Year 2020 is the year of challenges all over the world. It is hard for us to model and estimate the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemics; still, we need a progressive strategy. The unplanned situation established in connection with the COVID-19 epidemics also means a challenge for the career advisors, who are currently the supportive pillar of the labour market supporting the economy. They are standing in front of an unexpected task – the provision of the continuity of their work without having a chance for personal meeting with the clients. They can adjust to the new reality by providing distance counselling with the help of the available communication tools. The strengthening of the career counselling system is the interest of all. However, in order to enable the advisors to manage accumulated challenges, their training and renewal is indispensable. Due to the fact that the problems arising from the epidemic are of global nature, and that according to the needs assessment and the needs analysis implemented in each of the partner countries, career orientation services and their use in the everyday practice takes place to a different extent and on a different level, this question should be treated within an international context, in the framework of which we can get to know the best practice examples of the partner countries, and in cooperation, we can work out a global training program for the digital (e-)career orientation service providers, in order to provide them guidance according to the challenges of the 21st century, that can be applied in all partner counties as well as in other countries of the EU.There are 5 organisations involved in the project, operating in the fields of career counselling, research, digital skill development and adult education from Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, France and the Netherlands, that provide guidance, training and special service as well as special services, and that also provided the support of their members as an umbrella organisation.Main objectives of the project:-Facilitation of digital counselling and competence development of professionals implementing career counselling by working out a new, innovative modular blended-learning training programme reflecting to the challenges of the 21st century.-Facilitation and development of international cooperation of professionals implementing lifelong guidance, professionals implementing career counselling, advisors, training institutions and organisations providing other labour market services, and establishment of partnership networks.-Deployment of digital technologies as well as innovative and open pedagogies among career counsellors.-Facilitation of lifelong learning of career counsellors.The direct target group of the project include career guidance counsellors in different sectors (schools, labour offices, counselling and HR consulting agencies, outplacement agencies).The project will also be beneficial for the indirect target groups: practitioners in career guidance in different sectors, researchers in the field of career guidance, policy makers in the field of career guidance for different target groups, life coaches, business coaches, organization developers, NGOs providing assistance to vulnerable groups, social partners and professional associations, other relevant stakeholders in career guidance and for the unemployed people and the employees taking the career advisory and counselling services, who are in a crisis situation from multiple points of view.We are planning to prepare 4 intellectual outputs within the project. In the first phase of the project, mapping good practices and following that, the exploration of success factors and their impacts provide an opportunity for working out a methodological guide based on (explored) outcomes, facilitating the use of high-quality and modern digital tools. Following that, we will work out a blended-learning training material targeting the professional and digital competence development of career counsellors, as well as an experience exchange that can be applied both on a national and international level for the establishment of an electronic platform.The biggest advantage of modular blended-learning training programme provided for career counsellors is the acquisition of new competences that meet the requirements of 21st century. We place emphasis on digital competences, completed by a methodological guide that facilitates more efficient, higher quality and client-oriented career advising and counselling services.Partner organisations plan to incorporate in the offer of educational activities outputs of the project, which will be made available also to other interested parties. Project activities will facilitate the development of partner networks of professionals and organisations operating in multiple sectors.

