The EuroMentorLab – Qualified mentors, empowered mentees project, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme, reached a major milestone with its kick-off meeting, held on 15–16 September 2025 in Galway, Ireland.

This first transnational meeting brought together all European partners involved in this ambitious cooperation dedicated to mentoring and employability.

A European project dedicated to mentoring

EuroMentorLab aims to design and implement a European certification framework for mentoring skills, based on:

• open badges recognised at European level,
• an innovative digital platform integrating artificial intelligence,
• a socio-constructivist approach to career and life pathway development,
• and a strong focus on inclusion, digital transformation, and sustainability (GreenComp).

The project targets mentors, guidance and support professionals, as well as young people – particularly those furthest from employment – with the goal of strengthening employability, informed choice, and empowerment.

 

A strong and complementary European partnership

EuroMentorLab relies on a consortium of six partner organisations, combining field expertise, academic research, and pedagogical innovation:

• Združenie pre kariérové poradenstvo a rozvoj kariéry (Slovakia) – Project Coordinator
• IDEM Cré’Actions (France)
• POWA Accompagnement (France)
• Psychmed Analytics (Ireland)
• Université de Bordeaux (France)
• Article 1 (France)

This diversity of profiles ensures an approach that is scientifically grounded, operational, and closely aligned with European realities in mentoring and career guidance.

A foundational meeting in Galway

The kick-off meeting enabled partners to:

• share a common vision of the project,
• validate the governance structure and implementation timeline,
• launch the first pedagogical and technological development activities,
• and lay the foundations for long-term European cooperation.

Over the next 30 months, EuroMentorLab will mobilise this partnership around a clear objective:
to establish mentoring as a key competence for Europe’s professional and social future.