COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS COURSE CODE DISFS01
DATE LOCATION
25th November 2008 Manchester 
  Ambassador Volunteer Centre for Mentoring and Befriending

We are working in partnership with the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation to promote mentoring and befriending projects across Volunteer Centres in the East Midlands.

Please contact us for more information on mentoring and befriending schemes in the local area.

The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF) is the national body offering support and information to practitioners and projects working across the befriending and mentoring sector.

As the national stratetic body, MBF also works to influence policy and practice in the sector and across the government.

The MBF has developed a national infrastructure with regional co-ordinators responsible for engaging with and supporting pactitioners in the field, offering support at a local level.

There are two co-ordinators covering the East Midlands, and their contact details are below:

• Val Barritt - 07932 453511
• val.barritt@mandbf.org.uk

MBF can offer:
• Networking and training events
• Opportunities to share good practice
• Advice on setting up or developing a befriending or mentoring scheme
• A wide range of publications and resources
• Guidance and support to help achieve the quality standard for mentoring and befriending – the  ‘Approved Provider Standard’

In this area, your co-ordinator is Val Barritt who is already working with a range of projects and organisations across Lincolnshire – including befriending for the elderly, young carers groups and those working within the mental health sector.

Val is also very keen to establish networking opportunities at a local level, so please contact her to let her know if you would be interested.

The MBF website is packed with information and news stories, so please do explore the website and if you have news items or case studies that you would like to share, then get in touch with Val.

Are you working within the Mentoring or Befriending sector?

Do you use volunteers in the roles of mentors or befrienders?

National training programme

Mentor volunteer training for programme co-ordinators                                           18th September 2008, BVSC, Birmingham                                                           Learn how to develop a comprehensive training programme for your volunteer mentors. Modules include the purpose and key process of mentoring, skills and attributes needed by volunteers, ground rules and communication skills.

Befriender volunteer training for programme co-ordinators                                     30th September 2008, BVSC, Birmingham                                                            Want to develop a training programme for your volunteers? Need to refresh your schedule? Learn how to develop a comprehensive training programme for volunteer befrienders. Modules include the purpose and key process of mentoring, skills and attributes needed by volunteers, ground rules and communication skills.

Setting up a successful mentoring or befriending programme - Part One                 4th November 2008, BVSC, Birmingham                                                          Interested in setting up a programme? Wondered if you have set up your programme correctly? Then attend this workshop to find out more about the different models of mentoring and befriending and how to apply these when developing your programme.

Personal safety for volunteers & clients in association with Suzy Lamplugh Trust  18th December 2008, BVSC, Birmingham                                                              This course helps you to implement practical steps to improve your policies and procedures around personal safety for your volunteers and clients.It includes aggressive behaviour, working out and about, home visits and safer travelling.

Peer Mentoring

Pre-16 peer mentor co-ordinator training                                                                    11th March 2009, Brittania Hotel, Nottingham                                                               This one day training course is aimed at practitioners within the education sector working within Key Stage 3/4 who wish to set up a peer mentoring programme to support students who may be facing barriers to their lerning. The course is aimed at introducing practitioners to peer mentoring and the programme co-ordination.

Post-16 peer mentor co-ordinator                                                                                11th March 2009, Brittania Hotel, Nottingham                                                              This one day training course is aimed at practitioners working within Further and Higher Education, as well as those providing support services for young people within the voluntary and community sectors. The coourse is aimed at introducing you to peer mentor programme coordination and provide you with cor resources for training and supporting your peer mentors.

Peer mentoring networking event                                                                              12th March 2009, Brittania Hotel, Nottingham                                                              Regional networking event for Co-ordinators and peer mentors

Peer mentoring dates near to your region

Pre-16 peer mentor co-ordinator training                                                                    15th October 2008, Peterborough United Football Club, Peterborough                     

Post-16 peer mentor co-ordinator training                                                                  15th October 2008, Peterborough United Football Club, Peterborough                     

Peer mentoring networking event                                                                              16th October 2008, Peterborough United Football Club, Peterborough

If you would like alternative course dates and locations for the National Training Programme please access them at National training programme

Training -                                                                                Setting up a successful mentoring or befriending programme - Part 1        

COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS	COURSE CODE SUMBP01
DATE	LOCATION
9th October 2008	Manchester
4th November 2008	Birmingham

Training -                                                                                Successful programme management and operation - Part 2      

Training -                                                                                    Post-16 peer mentor co-ordinator training