Professional aid 4 young workers facing diverse challenges at work

<< Background >>The majority of current workers are Generation Y and Z employees.In recent years, companies have faced several challenges due to changes in the labour market and demanding externalcircumstances. PROUD´s materials development is based on comprehensive desk research and analyses. Some of the behavioral patterns (high-performance stress, interiorized societal expectations, constant comparison on social media), combined with the new work conditions brought by digital transformation (home office, digital nomad lifestyle, digital tools) often result in higher stress, depression and burnout. PROUD project wants to contribute to the sustainable life of Gen Y and Z by enhancing healthy work-life approach/self-knowledge/resilience and realistic aspirations. We believe that the methods and techniques that our products are based on (game-based learning, positive psychology, coaching and supervision, job crafting, etc.) are effective in helping young employees integrate into the workplace. Diversity and inclusion can only build on mutual understanding. That is why PROUD wants to help employees understand the work/behavior/motivation patterns of different generations creating an inclusive working environment. << Objectives >>Our main goal was to help companies with a created complex and innovative mentorship program for young adults for helping them in their skills improvement and mental well-being in the workplace, considering their current and specific needs. In this sense we considered both generation-specific and job-market aspects when elaborating the framework for professional and wellbeing skills development. PROUD project resulted in a mentor program that can generate positive changes within the individual (enhanced resilience and innovation capacity), organizations (inclusive working environment), the labor market (improved job performance and satisfaction), and in the wider society (intergenerational cooperation and digital readiness).Through the mentorship program, as an additional impact, we wanted to support employees' self-development capacity and increase their job satisfaction and decrease the staff turnover.In order to achieve the project's goals, the mentor program has 2 parts:- one is focusing on the skill development in the workplace (Guide)- one is focusing on the mental well-being in the workplace (Map of mental welfare in the workplace and Mind-balance kit)<< Implementation >>There were 5 major work packages in PROUD project. WP1 Project Management included overall coordination, time management, budget control, monitoring, leading the implementation, quality assurance, risk management. WP2 Guide included 7 activities: 1. creating templates for the educational material, 2. development of the 5 chapters with best practices, exercises, quizzes, 3. internal testing, 4. corrections and translation, 5. digitalization (upload on Moodle), 6. external testing, 7. finalization. WP3 Map of Mental welfare in the workplace and WP4 Mind-balance kit included 6 activities respectively: 1. creating templates, 2. material development, 3. internal testing, 4. correction and translation, 5. external testing, 6. finalization. WP5 Dissemination included the following activities: creating the dissemination and exploitation plan, the visual identity and website of the project, 1 leaflet, 4 newsletters, Facebook account, publishing articles, organizing multiplier events, participation in national and international conferences, writing dissemination reports.All project partners involved the end users into the implementation of the project phases.Moreover, we had 4 TPMs, monthly online meetings and a LTTA.<< Results >>Concrete outputs of PROUD project are: 1 Guide on Moodle (5 chapters with best practices, exercises, self-reflection questions and quizzes) (252 pages); 1 Map of Mental welfare in the workplace (downloadable PDF and in flipbook format with an additional deck of cards) (6 chapters) (44 pages); 1 Mind-Balance Kit (downloadable PDF) (6 chapters) (113 pages). These project results are available in all partners languages-Other results of the project: a Quality Assurance and Evaluation Plan, 4 half-year quality assurance and dissemination reports, an evaluation report of the multiplier events and another one of the Joint Staff Event, 6 multiplier events in 5 countries with 216 participants, 4 evaluation reports of the project meetings, 1 progress and 1 final quality report, 1 logo, 1 webpage, 1 Facebook account, 1 leaflet, 4 newsletters, 1 progress and 1 final dissemination report, 1 dissemination plan, 1 project management plan, 1 exploitation plan, participation in 16 national and international conferences/events/workshops