Mentor on the Move · Online Training Course
Mentor on the Move (MOTM) is an Erasmus+ Sport project that supports clubs, NGOs and community organisations to create safe, welcoming mentoring opportunities for women with migrant backgrounds through sport and movement.
Many women want to be more active and connected in their communities, but face challenges such as:
- 🌍 feeling alone or unsure where to start
- 🗣️ language and cultural differences
- 🚪 limited access to sport or beginner-friendly activities
- 💬 lack of confidence in new environments
MOTM uses movement, shared activities and trusting relationships to help overcome these barriers. Through simple, enjoyable sport sessions, women can:
- ✨ build confidence and wellbeing
- 🤝 feel a sense of belonging
- 🏘️ make connections in the community
- ➡️ take steps toward new opportunities
This online course turns the MOTM approach into clear, practical learning modules that you can use and adapt in your own organisation or community.
Who is this course for?
- Programme coordinators who are creating or improving inclusive, sport-based mentoring programmes.
- Mentors seeking structured, culturally sensitive practice for working with women with migrant backgrounds.
- Club/NGO partners building accessible participation pathways and community bridges.
Learning objectives
- Translate sport-based mentoring into a credible, inclusive programme that supports women with migrant backgrounds.
- Design the full mentoring life-cycle: recruitment, matching, joint activity, reflective practice, closure and onward pathways.
- Integrate culturally aware mentoring methods, considering diversity, gender, language and wellbeing.
- Implement light-touch monitoring & evaluation that captures progress, supports learning and values participants’ voices.
- Use practical tools, templates and reflection strategies to strengthen relationships, build community links and show impact.
How this course works
This course is designed to fit the realities of busy mentors, volunteers and programme coordinators. You can learn at your own pace, in your own rhythm, and in the order that suits you best.
1️⃣ Take the full learning journey
You can start from the first module and follow the sequence step by step. This gives you the complete picture:
- 🧩 the core MOTM principles
- 📋 how to set up and run a mentoring programme
- 🧑🤝🧑 how to support mentors and participants
- 🛡️ how to ensure safety, inclusion and impact
This route is ideal if you are new to mentoring or designing a new programme.
2️⃣ Dip into the modules you need right now
You can also use the course as a practical toolbox and go directly to specific topics, such as:
- 🛡️ safeguarding and external communication
- 🤝 mentor roles, boundaries and wellbeing
- ⚽ sport for social inclusion and change
- 📊 monitoring and evaluation
Some key ideas are intentionally repeated across modules so that each part can stand on its own. This means you can learn from a single module without having to complete the whole course.
Your learning tools on this site
- 💾 Notes: your notes are saved locally on this device. You can print or export them to keep a copy.
- ✅ Progress: mark pages as read; each module card shows a progress bar based on completed pages.
- 🧰 Toolbox: each module includes practical tools and reflection prompts you can adapt to your context.
Modules
You can explore all seven modules in order for a full learning journey, or jump straight to the topics that are most relevant for you right now.
Inclusive Mentoring through Sport (MOTM)
Core MOTM framework: inclusive mentoring, sport-based participation and beginner-friendly entry.
Progress: 0/5
Open module →Building the Mentoring Programme
Design and run the mentoring cycle: recruitment, matching, sport activity, support and closure.
Progress: 0/11
Open module →Safeguarding & External Communication
Safe, respectful environments and clear, ethical communication with stakeholders.
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Open module →Understanding Migration, Inclusion & Women’s Participation in Sport
Context, barriers, motivators and inclusive design choices for migrant women.
Progress: 0/5
Open module →Mentor’s Role, Relationship & Wellbeing
Relationships, boundaries, ethics and mentor wellbeing across the cycle.
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Open module →Sport for Social Change in the Context of Inclusion
How sport drives change, the mechanisms and practical application in mentoring.
Progress: 0/6
Open module →Monitoring & Evaluation in Inclusive Mentoring Programmes
Why it matters, key features, practical tools and ethical, inclusive evidence.
Progress: 0/7
Open module →Course-level reflection (optional)
Saved locally on this device.