Racism and discrimination are not new phenomena and although publicly condemned, are often privately tolerated in online contexts. They have undergone a transformation from visible to more latent forms and are manifested in popular social networking sites (hereafter SNS). Youth, the main users of these sites, are particularly affected by and exposed to racist and discriminatory messages, that in forms of images, videos, comments, are circulated in SNS. Users can be easily mislead, since “cloaked” (disguised) forms of discrimination are hidden in false, “politically correct discourses”, like “I am not a racist, but... “. While taking into consideration how these sites constitute a powerful form of non-formal learning, recognizing how youth in particular are challenged by online racist contents, this project is directed towards providing guidance for vulnerable community members who are more likely to face discrimination (i.e. migrants, certain ethnic and cultural groups, young people at risk of social exclusion, their parents and educators) and for everyone willing to act against these conducts, such as NGOs, media content providers, community managers, local and national authorities. The previous ICUD project turned out to be a significant success and made good social impact . Its evaluation is published here “Internet: Creatively Unveiling Discrimination” http://www.collage-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Quarter3.pdf). This project will consist of similar stages as the original one although consist of different partner countries and take shorter period of time (12 instead of 24 months). The project will use the methodology of the original ICUD to prepare the participating youth workers to learn and use and share the antidiscrimination pack. The project is aimed:-to share methodology worked out during the project INTERNET: CREATIVELY UNVEILING DISCRIMINATION (I:CUD) called ‘antidiscrimination pack’ which has been done by CEPS SOCIALS PROJECTS (http://digitaldiscrimination.eu/);-to enable and support young people to become active and responsible digital users;-to assess and reflect on their own use of technology, make changes, challenge and combat digital discrimination.The project provides a practical guide on how to unveil masked discriminatory practices: to show a way of becoming creative “prosumers”, who do not just passively “consume discriminatory contents” but actively produce material counteracting such conducts. There are 3 accumulative phases of the project, the framing research process (1), the action pilot process (2) and the communication and dissemination process (3) can be understood as logical steps in order to prepare our youth workers to learn, test the antidiscrimination pack and later share it, an integrated and interactive tool that includes reflections of people working with youth and young people themselves.Phase 1- based on the rules set by the original project the partner organizations collect theoretical frame and case studies within their interdisciplinary groups (teachers, social workers, youth trainers, community managers) to discuss and work out possible ways of acting against and combating discriminatory material in SNS. During this process the methodology of the second phase will also be outlined by the P1.Phase 2– based on the research done in phase 1 the partners test the original antidiscrimination pack. They learn themselves to use it and organize creative and empowering activities with young people aged 15-30 at risk of social exclusion, members of communities who are marginalized and are more likely to be exposed to discrimination online or face-to-face. Participants of the pilot groups will receive training followed by digital sessions, during which they can express their thoughts and reactions in form of short videos. In this way the project gives voice to the mainly affected and integrates their ideas in a practical tool designed for actions. The original anti-discrimination pack can be in this way also improved by new ideas and experiences. The original antidiscrimination pack enriched by our amendments (Anti discrimination Pack 2.0 – further called AP) will be accompanied by a new web platform that will include recent case studies floating in SNS, short videos, collected by the partners and a methodological guide divided into a theoretical frame and an integrated practical part with concrete steps to be followed.Phase 3 foresees a 4-month dissemination process during which local dissemination events will take place across the partner countries as well as follow-up trainings provided by participating youth workers. These actions will be organized and attended by altogether 15 youth workers from PL, DE, ES, UK and CY and tutored by 2 educators from the mentoring CEPS from Spain and 1 facilitator from Dramblys. Within the project frameworks will be organized i.a. 3 transnational meetings of staff and a training event for youth workers involved.

