{"id":22262,"date":"2025-12-21T20:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/?p=22262"},"modified":"2025-12-21T20:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:46:58","slug":"closing-the-year-with-support-the-power-of-mentoring-in-vocational-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/en\/closing-the-year-with-support-the-power-of-mentoring-in-vocational-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing the Year with Support: The Power of Mentoring in Vocational Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week I had my last mentoring session of the year with my Vocational Training student, as part of my volunteer work with the Impulsa Foundation. And there couldn&#8217;t have been a better way to end the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentoring isn&#8217;t just about academic guidance or discussing career paths. It&#8217;s primarily about listening, building trust, and supporting young people who often just need someone to believe in them and remind them that their path\u2014while not always easy\u2014has meaning and a future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"22255\" src=\"https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/antoniruiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-21-at-21.14.54.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout this year, we&#8217;ve talked about studies, doubts, fears, motivation, effort, and decisions. But also about values, commitment, and the importance of Vocational Training as a real, dignified, and opportunity-filled path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ending the year with this final mentoring session reaffirms something I&#8217;m very clear about: investing time in young people is one of the best investments we can make as a society. Vocational Training needs role models, support, and partnerships between organizations, companies, and committed individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the Impulsa Foundation for making this mentoring program possible and for believing in volunteering as a tool for social transformation. And thanks, especially, to my student, for his attitude, his effort, and for reminding me every day why it&#8217;s worth continuing to invest in Vocational Training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We closed out the year supporting others. 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