e-mentoring: a new qualification for continuing education and training

"<< Background >> The goal of the e-MentEdu project was to develop new professional qualifications that would support further education and training. Business and social mentoring are valuable means for promoting staff and managers' development, especially in a transformation period. Nowadays, in order to gain a competitive advantage, an organization must simultaneously invest in both new technology and training. E-mentoring represents an opportunity for achieving this two fold objective.Consequently, mentors and aspirant mentors should be appropriately competent in using digitally-based communication and digital education concepts and practices. The e-MentEdu project provides mentors and aspirant mentors with an educational pack that includes an educational program and the educational multimedia book ""The e-mentoring at work:theory and practice""<< Objectives >>1.Professionalize mentors and help them in developing effective mentoring and networking practices in the digital transition;2. Leverage digital technologies to give them new job opportunities;3. Extend the mentoring guidance to a large audience of persons initiating in a professional area or needing to be re-skilled.<< Implementation >>1.We have implemented 3 transnational meetings.2. Multiplier event.3.We have realized a training module which provides mentors and aspirant mentors with the competence which supports mentees at distance, e.g., mentoring remote communication and interactions, online guiding, virtual networking.4.We have developed a smart learning environment for the training activities based on customized learning paths and a collaborating paradigm.5.We have realized the educational multimedia book” The e-mentoring at work: theory and practice”.<< Results >>1. We have created a training module which provides mentors and aspirant mentors with the competence to support mentees at distance, e.g., mentoring remotecommunication and interactions, online guiding, virtual networking, etc.2. Developed a smart learning environment for the training activities based on customized learning paths and a collaborating paradigm.3. Realized the educational multimedia book “The e-mentoring at work:theory and practice”."