Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8a-b59a-7088-bf5e-d1c69ffffebc/mentoring-training closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Mentoring Training [Calderdale College](https://tendernation.io/buyers/calderdale-college) Estimated value Not stated Published 16 May 2022 Deadline Closed 30 May 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The College is seeking to appoint a specialist training provider to deliver short bespoke courses specifically for Mentoring training. The target group for this training is apprentices, employees and employers of organisations operating in Leeds City Region. We are looking for specialist providers of training who: o can demonstrate a track record of successfully delivering the required skills training to a high quality and compliant standard, particularly to SME businesses and organisations in the Leeds City Region o can demonstrate local knowledge and understands how to communicate with a variety of businesses and employees from a wide range of sectors o have a good knowledge of apprenticeships to apply the training most appropriately to the target group The aim of the training is to provide short courses at both Level 2 and Level 3 with the intention to equip new or less experienced mentors with a grounding in mentoring theory and best practice, to enhance their skills to effectively mentor apprentices within the workplace. The specific target group for this training is mentors, aspiring mentors, line managers and employers with a responsibility for mentoring or managing apprentices now or in the future. As part of the training, there is an expectation that the successful provider will deliver an accredited Mentoring unit to participants at Level 2 or Level 3. An example has been provided below, but alternative suggestions of accredited units will be welcomed. ### Title of Skills Training Unit Level 2 - Understanding Mentoring - from Level 2 Award in Effective Mentoring Skills Level 3 - Understanding Good Practice in Mentoring within an Organisational Context - from Level 3 Award in Effective Mentoring The Skills Provider must be accredited to deliver the accredited qualification at the time of application and must provide evidence of this. We expect the successfully appointed organisations to be responsible for: o Designing programme content and delivering the allocated skills training o Delivering to apprentices, employers and employees of organisations identified by employer engagement staff at Calderdale College o Providing the skills training at an appropriate time and place to suit businesses and employees ensuring maximum participation, which may include online and distance learning to ensure flexibility o Provision of all supporting material, which could include but is not limited to; presentation slides, worksheets, demonstration materials, additional specialist trainers/consultants (where appropriate) o Full compliance with European Social Fund (ESF), College Branding and Publicity guidance, copies of which will be provided by the College o Support the College in ensuring participants complete specified template programme documentation such as participation eligibility forms, Individual Learning Plans and feedback forms, and returning them ... Additional information: All applications to be submitted through [in-tendhost.co.uk/calderdale/aspx/Home](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/calderdale/aspx/Home) Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU ### Funding Description The Collaborative Apprenticeships Programme is part funded by the European Social Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/21bd45dc-5270-4297-a6e8-6fbbfaee9075) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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