The Collegiate Centre for Values Education has been successful in its bid to the Lottery Awards for All Fund and has been granted £9,600 towards the costs of delivering a volunteer mentoring programme that is being launched on the 9 November in the Camp Hill area of Nuneaton. 

The programme will provide high quality training for 20 volunteers who would like a career path in Social Mentoring. Volunteers are able to qualify starting at NVQ Level 2 and progress to the Certificate for Social Mentoring and Values Guidance that is validated by the University of Birmingham.

During training the volunteers will be expected to mentor a vulnerable young person or persons for at least one day each week.  The mentoring will be structured and based on identified individual need relating to developing emotional literacy, life, interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. We would hope to help a minimum of 30 young people aged between 13 and 17 during this time.

Project Manager Liza Russell has been delighted at the response from volunteers in the area who are enthusiastic not only about gaining new skills and a recognised qualification but by the challenge of helping disadvantaged young people in their local community.

" To improve the quality of life through education and training"