The main objective of the project was to strengthen the capacity of youth professionals to implement and/or improve their mentoring systems in order to facilitate the integration and support of future international mobility participants. This objective was fully achieved through the collaboration of the project partners, structured around four specific objectives (SOs): • SO1: Highlight existing needs and expectations related to mentoring in the youth sector. • SO2: Create a pedagogical tool for youth organisations and professionals to implement mentoring activities within their own structures. • SO3: Develop a training programme to prepare and engage future mentors. • SO4: Enable mentors and mentees to track the progress of their mentoring relationship. The following expected results were successfully achieved: • Dissemination of mentoring needs in international mobility projects across the EU. • Engagement of youth professionals in the implementation of mentoring at a European level. • Provision of tools to train, inform and support future mobility participants. • Guidance and support for mentors and mentees in the development of their mentoring relationship.
With the rise of mentoring across Europe, it became relevant for youth sector professionals to have access to resources, tools, and methodologies to better engage in mentoring actions, especially when supporting participants in international mobility projects. By providing guidance to future mobility participants through a viable and effective mentoring system, youth professionals help make European mobility more accessible and alleviate the fears of prospective participants. The MENTOR project consortium has worked to address the following needs: • Tools for mentoring in an international mobility context: Providing professionals and learners with concrete tools to build an effective mentoring system and to train future mentors supporting upcoming participants. • Inclusion in international mobility: Ensuring that access to international mobility is guaranteed for all, particularly for people with fewer opportunities. • European dynamic for mentoring: Creating momentum within the youth sector and other European organisations to facilitate the implementation of mentoring systems.