Accreditation

Get accreditation for your training courses, or become a course delivery partner

Introduction

As organisations continue to recognise the benefits of mentoring for long-term growth, being able to access appropriate, adaptable, training is becoming increasingly advantageous.

External assessment is a key step for any programme seeking accreditation and can play an important role in ensuring the quality of your programme. This analytical process ensures best practice is being followed, with the opportunity to identify potential points which could benefit from further development for long term programme stability.

The Mentoring School has two main pathways for accreditation of training- one for independently developed programmes and the other for those interested in using and adapting our courses as an accredited delivery partner. Read on for more information about which approach would best suit your circumstances.

Overview

Accreditation of your course

As international leaders in mentoring standards and development, The Mentoring School is proud to offer accreditation packages for independently developed programmes. We work with your organisation to review your training against standardised criteria for mentoring qualifications. This includes recognition of good practice, action plans to resolve any potential challenge points, and recommendations on ways to continuously monitor outcomes. Programmes will subsequently gain Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum level accreditation.

Process:

1. Contact us directly to register your interest in exploring accreditation (Call 02381 120010 or email us)
2. We arrange a meeting for you with one of our accreditation experts to talk through your existing programme. We will happily work through any questions you may have so that you feel confident in the process
3. You submit your course materials to The Mentoring School
4. Our assessors will thoroughly review your materials and grade them against the standardised criteria. They will provide detailed feedback along with either a recommendation to accredit the training, or an action plan to resolve potential challenge points.
5. When identified challenge points have been addressed you can resubmit for a new review.

Guideline Costs: £500 + VAT for first assessment of your course and materials.

If less than 3 improvements are required, your second assessment has no additional charge.

If more than 3 potential improvements are required, each subsequent assessment has a £300 + VAT fee.

Becoming a course delivery partner

In the event that your organisation is looking to establish its own, internal training course but do not want to start from scratch, The Mentoring School is pleased to offer the opportunity to become a course delivery partner. This means that you use our training and resources as a foundation, with the opportunity to adapt these to your specific needs. As part of this approach, participants can gain formal qualifications in your chosen courses.

Process:

1. Contact us directly to register your interest in becoming a course delivery partner (Call 02381 120010 or email us)
2. We arrange a meeting for you with one of our course experts to talk through your desired qualifications and programme formatting. We will happily talk you through any questions you may have so that you feel confident in the process
3. We train your chosen programme leaders on how to deliver course content, including best practice for delivering regulated qualifications and the specific requirements of your programme
4. These now accredited leaders deliver the course training and materials to learners within your organisation
5. We then provide assessment of those learners upon course completion, and register their subsequent qualifications
6. You annually re-register as a course deliver partner

Guideline Costs: £1250 + VAT for accreditation package (includes registration and training for 2 trainers).

Additional trainer registrations- £750 + VAT (per trainer)

Annual course delivery partner re-registration- £480 + VAT

Learner assessment and qualification registration fees- £205 + VAT (per learner)

Please note, all costs provided here are a guideline based on an average package. There may be some variation based on your unique requirements.