"The present reality of digital era brought the necessity of digital skills and competence development also in Higher education students work experience sector. It has clearly pointed to the importance of virtual internships and its potential effectiveness for all parties involved, which has been also supported by a recent enabling of virtual internships within Erasmus+ program. During these times of Covid-19 pandemic and connected restrictions, the realization of standard physical Erasmus+ internships has been quite limited across all countries. Virtual internships remain now for HE students almost the only possibility for getting the international work experience. We also believe that apart from current situation, virtual internship is a valuable complementary option for getting work experience now and in a future ""new normal"". For the people with different barriers it is the only option regardless to current situation. We believe that acquiring work experience via internships is a necessary part of skills and competence development of Higher education students and to be able to fully use the potential of virtual internships too, it is necessary to target the gap in skills and specific knowledge areas this topic requires not only at the side of students/trainees but also among university internship coordinators as well as host organization representatives. The option of having internship virtually/online is an efficient alternative but the current reality has showed that since the Erasmus+ has included them into the program there has been quite low number of students and companies joining. One of the main reasons is that comparing to standard physical internships there are new specific skills and competence needed to be learned at the side of all parties involved and more than ever before the digital access to such learning content is nowadays a must.The objective of our project is to develop a digital learning portal ""Virtual Internships Academy"" (VIA) , offering the complex digital learning content for trainees, university coordinators as well as host organizations for successful preparation, execution and closure of virtual internships while assuring the good quality for all parties. Our project will help to carry out virtual internships as a supporting learning source which will help increasing their number not only within Erasmus+ program (with direct positive effect on graduate employability) but will also help to encourage all parties using innovative digital learning tools. Moreover with our project University internship coordinators will be able to switch their preparation activities for students, done in present form, for a modern and effective digital learning tool.Our project team consists of 6 experienced partners who either have experience with virtual internships, or plan organize virtual internships as a new opportunity of Erasmus+ program or are host organizations and company consultants which will be able to use the project to motivate and couch the other companies for offering and successful execution of virtual internships.All together we cover the required skills at all levels needed for the project from identifications of needs to multilevel and cross-sectoral expertise. The team has also great possibilities for analysis and dissemination of the project outcome among regions of partners and their networks, together covering all the target groups of the project users. Only incorporating the VIA digital learning platform into the work practice of the project partners as a first step after completion, will have a huge impact to their networks of different target groups, which will have a natural domino effect to further multiply the users with fast sharing of its benefits.The expected impact of our project is mainly in helping to carry out virtual internships with our project as a supporting digital learning source, which will help increasing their number and quality not only within Erasmus+ program and with direct positive effect on graduate employability. The project aim is also in helping to encourage all parties using innovative digital learning tools. VIA digital learning portal will be freely accessible to everybody interested to learn how to prepare for and successfully execute virtual internships. There will be a certification of completion issued to every participant completing all the lessons with all modules of selected target group. The VIA certificate will serve for the further recognition and awareness of virtual internships and need for their quality preparation. VIA platform will be a digital tool and we will use the full potential of online promotion possibilities and digital measurements of its impact to all target groups in all regions. We believe our project will help students to be confident joining virtual internships, university internship coordinators to successfully coordinate them and companies to be more open to offer virtual internship opportunities."

"<< Background >>Marginalized social groups are the ones that mean the biggest social and labour market problem in Europe and all over the world. Those especially staying in a marginal position are the people living in extreme poverty, the people living in extreme poverty, people having low scholar qualification, and people, who come from unemployed families of several generations. They are characterized by a long persisting economic and social crisis that still entails deterioration of their social relationships and personal abilities, lack of vision for the future, and total lack of motivation. In 2019, 92.4 million people in the EU-27 were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; this was equivalent to 21.1 % of the EU-27 population.Year 2020 presented a new challenge to the world. Territorial and personal quarantines introduced for the protection against coronavirus, the restriction of mobility of people, the reduction of possibilities of further exposure have made a serious impact on the economy in each of the countries of Europe, but in practice, globally as well. The situation has adversely affected the lives of people living on the margins of society. Marginalized social groups will not be able to represent their interests in the mitigation of economic crisis caused by the virus; they will be the ones, who will get from a hopeless situation to an even more hopeless one. Therefore, every effort needs to be made to promote their social inclusion, in particular by involving them in the non-formal learning process using innovative solutions. