Mentoring under Construction – Consolidate! International Community Event on Mentoring within ESC programme

Consolidate is the annual seminar/networking event of Mentoring under Construction. As a community we support practitioners that are passionate about mentoring and would like to shape the landscape of mentoring within the European Solidarity Corps together with us. Mentoring under Construction is powered by SALTO ESC Resource Centre in a partnership with Irish and Romanian National Agencies. We are inviting mentors, project coordinators, trainers to an international seminar focusing on the quality of mentoring within the EU Solidarity Corps programme.

Main objectives

• Connect with professionals in the field of mentoring from all over Europe and share good practices and relevant resources
• Get familiar with the Mentoring Competence Framework and facilitate self-evaluation to assess current competences and identify areas for development
• Identify further steps for working and supporting each other

Profile of participants

• People interested in developing the quality in mentoring within the European Solidarity Corps programme: mentors, project manager and coordinators, trainers and authors of tools on mentoring
• Various levels of experience: newcomers and advanced mentors are very welcome to apply.
• Ability to communicate in English
• Participation in the whole duration of the event in Chantilly, France

Date & place

The seminar will take place in Chantilly, France (approx. one hour from Paris)

07 July arrivals

08-10 July seminar, three full days of programme

11 July departures

The Mentoring under Construction Community

The Mentoring under Construction Community is open for everyone who is interested in raising the quality in mentoring within European Solidarity Corps programme (and beyond): mentors, including those, who just embark into this journey and those, who mentor other mentors, project managers/organisers developing and implementing volunteering projects, coordinators of volunteers, facilitators of learning, authors and trainers creating tools and resources about mentoring, and last, but not least, members of National Agencies and SALTO Resource Centres.

The Mentoring under Construction Community aims at:

• building a common understanding of key concepts around the role of a mentor (role, responsibilities, competences) as well as how to develop and implement mentoring programmes within volunteering organisations,
• developing personal and professional competence to keep up with the emerging challenges in the field of mentoring,
• sharing knowledge, resources and good practices,
• building a vibrant network of people engaged in mentoring, ready to support one another, learn and develop.

Join the Mentoring under Construction Community!

If you're a mentor or part of a team working with mentors, we invite you to join our active Facebook community where we discuss mentoring, share best practices, and grow together:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentoringunderconstruction/

Additionally, we have a dedicated Learning HUB on Howspace, where you can access guides, materials, and useful tools for mentoring.

If you’d like access to Howspace, fill out the form below, and we’ll create an account for you: https://forms.gle/HvZbEGFkxntUfPwE9

Unless specified otherwise, the hosting NA or SALTO of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.

Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU

English

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.