I have just completed a study as part of a European funded project : Supporting Talent into Employment.  The project has partners in London, Greece, Rome and Malaga and has the goal of developing a common European framework of competences for mentors and support workers in the non-formal learning sector (NFLS). STEP operates in the creative industries, including music, drama, visual arts, media production and design. I analysed how principles of CrossWorking – derived from an earlier project could be applied to the NFLS. CrossWorker was interested in the way that informal and non-formal educational experiences can create opportunities for young disadvantaged learners to become mentors, support workers and trainers both to the group that they are from and other groups. The study looked at how these principles were being translated into practice across the partnership.