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there have been changes in education, employment but also in the required skills. The sustainability of economy can only be ensured by active participation in social life, the right lifestyle and acquiring the necessary skills for life and labour market in the 21st century. It is essential that disadvantaged and vulnerable groups can also participate in addressing the issues of their future by utilizing their skills, knowledge and competences.Global, transnational solutions have to be sought, because isolated solutions staying within the borders of the country will be less efficient. This is the situation, when it is really necessary that we learn from each other, that we use human resources of each other, and that we apply innovative solutions.The aim of the project is to motivate disadvantaged social groups, to increase their chances for a widest possible range of social inclusion.Main target groups of the project are:-Disadvantaged groups on the labour market (low-income working groups, marginalized groups, groups without regular income)-Vulnerable groups (e.g. persons who for some reason do not have financial security for quality life, social benefit recipients, people living in deep poverty, long-term unemployed, multi-generational unemployed people) Main objectives of the project are:-Prevention: Partners will prevent disadvantaged and vulnerable group of the threat of social exclusion.-Education: training all target groups with by educational, sociological and psychological training modules and motivational videos.-Developing personalities, life and labour market skills for the 21st century among disadvantaged and vulnerable group. -Motivation: engaging disadvantaged and vulnerable group in motivational activities aimed at increasing the social adaptability of the target group. Main project results are: 1.PROSID Educational Modules “Employability Skills in the 21st Century”2.PROSID Blended-Learning Training Programme with Motivational Videos for Social Inclusion „Sustainable Life in 21st Century”3.Interactive On-line Platform 4.PROSID Guideline The project involves 6 partners; 2 universities, 2 non-profit association from Turkey and Slovakia; 1 association from Hungary, 1 consulting and research company from Germany. Partners were selected with respect to their experience, types of organization, excellence of the staff.<< Objectives >>Main objectives of the PROSID project are:-Prevention: Partners will prevent disadvantaged and vulnerable group of the threat of social exclusion.-Education: training all target groups with by educational, sociological and psychological training modules and motivational videos.-Developing personalities, life and labour market skills for the 21st century among disadvantaged and vulnerable group. -Motivation: engaging disadvantaged and vulnerable group in motivational activities aimed at increasing the social adaptability of the target group. Specific objectives of the project are:-to organise workshops and conferences at the national level attended by experts, relevant stakeholders and target groups in order to present motivation strategies and importance of lifelong learning for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups,-to contribute to the professionalization of organisations, increase the knowledge and develop professional and digital competencies of experts by participation on the short staff training event – C1,-to support social inclusion and preparation for the labour market, -to support preparation of the target groups for the societal challenges and for sustainable life in the 21st century by Educational Modules “Employability Skills in the 21st Century” and PROSID Blended-Learning Training Programme with Motivational Videos for Social Inclusion „Sustainable Life in 21st Century”,-to develop a blended-learning training programme to increase their professional and digital competences, -to develop and carry out the pilot testing of the PROSID Educational Modules and Blended-Learning Training Programme with Motivational Videos and Interactive On-line Platform,-to support informal education and improving IT skills of professionals by preparation of Interactive On-line Platform and motivational videos,-to develop the PROSID Guideline,-to create information materials (leaflet, newsletter) and website, -to create an E-learning and communication platform for the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, -to promote the cooperation between the stakeholders from different sectors (state, public, for-profit, non-profit) at the local, regional, national and international level to support social inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups.