Accredited Members

Minimum of 1.5 hours per calendar month regardless of number of mentees. 

Can be a mix of one-to-one, peer, telephone, and online, as all these count for accreditation.

Best Practices in Youth Mentoring Supervision resources.

For accredited members if you’re currently practising with mentees. If you’re managing a full caseload, you may need to increase these hours as necessary. You can take a break from supervision if you’re not seeing any mentees in a calendar month. This should be documented for accreditation purposes.

Student Membership for Trainees

Minimum of 1.5 hours per calendar month. Ratio of 8 hours mentoring to 1 hour supervision, with supervision every two weeks. Can be a mix of one-to-one or group. A facilitator is needed for group supervision. Peer supervision is not acceptable for students.

Best Practices in Youth Mentoring supervision resources – see below Especially BPiYM054 Introduction to supervision for members.

AYM Courses Mandatory

Accreditation course guidelines also stipulate this requirement. Some require more, so check with individual courses.

External Courses / Training Recommended. 

Usually mandatory for accredited courses. It may also be mandatory depending on your career choices and future accreditation, if you’re planning to use hours towards accreditation. If you need to check your own course criteria, refer to your course tutors or training organisations.

Other Categories

Minimum of 1.5 hours per calendar month. Members only using mentoring skills should have appropriate supervision adequate to their needs (see the Ethical Framework for Youth Mentoring)

Best Practices in Youth Mentoring supervision resources – see below. Ethical Framework for Youth Mentoring. AYM Register guide to supervision.

Mandatory. 1.5 hours or adequate supervision for your needs is recommended if you’re seeing mentees. If you have a full caseload, you may need to increase these hours as necessary. If you’re working towards accreditation, 1.5 hours is required..