Peer educator identification and their roles

Peer educators are the selected workers among the workforce who, after getting trained, play a key role in the implementation of the TB programme in their workplace. They are expected to provide awareness, screening and treatment support to the workers in need. Ideally one peer educator should be there for 50 workers.

 A Peer Educator should: -

•  be literate with formal education up to Eighth class (preferable) 
• have effective communication skills & leadership qualities 
• be accepted by their peers in the workplace

All peer educators need to undergo four hours of ‘Course for health volunteer and treatment supporters in NTEP’, endorsed by Central TB Division, and obtain their certificates. Peer educators engaged in other health and wellness activities at workplaces like in occupational safety and health, HIV programmes etc. can also be trained and engaged. In a workplace with a health facility, the health staff can be further equipped to become trainers for training the peer educators.