The purpose of the project is to develop the skills of apprentices, Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) or the equivalent, in organisations such as educational establishments. They will be trainees or employed to offer support to young people who experience difficulties (e.g., physical / sensory difficulties; learning difficulties; emotional / behavioural difficulties), and who aspire to access vocational training and / or experience. For this group, there is no established training route that is consistent across regions and contexts, or which focuses on developing skills in mentoring.

Even where recognised courses do exist, they are designed for a conventional classroom and not for a vocational setting, or for working with people who experience difficulties. ImpleMentor aims to overcome these hurdles.

The ImpleMentor partnership is made up of private, voluntary and public sector organisations, who are experienced in developing innovative training solutions and in working with the target groups.