Actually ASFA has been established as a non-profit, non-political organisation to establish standards that are acceptable to the industry and that have been debated over a period of three years.
One of the problems that ASFA was established to address was the standard of flying training. Within the next 12 months it will have accredition programs for aviation organisations, aviation training providers and consultants, instructors, pilots LAMES etc. The problem with a mentor network is to ensure that the mentors themselves provide some degree of standardisation. The ASFA Continuing Professional Development Program aims at doing this.
Unfortunately we have some well meaning people in the industry who set themselves up as "trainers or consultants" yet are not attuned to the latest in human factors and other training methods or requirements.
ASFA is keen to work with both organisations such as AOPA and the AWPA to establish appropriate mentoring and training programs.