On November 25 and 26, 2024, the launch seminar for ArlekinPro (Erasmus+ Program / Action Type KA220-VET – Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training) took place in Nantes.

Highlights from the first day of work included key items on the agenda: the general presentation of the project; an overview of the Social Mediation Program based on the ArlekinPro approach; a presentation of the ArlekinPro Platform by CeiED researcherElisabete Pinto da Costa; certification based on the ArlekinPro approach; a workshop on the five domains of mediation practices (where each organization shared key aspects of each theme); the dissemination and promotion of the project; and a presentation on quality control.

The second day primarily focused on discussing financial aspects (with online participation from Filipa Lourenço) and the working methodology.

The partners of the ArlekinPro project, in addition to CeiED and IPLUSO, are the CreE.A association from France, the EGREGOROS association from Belgium, the CEPAIM Foundation - Accion Integral Con Migrantes, the OPTIMA association from France, and the MOSAICO Association - Azioni per i Rifugiati from Italy.