Case Studies

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With-you Consultancy Ltd

With-you Consultancy Ltd, a leading national provider of peer support training in the UK, has been recognised for its excellence by receiving the AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group's (AIM) 2024 Quality Mark Centre of the Year award.

This case study explores With-you's commitment to high-quality training and the impact it has on individuals and organisations. Read more here.

Small Steps Big Changes

Small Steps Big Changes (SSBC), a Nottingham-based programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund’s A Better Start initiative, was named the 2024 Bespoke Accreditation Centre/Employer of the Year by AIM in recognition of SSBC's innovative bespoke training programmes which empower its workforce of Family Mentors who make a measureable difference to the lives of children and families in Nottingham.

This recognition underscores the value of AIM’s bespoke accreditation in enabling organisations like SSBC to deliver impactful, tailored training that addresses specific community needs while adhering to national standards. Read more here.

NDA Foundation - National Design Academy

The National Design Academy (NDA), established in 1988, addressed a critical gap in design education. They catered to learners facing limitations in traditional on-campus learning due to work and family commitments. Many lacked prior design exposure and desired a flexible learning approach. NDA pioneered part-time design diplomas for these individuals, enabling them to pursue their design aspirations alongside other obligations and worked with AIM to quality assure and formally endorse these programmes through our Quality Mark services.

Read about their experience with AIM's Quality Mark

IROKO Theatre Company

IROKO Theatre company has received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support their Home from Home project, which aims to explore the legacies of pioneering British Nigerians in the UK, and their impact on society. It will highlight British Nigerians’ contributions to the cultural, political, educational, artistic, spiritual, and sporting life of Britain and London, in particular. The AIM Quality Mark is used to award those undertaking practical training and volunteering opportunities gaining research, heritage and video recording and editing skills.

Find out more about how IROKO Theatre Company has worked with AIM to develop accredited training programmes on using the performative arts to engage with people who would normally not take part in heritage activities

Actes Trust

Based in Middlesbrough and working across the North-East of England and beyond, Actes is a charity that embraces a client-led approach to delivering a wide portfolio of services. Formed in 2001, Actes has a successful track record of developing and delivering both accredited and non-accredited programmes and training courses using a unique peer-led approach. The Charity work with a variety of partners, including other charities, local authorities, education providers and statutory services, to support delivery of services and ensure a tailored approach for all their clients. They have used the quality mark to award and assure their new programme entitled Past, Present & Your Future currently funded by The National Lottery.

Read about their experience of the AIM Quality Mark.

Train to Equip

Train to Equip offers training, developed using AIM Bespoke Accreditation, underpinned by Family Intervention Methodology; to improve, enhance and support the frontline delivery of services to Early Intervention and Supporting Families.

‘The support that we received from AIM from developing an idea to receiving the customised units was excellent’

See how Train to Equip uses AIM Bespoke Accreditation to certify their independent training.

Changes

Changes Health and Wellbeing is a user-led mental health charity offering weekly mutual help groups. They use AIM Bespoke Accreditation to enable trainees to develop the necessary skills and confidence to lead these help groups. Changes also work with HMPPS delivering a combination of AIM courses such as the Award in Peer Mentoring and their own AIM accredited customised courses such as Advancing towards Employment and Positive Changes. This combination of courses enables us to provide input that improves the life chances of learners by helping them to reintegrate into society with enhanced coping skills and having gained accredited qualifications.

Read about the experiences of Changes and it's learners in implimenting AIM's Bespoke Accreditation.

TOX247

TOX247 Ltd is an international business providing services to any sector and or profession regarding ‘Total Workplace Substance Management’. Using AIM's bespoke accreditation, they have developed a range of courses that certify there offering.

Read about how TOX247 has used AIM bespoke accrediation to build it's own line of courses.

The Independent Funeral Directors College

The Independent Funeral Directors College offers a selection of courses to suit every employee, from the part time driver/bearer to the full time Funeral Director. Training designed for anyone just entering the funeral profession or those who have been employed within it for some years. Using AIMs Bespoke Accreditation, they have been able to develop a range of courses that ensure learners have the knoweldge and skills required to serve the recently deceased and their families in planning and carrying out their funeral arrangements.

National Association of Funeral Directors

As a bespoke accredited centre with AIM, the NAFD, have been delighted with the service and support which we have received over the last 12 months. We transferred over to AIM in 2022, at which point we were assigned an EQA for our newly accredited Level 4 programme. During this time the EQA has worked closely with us to ensure that our programme assessments are up to the required standard and fit for delivery. The EQA has gone above and beyond his role, in supporting the NAFD and upskilling us (as we were a new centre) to the whole quality assurance process. He should be commended and is a credit to AIM.

Karen Van-Richardson, Director of Education and Development, National Association of Funeral Directors

The Northumberland Sensory Support Service

The Northumberland Sensory Support Service is a team of specialist staff who work across the county with children and young people with hearing impairments (HI), vision impairments (VI) and multi-sensory impairments (MSI). Their aim is that all children make good progress, achieve well and enjoy their school and family life. Staff support the children and young people from 0-19 (25 with an EHCP) along with their families and schools/educational settings. The Sensory Support Service have been using AIM Qualification and Assessment Group's Bespoke Accreditation to offer a Level 2 and Level 3 award for teaching assistants (TAs) who work with children with various sensory impariments.

Discover how The Northumberland Sensory Support Service is supporting TAs with Bespoke Accrediation.

Teeside Mind

Teesside Mind help almost 20,000 local people to manage their mental health and emotional wellbeing, every year. They work with AIM to deliver a bespoke course on setting up and facilitating Peer Support Groups.

Peeple

Peeple is a charity, whose main purpose is to work with practitioners and parents to improve young children's outcomes and help close the attainment gap. They do this by valuing and building on what families already do. Peep practitioners and families share information and ideas from the Peep Learning Together Programme about how to make the most of the learning opportunities in everyday life and play.

Peeple use the AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group customised accreditation unit 'Supporting Parents and Children to Learn Together' as an effective way for practitioners to develop their own skills while helping parents to improve their young children's outcomes.

Discover how Peeple helps parents and guardians to support child development using Bespoke Accrediation.