Yorkshire Accord is a highly successful and much valued partnership. It was established in 2000 to encourage collaboration and sharing of best practice across organisations. It is funded and managed by those organisations who choose to participate, and given the financial pressures experienced over recent years its perhaps testament to the quality and appreciation of the service it provides that it has not only survived but thrived over time. Our Aim To enable individuals to maximise their own potential leading to a positive impact on organisational performance. Organisations involved work together to create affordable and mutually beneficial cross organisational coaching & mentoring opportunities. Opportunities are offered in two ways; 1. By developing a pool Coaches & Mentors – we provide high quality learning & development support through training, regular and ongoing professional development events and access to coaching supervision, to support confident and ethical practice. 2. Offering 121 coaching & mentoring support to staff – We focus on providing support to individuals and can respond to a broad range of potential professional learning and development agendas with the aim of bringing positive benefits to the organisations involved. The scheme is open Private, Public and Third sector organisations, and individuals who wish to participate must work for one of the partner organisations to access our opportunities.