<< Implementation >>The planned activities are listed in relation to the planned results:R1 - PROSID Educational Modules “Employability Skills in the 21st Century” – Leader: NEU R1/A1. Analyses of countries for best practices and literature (DEG-DER)R1/A2. Creation of PROSID Educational Modules (HP)R1/A3. Test trainings (DU)R1/A4. Evaluation (SPLB)R1/A5. Correction in line with feedbacks (ECF) R2 - PROSID Blended-Learning Training Programme with Motivational Videos for Social Inclusion „Sustainable Life in 21st Century”(e.g. life skills for individuals, personal and interpersonal skills, financial skills, health capabilities, civic capabilities) - Leader: SPLB R2/A1. Preparation of the structure and topics of the modules, division of topics between partners (ECF)R2/A2. Script preparation on individual topics, translation into national languages (SPLB)R2/A3. Preparing videos (with theoretical, practical knowledges and exercises) and with the free e.g. Ice-cream software - Video Editor (HP)R2/A4. Audio recording and synchronization of videos (DU)R2/A5. Selection of trainees and pilot testing (DU)R2/A6. Defining the method of evaluation (DEG-DER)R2/A7. Incorporation of comments, preparation of final version (NEU) R3 - Interactive On-line Platform - E-learning and communication platform for the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and experts - Leader: DU R3/A1. Preparation educational materials, videos, practical information for E-learning platform (all partners)R3/A2. A communication platform for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and experts (DU)R3/A3. Translation of the e-learning platform and communication platform content (all partners)R4 - PROSID Guideline - Leader: HP R4/A1. Creation of the structure of the PROSID Guideline to introducing the PROSID Educational Modules “Employability Skills in the 21st Century”, PROSID Blended-Learning Training Programme with Motivational Videos for Social Inclusion „Sustainable Life in 21st century”, Interactive On-line Platform - E-learning and communication platform for the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups (NEU)R4/A2. Describing the project methodology and results of the project including recommendations (ECF) R4/A3. Preparation of design and graphical elements. (HP)R4/A4. Translation of the PROSID Guideline into the national languages R4/A5. Distribution of the PROSID Guideline online at the project website, partner websites, through social media (DEG-DER) Other activities (described in detail in the relevant chapters of the project):1.Activities within project management and implementation2.Dissemination activities3.Multiplier events - workshops, conferences4.Short-term joint staff training event<< Results >>Main project results are: -PROSID Educational Modules “Employability Skills in the 21st Century”analyses of countries for best practices and literature, creation of PROSID Educational Modules to improve skills for the labour market, test trainings, evaluation, correction in line with feedbacks.-PROSID Blended-Learning Training Programme with Motivational Videos for Social Inclusion „Sustainable Life in 21st Century”- (e.g. life skills for individuals, personal and interpersonal skills, financial skills, health capabilities, civic capabilities).-Interactive On-line Platform - E-learning and communication platform for the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and experts -PROSID Guideline - for introducing the PROSID Educational Modules, PROSID Blended-learning training programme with Motivational Videos for Social Inclusion and Interactive Online Platform for the disadvantaged and vulnerable group. Other expected results within ""Project Management and implementation"":-Dissemination plan, dissemination of the project and its regular evaluation-Project quality management plan and internal evaluation plan-Website in five languages and its regular updating - information about the project, partner institutions, target groups, main and specific objectives of the project, up-to-date information on project activities and their outcomes, project products, publication of photo documentation from project meetings, contacts to partner institutions and project managers, important links, E-learning platform.-Project leaflet in five languages in electronic and paper form - information on the project, objectives, target groups, partner institutions, project products and contacts to partner institutions. The leaflet will be prepared in English and in all the languages of the partnership. Each partner organization will participate in the preparation, the partner SPLB is responsible for the final version.-Project Social Media page - information about the project and activities-Newsletter - three times during the project duration-Project promotional video in 5 languages (EN, DE, SK, HU, TR).-2 posts on the EPALE platform on the international section of EPALE.Expected further results after the end of the project:-professionalization and internationalization of partner organizations, increasing the level of client-oriented services of interested organizations with a focus on disadvantaged and vulnerable groups,-development of knowledge, professional and key competences of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in line of challenges of 21st century,-increasing the motivation of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in the field of participation in lifelong learning, maintaining the quality of life and employment and involvement in the life of society, -obtaining information from the transnational environment on good practices and their impacts will facilitate the high-quality educational process for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups which responds to the challenges of the 21st century, -multiplier events will allow for the exchange of experience at national level, positively influence the networking of experts and cross-sectoral cooperation in the field of providing training services for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups,-improving transnational cooperation with institutions working in the field of training and educational services for people disadvantaged and vulnerable groups."

