Mentoring and Befriending Solutions are committed to ensuring that those responsible for the management and operation of mentoring, befriending and school based peer support programmes have the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to carry out their roles safely and effectively. We specialise in providing expert training from highly respected leaders in the field, delivered in a way that best meets your specific requirements and your budget.

We offer:

Bespoke Training
We can work with you to evaluate your objectives and design a bespoke training course that meets your specific needs and can be delivered at a venue of your choice. If you choose a bespoke training course, one of our suitably experienced trainers will work with you to tailor the agenda and content of any proposed training to reflect the nature of your programme and address your specific requirements. Topics may be drawn from our range of off the peg courses.

In-House Training
We can deliver training drawn from our range of off the peg courses and express workshops at your premises as an in-house event for your staff.  Minor modifications will be made to the agenda and content to better reflect the needs of your programme and your staff.

Express Workshops
A popular choice for community and steering groups, membership network meetings and conference delegates. They are an excellent and cost effective way of promoting information, sharing good practice and acquiring knowledge, core skills and expertise through bite size sessions. Express workshops are delivered by experienced facilitators in the field of mentoring, befriending and school based peer support.

Express workshop topics include:

• Mentoring/ befriending/ buddying/peer mentoring in context
• 10 steps to successful planning and implementation
• Implementing a sustainable funding approach
• Demonstrating your impact and effectiveness
• Building confidence in commissioning and procurement
• Supporting consortia and partnership development
• Safeguarding your participants
• Making social media work for your organisation

Off the Peg Training
We specialise in providing a wide range of high quality and affordable training courses to support growth and financial sustainability of mentoring, befriending and school based peer support across the UK. Our courses combine a mix of trainer experience, demonstration skills, observation and discussion as well as theory, reflection and analysis. All of our courses are facilitated by highly experienced and respected trainers who have an extensive record of delivering a first class learning experience that can add real value to you and your organisation. Our trainers are strategically located around the UK so that we are able to offer accessible training throughout the country.

Off the Peg Training courses include:

Mentoring

• An introduction to planning and implementing a successful mentoring programme
• Mentoring fundamentals
• Mentoring trainers toolkit: The ultimate step by step guide to preparing and training volunteer mentors

Befriending

• Introduction to planning and implementing a successful befriending programme
• Building resilience in local communities through befriending
• Befriending fundamentals
• Befriending trainers toolkit: The ultimate step by step guide to preparing and training volunteer befrienders

School and College based peer support programmes

• Introduction to planning and implementing a successful peer support programme
• Introduction to planning and implementing a successful community or school based buddy scheme for children and young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LDD)
• How to set up an effective business mentoring outreach programme for your students
• Peer mentoring trainers toolkit: An essential guide to preparing and training children and young people to provide effective peer support.

Generic training courses

• Financial sustainability: An essential guide to developing a sustainable income strategy for your programme
• Measuring the effectiveness of your programme
• Creating successful partnerships with stakeholders
• Making social media channels work for you
• Essential HR policies and procedures for mentoring, befriending and school based peer support and student mentoring programmes
• Managing risk: An essential guide to keeping participants safe
• Designing an effective communications strategy to increase your reach

To find out more about any of our training courses or to discuss how we can help you and your organisation with your training needs please get in touch. Keep up to date with news, events, networking and training opportunities in your area by registering here for updates.

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