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For Daisy: Before Anyone Else
Certified Peer Educator Training
SafeBAE’s Certified Peer Educator Training empowers young people to lead conversations about consent, healthy relationships, and their lived experiences by equipping them with the knowledge, confidence, and leadership skills to drive prevention efforts in their own schools and communities. Whether you’re a student ready to make change or an educator looking to bring youth-led programming into your school, this training is a powerful way to shift school culture from the inside out.
This training is offered in memory of our co-founder, Daisy Coleman, whose vision and leadership continue to inspire SafeBAE’s mission and youth nationwide. #ForDaisy
What is the Peer Educator Certification?
SafeBAE’s Certified Peer Educator Training is a free, self-paced training designed for high school students who want to lead sexual violence prevention in their schools and communities. Trauma-informed and accessible from anywhere, the program equips students to educate peers, challenge harmful norms, and build safer school environments.
The certification includes 16 interactive online modules, plus one-on-one support from SafeBAE’s team. Upon completion, students receive an official certification, along with access to ongoing leadership, organizing, and advocacy opportunities.
Peer educators become trusted voices in their schools — facilitating classroom discussions, leading school clubs, organizing events, running social media campaigns, and modeling what consent culture looks like in practice. This training creates a clear pathway for young people to drive cultural change.
How It Works
Becoming a Certified Peer Educator is simple, flexible, and fully supported. Students can register and complete the training entirely for free and at their own pace.
1. Complete the Registration Form
Fill out a short interest form to get started. We’ll send you everything you need to begin the training.
2. Create Your Training Portal Account
Set up your secure account on Podia to unlock all 16 modules and additional resources.
3. Complete 16 Modules
Learn about consent, healthy relationships, digital safety, and more across 16 interactive modules, completed at your own pace.
4. Meet with SafeBAE
Schedule a one-on-one or join a group session with our team. Reflect on your experience and explore next steps together.
5. Earn Your Certificate
After completing all 16 modules and meeting with SafeBAE staff, you’ll earn your official certificate and gain access to ongoing leadership opportunities.
6. Start Leading
Put your skills into action by leading presentations, organizing campaigns, or starting a SafeBAE Club. You’ll be supported by our team and national network.
Why Peer Education Matters
Prevention only works when it feels real, and for most students, that means hearing it from someone they trust. Peer education brings authenticity, relatability, and lived experience into the conversation.
When youth lead, their peers listen differently. They ask more honest questions. They take ownership. They change behavior not because they were told to, but because they saw someone like them modeling something better.
“As I went on in the training, I felt like I could be a more helpful and supportive person and that I would know what to do if something happened to me or anyone I know. I feel confident that I can help people in all sorts of situations and I am more educated on the effects of rape culture.”
— SafeBAE Certified Peer Educator
Training Modules Include
1
Rape Culture & Creating a Culture of Respect
2
Sexual Harassment, Assault, & Rape Defined
3
Consent is BAE (Before Anything Else)
4
Healthy Relationships & Boundaries
5
Male Identified Youth & Sexual Violence
6
Myths, Facts & Statistics
7
Sexual Violence & Relationships in Media
8
Online Safety & Sending Nudes
9
How to Support A Survivor
10
Reporting Options & Investigation Requirements
11
Your Rights in School (Title IX & Beyond)
12
Healing After Sexual Assault
13
Dating After Experiencing Sexual Violence
14
Bystander Intervention (The BAEcode)
15
How to Respond If You’ve Been Accused
16
Public Speaking & Leading as a Peer Educator