"<< Background >>Population aging represents for European Union one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century, which will irreversibly affect all spheres of society. According to GREEN PAPER ON AGEING in the last five decades, life expectancy at birth has increased by about 10 years for both men and women.Modernisation of different services, integration into the digital world, promotion of social involvement are also timely and urging in the field active ageing. As a result of demographic changes in the 21st century, new needs and demands have appeared, to which it is necessary to react. The role of activity was redefined and quality life has also become important even at an older age. For the sake of successful aging, it is important to maintain a meaningful working activity, physical and mental activity, to maintain and nurture social interactions. However, the pandemic has recently established unprecedented, unexpected situations and caused a drastic change of lifestyle. It brought about even more challenges for the people 50+. It is necessary to specialize services, elderly people need an age-friendly approach in counselling, education services and working life, but they have more open access to their peers.Based on the needs analysis implemented in the partner countries, peer-mentors can have an extremely important role in the facilitation of active aging, in the process of life-long learning, in the promotion of maintaining employment and in the nurturing of social relationships.Although these people experience similar life situations, still, they have a stronger coping strategy, or even professional experience, thereby they set an example, inspire, and even help other people to live a meaningful and active life. Through participation in the Peer Mentor Training based on international experience can peer-mentors enhance their skills and to transfer their experiences in a way that is suitable for the people 50+, taking into consideration the expectations of the 21st century, by using proper methods and techniques. Main objectives of the project are: -to contribute to the professionalization of partner organisations, increase the knowledge and develop professional and digital competencies of experts,-developing competences of peer mentors for people 50+ in line with the requirements of the 21st century by means of innovative solutions and digital technologies, -to support employment, lifelong learning of people 50+, but also others socially beneficial activities, achieving the longest possible independence and quality in life by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, through peer-mentoring services,-developing skills and competences needed for people 50+ for a decent, active and sustainable life in the 21st century through flexible blended-learning based on modern peer mentoring activities,-promoting and developing international cooperation of organisations providing social, counselling, mentoring and educational services for adults and establishing partner networks. The project will involve 6 partner institutions, operating in the field of counselling and mentoring services, adult education, research and digital skills development from six countries – Germany, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Portugal, Bulgaria and Poland.The direct target group of the project include experts, people 50+ with professional knowledge, working experiences and competences, who are sufficiently enthusiastic, confident, motivated and interested in becoming a peer mentor, but also mentees - people 50+, who are interested in receiving help from more experienced peers in various fields. The project will also be beneficial for the indirect target groups: training-, educational institutions, non-governmental organization providing support for disadvantaged groups, labour offices, consulting organisations, employers, professional organisations, organizations providing counselling services for elderly people, umbrella organisations, associated partners.<< Objectives >>Main objectives of the project are: -to contribute to the professionalization of partner organisations, increase the knowledge and develop professional and digital competencies of experts,-developing competences of peer mentors for people 50+ in line with the requirements of the 21st century by means of innovative solutions and digital technologies, -to support employment, lifelong learning of people 50+, but also others socially beneficial activities, achieving the longest possible independence and quality in life by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, through peer mentoring services,-developing skills and competences needed for people 50+ for a decent, active and sustainable life in the 21st century through flexible blended-learning based on modern peer mentoring activities,-promoting and developing international cooperation of organisations providing social, counselling, mentoring and educational services for adults and establishing partner networks. Specific objectives of the project are:-to organise meetings, focus groups, interviews at the national level attended by experts, relevant stakeholders to identify the common challenges and potential beneficial practices success factors of good practices associated with developing, supporting and sustaining high-quality mentoring programs which responds to the challenges of the 21st century,-to prepare comparative study to determine the efficacy: What Works in the field of Mentoring Services for People 50+?, -to make use of the synergies between various sectors to promote the training of the peer-mentors, -to develop and pilot testing of the Peer Mentor Training to increase professional and digital competences of experts and potential peer mentors, -to develop and carry out the pilot testing of the Mentoring Programme for People 50+ in the form of Blended-Learning,-to support informal education and improving IT skills for direct target groups by preparation of Interactive On-line Platform,-to create information materials (leaflet, newsletter) and website, -to create an Electronic Platform for sharing and exchanging experience between professionals in the field of mentoring, counselling and training services for people 50+ at national and international level,-to increase the motivation, and digital skills of people over 50+ by involving them in the Activity Room of the Interactive On-line Platform, -to promote the cooperation between the stakeholders from different sectors (state, public, for-profit, non-profit) at the local, regional and national level to support active ageing,-to contribute to improving the quality and increasing the intensity and volume of cooperation between institutions promoting active aging by creating, developing and strengthening national and transnational partnership networks.