & hosts”
“All fab!!! More time would have been great, but only cos I'm hungry for it!!!”
“Well structured training with a good mix of content and discussion. Overall it was refreshing and validating.”
“This has given me a strong base to further my leadership journey in this space.”
“Time to make the training real life for our organisation. Future thinking and what we are doing now. Great to have leaders and doérs in the room. Great number of participants.”
“Wonderful course that supported me to explore my existing ideas around the benefits and challenges of the LLE workforce. Highly recommended”
“Engaging, collaborative, informative. Run well with some fabulous insights, great conversations. I felt we were very well supported by the session and understood. Very enjoyable. I look forward to more! Thank you all.”
“This was useful in extending the information from the orientation and grounding it in our organisation and work.”
“A nice reflective space to think of us as an org and where we are up to and what we need. An opportunity to hear from different people in the org, in particular what they see we are doing and what we could focus on and needs. also to notice we are actually doing ok overall, while still a way to go we are in this.”
“Engaging content, lots of opportunity for reflection and the need for advocacy in this space.”
“Great session - very well presented. I probably would’ve liked a bit more content on the “doing”.
“This training is thought provoking. Would happily spend more time in this training to allow for deeper discussion and questions.”
“Great to connect with the team, provided a collective goal and commitment.”
This training reflects the evolving landscape of the Lived and Living Experience workforce. It upholds foundational, relational values through a rights-based approach that honours diverse perspectives and peer contexts , including those grounded in harm reduction, AOD, and other emerging areas. It recognises how intersectionality shapes experience, perspective, and contribution.
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Learn more: about ‘What informs this Training’, including ‘Diversity and Intersectionality’, ‘Accessibility’, ‘About Us’ and ‘What People Love’
Lived Experience Training acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands upon which we live and work. We are grateful to past and present Elders for their cultural knowledge and deep connection to land, sea and community. We pay our deep and heartfelt respects to these essential leaders and thank them for their guidance. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
For a definition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience, please go to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience Centre