For a C * -algebra A and a set X we give a Stinespring-type characterisation of the completely positive Schur A-multipliers on K( 2 (X)) ⊗ A. We then relate them to completely positive Herz-Schur multipliers on C * -algebraic crossed products of the form A α,r G, with G a discrete group, whose various versions were considered earlier by Anantharaman-Delaroche, Bédos and Conti, and Dong and Ruan. The latter maps are shown to implement approximation properties, such as nuclearity or the Haagerup property, for A α,r G.