NTPP: National Training Pilot Program

Mentor Training has won the contract to design, develop and implement the mentoring and sustainability components of VAHEC's (Victorian Association of Health & Extended Care) National Training Pilot Program.

The mentoring program will develop a model that will free the participating aged care homes from being totally dependant upon outside organisations e.g., registered training organisations for all their training needs to being independent in managing the training for their workplace.

Aims & Objectives of the Mentoring Program

The Mentoring Program is intended to:

• assist in developing a model for sustainability of training delivery. Training will be provided to forty (40) selected workplace supervisors who are non nursing staff from the participating residential aged care facilities. These staff will act as 'Workplace Champions' or 'Workplace Mentors'. These Workplace Mentors will be drawn from the non nursing staff who work in a supervisory capacity or as a 'senior' personal care assistant. The Nationally Recognised Training will be delivered under VAHEC's Registered Training Organisation status by appropriately qualified trainers and assessors who meet the National Training Framework and the Australian Quality Training Framework. Workplace Mentors will be responsible for delivering mentoring services to staff within their respective workplaces using the tools developed and by drawing on the guidance and assistance of the 'External Mentor' provided by Mentor Training (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
  
  
• ensure that Workplace Mentors are overseen/supported and co-ordinated by an External Mentor (who will be based in Melbourne).
  
  
• develop a model that can be used and implemented by other aged care facilities once the project is completed empowering them to become independent in managing training for their workplace
  
  
• provide feedback and data about the mentorship over the 18 month timeframe that will be used to assist VAHEC in developing a quality control and continuous improvement strategy in accordance with the AQTF. A structured evaluation methodology will be implemented over the duration of the training.
  
  
• provide benchmarking activities within and between the participating facilities.

During the course of the pilot project Mentor Training will co-ordinate the delivery of Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment courses including units of competency drawn from the Community Services Training Package.

Natalie Miller, Mentor's project co-ordinator will lead Mentor's involvement in this project.