APS Quality standard

We promote quality and good practice in mentoring and befriending through the promotion and development of the national quality standard: the Approved Provider Standard (APS).

APS is the national quality standard designed specifically for mentoring and befriending schemes. Since 2001 over 800 programmes (from small ones with a couple of volunteers to programmes operating nationally with 100s) have been accredited with it. Projects which meet the requirements of APS’s 12 elements are accredited for three years.

Find out what funders, projects and are very own chief executive have to say about the benefits of achieving APS in our short promotional film: ‘Talking quality standards’.

Interested to get your scheme accredited? Read more about what APS is, its benefits and sign up to work towards achieving it.

If you have any questions or queries relating to APS, please contact our quality standard co-ordinator, Rosy Dick or by phone on 07918 070610.

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APS Quality standard

• What’s APS?
• What’s involved?
• Action planning
• Assessment
• After assessment
• Reaccreditation
• Project directory
• Other standards