<< Implementation >>The planned activities are listed in relation to the planned results:1.What Works in the field of Mentoring Services for People 50+? - comparative study to determine the efficacyActivities:R1/A1. Preparation of the comparative study methodologyR1/A2. Collection, sorting, comparison, analysis and synthesis of dataR1/A3. Identifying beneficial practices and common challengesR1/A4. Preparation of the final version of the comparative study “What Works…..” R1/A5. Publishing the comparative study “What Works…..” (in extract) in professional journals, periodicals and online2.Peer Mentor Training “Peer Mentors of the 21st Century for People 50+”Activities:R2/A1. Creation of a design/structure of the Peer Mentor TrainingR2/A2. Development of the draft version of the Peer Mentor TrainingR2/A3. Optimization of the content of the Peer Mentor TrainingR2/A4. Recruitment of participants in the Peer Mentor Training and pilot testingR2/A5. Production of the final version of the Peer Mentor Training3.Mentoring Programme for People 50+ in the form of Blended-LearningActivities: R3/A1. Development of draft curriculumR3/A2. Preparation of the pedagogical template R3/A3. Creation of the mentoring programme/educational materialsR3/A4. Define evaluation methods to test the training programme, assess educational materialsR3/A5. Recruitment of participants in educational activities and pilot testing, preparation of the final version4.Interactive On-line Platform Activities:R4/A1. Distance learning tools selectionR4/A2. Customization of the LMSR4/A3. Population of the LMS with educational materials in all partner languagesR4/A4. Preparation of an Electronic Platform for sharing and exchanging experience between professionals in the field of mentoring, counselling and training services for people 50+ at national and international level R4/A5. Creation of the Activity Room – online community space, finding volunteers, conversations, targeted lectures, connecting mentors with mentees in different topicsR4/A6. Finalisation of the Interactive On-line Platform based on feedback obtained from pilot testing<< Results >>Main project results are:1.What Works in the field of Mentoring Services for People 50+? - comparative study to determine the efficacy2.Peer Mentor Training “Peer Mentors of the 21st Century for People 50+”3.Mentoring Programme for People 50+ in the form of Blended-Learning4.Interactive On-line Platform containing:a.E-learning for “Peer Mentors of the 21st century for people 50+”b.On-line study-room for mentees (people 50+) – Mentoring Program for People 50+ in the form of Blended-Learning (e-learning part)c.Electronic Platform for exchanging experiences between professionals in the field of mentoring, counselling and training services for people 50+ at national and international level d.Activity Room – online community space, finding volunteers, conversations, targeted lectures, connecting mentors with mentees in different topicsOther expected results within ""Project Management and implementation"":1.Project Coordination and Management Plan (incl. management of conflicts and risks).2.Internal Quality Management Plan (incl. Internal evaluation plan) - It will focus on the assessment of quality assurance, as well as monitoring and evaluation of project management,communication, dissemination strategies, working meetings, steering group performance.3.Dissemination plan and its regular evaluation - as described in detail in the section “Sharing, Promotion and Use of the Project's Results”.4.Website in 7 languages (EN, DE, SK, HU, PT, BG, PL) and its regular updating- information about the project, partner institutions, target groups, main and specific objectives of the project, up-to-date information on project activities, project products, publication of photo documentation from project meetings, contacts to partner institutions and project managers, important links.5.Project leaflet in 7 languages (EN, DE, SK, HU, PT, BG, PL) in electronic and paper form- information on the project, objectives, target groups, partner institutions, project products and contacts to partner institutions. The leaflet will be prepared in English and in all thelanguages of the partnership.6.Project promotional video in 7 languages (EN, DE, SK, HU, PT, BG, PL).7.Project Social Media pages (Facebook or LinkedIn) - information about the project and activities.8.2 posts on the EPALE platform on the international section of EPALE.9.Newsletter - 3 times during the project duration (1st - information about the project, 2nd about the project activities, 3rd about the project results).Expected further results after the end of the project:-obtaining information from the transnational environment on examples of beneficial practices and successful methods and their impacts will facilitate the high-quality mentoring process for people 50+ which responds to the challenges of the 21st century, -improving professional and digital competences of experts in the field of mentoring services provision,-improving mentoring and counselling services for people 50+,-professionalization and internationalization of partner organizations, increasing the level of client-oriented services of interested organizations with a focus on people 50+,-development of knowledge, professional and key competences of people 50+ in line of challenges of 21st century and active ageing,-increasing the motivation of people 50+ in the field of participation in lifelong learning, maintaining the quality of life and employment and involvement in the life of society,-multiplier events will allow for the exchange of experience at national level, positively influence the networking of experts and cross-sectoral cooperation in the field of active ageing,-improving transnational cooperation with institutions working in the field of counselling, mentoring and training services for people 50 +."